If you came of age in the 1990s, you’ll remember the unmistakable auditory handshake of an analog modem negotiating its connection via the plain old telephone system. That cacophony of screeches and ...

The Toshiba PCX2600 Cable Modem highlights the commoditizing pattern in the cable business. Driven by the industry-standard DOCSIS data-over-cable specification and enabled somewhat misnamed ...

Analog modem support is the latest casualty to have been discovered with Apple’s new OS X Lion software. Joining the list with others such as Rosetta and Quicken, which have also lost support and ...

A California inventor of a standard for dial-up modem technology has settled a patent infringement lawsuit with Analog Devices Inc. over charges that the company was improperly using patented ...

U.S. Robotics recently enhanced its Courier I-Modem with ISDN/V.34, which combines the features of an ISDN terminal adapter and analog modem in a single device. First, the firm has made available on ...

Mac OS X Lion has killed off a number of things including, but not limited to Rosetta, visible scrolls bars, Quicken (see Rosetta), and unnatural scrolling. Now another casualty is the venerable ...

The Siemens SpeedStream asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) Model 5100 modem represents a typical client-side terminus to the broadband world. But despite the “digital” nature of the ...

MODEM stands for Modulator-Demodulator, translating digital to analog signals. MODEMs connect devices to ISPs, converting internet signals into readable data. Types include Cable, DSL, Fiber, Wireless ...

You can use the cell phone as a "regular" modem, but you'll have to check your service plan, etc. I have an older Motorola StarTAC and a CF card that allowed me to do that with my Pocket PCs. Still ...