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 SL> [ Quoting Eric Tam to All ]

 ET> Is anyone know something about cable modem.
 ET> eg. How to connect.
 ET> Speed.
 ET> Bandwidth.
 ET> Which CATV offer in Australia.

 SL> From what I've heard from Netcomm, the current ones are, well, crap.
 SL> They send at 19.2k and receive at 2Mbps. In another 6 - 12 months they
 SL> expect at least 2Mbps each way, most likely 5Mbps. In another year or
 SL> two, they will be 10Mbps full duplex.

That means if you connect 2 of them you get 19.2k each way, because they
both only send at 19.2k.

 SL> They need a cable obviously. Optus vision is what I will be using when
 SL> I can afford it. I assume you can use Foxtel.

 SL> I'm guessing, but cable modems should be able to connect to ISDN
 SL> lines, and provided they have built in V. standards, they'll connect to
 SL> existing analog modems. (again, the last paragraph is purly a guess.
 SL> The rest is what I've heard from various people).

 SL> Oh, Netcomm say the first cable modems are around $300.

At that price 28.8s should become obsolete fairly quickly if the lines
aren't expensive.

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