Christer Solstrand said to Jerry Schwartz on 07-28-97 01:03 :JS> JS>> No - 
cablemodem as in RF.
JS> CS> RF?
JS> Cable modems run on radio (TV) frequency carriers, so you can push
JS> data at a huge rate: enough for live video, for example. ;<)
CS>I see. That's what they're talking about when they talk 
CS>about Internetting via the cable-TV systems, right?
That's right... cable companies in Canada are actively upgrading their 
systems to allow this; US companies are taking longer-- partly because 
there are more of them, with smaller markets. I don't know what the 
situation is in Europe.
I'm currently using a cable modem, rented from my cable TV company... 
because they are still testing the system as they expand it, they've 
limited the modems to a mere 500,000 bps, instead of their theoretical 10 
Mbps speed... still, I was able to download Microsoft's NT Service Pack 3 
(over 15 megs) in 7 minutes.
I-net address: a_zisman@cyberstore.ca
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