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Whats the difference between broadband and 56k modem?

Jun 29, 2009 by The_55th | Posted in Other - Computers

I'm buying a laptop but I needfulness a fast internet for job communication. I know broadband is theoretical to be fast, but is a 56k modem fast too? I have a 56k modem in this pc I use at home on dial up, but I when I connect it says 19.2kbps, it never gets higher. If a laptop

56k is the paramount speed that modem can achieve. In reality, the best dial up tops out around 53K or so.

At household you also have a 56K modem. 19.2 is just the fastest your connection can maintain.

Broadband is an clearly different type of

Odwin Oddball | Jun 29, 2009

My 56k modem

I show you my computer setup and what old-private school things it has.

Remeber 56k modems?

56k modem nostalgia. Gotta attraction that sound. Brings back memories.

Modem 56k - News


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TheChronicleHerald.ca - Dec 31, 1969
Many Canadians still dial up a connection to web An old 56k modem is shown in a computer misery with more modern components in Toronto last week. According to a few different estimates, there are hundreds of thousands of Canadians still roving the information superhighway in the slow lane,

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Minyanville.com - Dec 31, 1969
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High-speed Internet remains a fantasy for many Canadians
Ottawa Citizen - Dec 31, 1969
He figures it was about 10 years ago that he started to review web surfing was becoming sluggish with his 56K modem. A few years ago he found most surfing at home had become insufferable. “If I at the end of the day need something I'll wait for it but it's true that

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The Awl - Dec 31, 1969
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