The rule of thumb is the faster the better. You can download shows from umlive.net on a dial-up modem, but it may take about 12 hours or more for one show in standard MP3 format. On a cable modem or DSL it typically takes between 15 minutes to a half-hour to download a show in MP3 format.

No, but you can most likely use it to connect to a cable service. You need a dedicated ADSL modem for ADSL Broadband. The same goes for Wireless Broadband. You will need a wireless modem.

If you have a Router/Modem it will work with 2U ADSL Broadband. You will simply need to re-configure it with your 2U ADSL username and password etc.

A dial-up modem uses analogue sound waves to communicate with another modem across a telephone line. This type of modem sends and receives information by interpreting and transforming the sound into digital information for your computer. Hence the term MODEM, this stands for Modulator-Demodulator. A broadband (ADSL) modem, or 'router', sends digital information across the phone line in computer language.

Most routers are designed for broadband internet connections only. The Apple Airport is an exception as it has a dial-up modem built-in and can also support Broadband connections.

It depends. Cable modems cannot be used to dial in to networks or dial fax machines. You may find that you need to keep your regular dial-up modem to perform certain functions, such as remote access, sending and receiving faxes, voice mail and electronic bulletin boards.

You can provide your own cable modem so long as it is DOCSIS 1.0 or above. Please note that the cable modem is not the dial-up modem. The dial-up modem can only be used for connection to telephone line while the cable modem is designed for the coaxial cable.

A cable modem is an electronic adapter that permits a personal computer to receive Internet data from the high-speed information resources of a cable television system. Cable modems permit personal computers to receive Internet information at rates of up to hundreds of times faster than typical, consumer market telephone modems. A cable modem attaches to a personal computer through a network interface card (NIC) installed inside the computer.

Yes. All Motorola SURFboard cable modems are built to comply with the Data-Over-Cable-System-Interface-Specification (DOCSIS®) interoperability standard. Click here for more information about DOCSIS® from Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. (CableLabs®). In fact, Motorola received its first CableLabs® certification in May 1999.

Unlike cable modem service that relies on a network shared by all cable subscribers in one particular area, ADSL's technology provides a dedicated connection between your home and telephone line secure network. Your Internet ADSL connection also provides you with your own, dedicated bandwidth. Performance is not degraded during heavy traffic periods.

ADSL provides a dedicated service over a single telephone line; cable modems offer a dedicated service over a shared media. While cable modems have a greater downstream bandwidth capabilities (up to 30 Mbps), that bandwidth is shared among all users on a line, and will therefore vary, perhaps dramatically, as more users in a neighborhood get online at the same time.

No, you can't. As the ADSL modem is not interfering with the regular phone frequencies. As such, it is not seen, nor cannot see these frequencies. As a fax machine uses the regular frequencies, an ADSL modem cannot fax on the data frequencies used for the ADSL-connection. However, though you are using the ADSL modem, you can still use the phone or fax machine/ fax modem at the same time while you are connecting to Internet.

ADSL modems are available from several different suppliers including Future Shop, London Drugs or other supplier.

We only recommend ADSL modems that have been certified for use on SingNet BroadBand service. However, different types of modems may require different network configurations.

If you currently have a PenTeleData Dial Up account or a web based e-mail address (Hotmail,Yahoo mail, etc) you will be able to keep your current address. All other customers will need a new address from PenTeleData or you can always use a web based e-mail service.

You will notice that we feature mainly ADSL Broadband suppliers on our website. Basically this is because ADSL is an extremely competitive market. Since it was decided that Telstra would become a wholesaler and allow other suppliers to use and rent their current infrastructure, the market has really opened up. Although ADSL and Cable are both broadband they are different. Cable internet is delivered via the cable TV infrastructure such as the ones installed by Telstra and Optus a few years ago.

You may use CABLE or DSL for accessing the internet, but if you want to fax then you must also have a standard faxmodem and telephone line. It is quite common to use cable for internet access and also use a regular faxmodem and phone line for sending faxes. (it is also useful as an internet connection backup when cable is out) For a diagram showing an example of using a CABLE modem for internet access and a standard modem for faxing, please click here