Cable Modems are made to acquire data through your television. This way, you can access the Internet using a tried-and-true technology, at a reasonable cost. They are mostly used in broadband Internet that usually eats up the unused bandwidth that is sitting in your cable TV network. Americans are the largest users of cable modems. In 2005, there were 23 million users, and the number is on the rise as other parts of the world are turning on to cable.

Many companies now offer Internet services with your cable subscription. However, there cable modems have some disadvantages. One is that Internet access comes from cable television, and computers also using cable modems can eat up speed. This is due to the single coaxial cable line. The more people that use cable modems at the same time, the slower the connection is. If youre more concerned about uploading files rather than downloading them, then cable may be a spoiler for you the better option would be DSL However, DSL may have the same speed as cable. Privacy is also a problem with cable because there are many hacking tools available.

Lines of cable modem from telephone and computer are now widely available. The latest ones are no bigger than your CD player. There are three types: internal cable modem, external cable modem and the interactive set-top box. You can share your Internet access by connecting a router to your cable modem. Some modifications to your modem can speed up internet access.