The NABU PC was a Canadian computer. Designed to connect to the cable TV network, the standard system had no internal secondary storage. You read that right; the NABU used the cable network to ...

In the same way that upgrading to one of the best Wi-Fi routers does, purchasing your own cable modem means that you will no longer have to pay equipment rental fees to your internet service provider.

Cadant, founded in 1999, is one of several companies developing a new type of cable modem system that will allow cable companies to offer "tiered" Internet services based on access speeds.

(1) (Voice Over IP modem) A device that converts Internet-based voice service from the cable or telephone company to the user's telephones. Officially called an analog telephone adapter.

In addition, the cable modem is often combined with the router (see cable/DSL gateway). Cable Internet speeds vary depending on how many customers are sending and receiving data on that cable ...