Faster modems in the works

[Paddy]

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20070509/D8P0RBLO0.html

25X the speed of today's modems...sounds good to me.

[Gregg]

QUOTE(Paddy @ May 9 2007, 10:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20070509/D8P0RBLO0.html

25X the speed of today's modems...sounds good to me.

My first thought was, "I thought I was the only one on the planet still using a modem."

Then the article opened, and I saw they're talking about cable modems.

But, I've wondered about this before... Will a conventional modem, with the standard telephone jack connect to a 2007 iMac? If not, what??

[tacit]

QUOTE(Gregg @ May 9 2007, 05:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

My first thought was, "I thought I was the only one on the planet still using a modem."

Then the article opened, and I saw they're talking about cable modems.

But, I've wondered about this before... Will a conventional modem, with the standard telephone jack connect to a 2007 iMac? If not, what??

A serial-port modem will not. However, if you need a modem, you can buy a USB modem from Apple that will work with any current Mac.

[Paddy]

Gregg, I bought the Apple USB modem (teeny little thing!) for my MacBook Pro; needed it for traveling etc. when I had to use dial-up. Works very well.

[Gregg]

But, they are no longer installing modems (modai?) in the machines, correct?

Maybe they'll put these fast ones in soon for the novelty of it.