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In 2000, dial-up Internet connections accounted for 74% of all US residential Internet connections. [citation needed] The United States demographic pattern for dial-up modem users per capita has been more or less mirrored in Canada and Australia for the past 20 years. Dial-up modem use in the US had dropped to 60% by 2003, and stood at 36% in 2006.
A modem flap is when the connection by the modem to the head-end has been dropped (gone offline) and then comes back online. The time offline or rate of flap is not typically recorded, only the incidence. While this is a common occurrence and usually unnoticed, if a modem's flap is extremely high, these disconnects can cause service to be ...
The modem connects to a single computer or router, through an Ethernet port, USB port, or is installed in a computer PCI slot. The more common DSL router is a standalone device that combines the function of a DSL modem and a router, and can connect multiple computers through multiple Ethernet ports or an integral wireless access point.
When a modem is in data mode, any characters sent to the modem are intended to be transmitted to the remote party. [1] The modem enters data mode immediately after it makes a connection. For example, if ATDT5551212 resulted in a phone call that was answered by another computer modem, the modem would report the word "CONNECT" and then switch to ...
An Internet-accessing smartphone may have the same capabilities as a standalone modem, and, when connected via a USB cable to a computer, can serve as a modem for the computer. Smartphones with built-in Wi-Fi also typically provide routing and wireless access point facilities. This method of connecting is commonly referred to as "tethering." [9]
The NS3000 Satellite Modem modulates and demodulates data and video signals transmitted via satellite. The "IP modem" (satellite modem) developed and made by Newtec of Belgium for SES' 2Mbit/s ASTRA2Connect European two-way satellite Internet system. Satellite modems are often used for home internet access.
This use of G.711 coding is sometimes called 'fax pass-through' as it enables analog fax transmission (which also uses a modem connection) over VoIP. [2] G.711 modem-over-VoIP communication can be useful for connecting an Internet-connected computer to a dial-up system that only has modem connectivity over the PSTN.
SupraFAXModem 144 LC modem (1996) Sticker on bottom of SupraFAXModem 144 LC modem The SupraFAXModem 14400 is a v.32bis modem . When it was launched by Supra, Inc. in January 1992 for US$399 (equivalent to $870 in 2023), [ N 1 ] the 14,400 bit/s model was less expensive than most existing 9600 bit/s models.