Internal Cable Modem

[breadandbubbles]

hahah everyones clicking to this post thinking "whaaa??", but no, i dont have one.

as far as i know they dont exist. and thats sort of my point.....WHY???

ive seen plenty of internal dial up modems, but wheres the internal cable modem? id love one.

[ripken204]

whats the point? they create heat and you dont want any more in your case. they are given to you by your isp and are specially designed for that isp. the isp updates them every now and then.

[LiquidSage]

Well, though it could be done I would say some major reasons....

1. Internal routers would be much harder to have a non networked person switch between a comp. and a laptop Such a router I doubt would have a nic connection to hook up a router (plus that comp. would always have to be on to use the router). Size of a PCI type Hi speed modem would be a bit large (though things are getting smaller ='s more money).

2.If you wanted to hook up an add. computer w/ another internal modem, you would need to buy an extra MAC address from your ISP.

2. I doubt the manufacturers/Service Providers want to take on the extra burden of troubleshooting connection problems. With an external router, computers don't have to be open to install or uninstall the modem which means customers won't be trying to blame the ISP for 'breaking their computer'.

**As a tech I've dealt with many people who take back their computer because of spyware/adware thinking their computer is broken. An internal modem would almost guarantee a huge loss of profit due to unnecessary returns

3. Troubleshooting is easier since the ISP needs only be familiar with the modem they supply or ones they specifically choose to be acceptable to use. You don't need a computer to troubleshoot your modem (plus always looking in the back to check the status lights would be a b!*ch).

[majheadrush]

More heat? haha maybe we should have little boxes all around our case, one for the cpu, one for our memory, one for our video card etc etc.... doi!!!!!

my zoom internal cable modem rocks. And it confuses the hell out of those hicks ove at Adelphia. They keep telling me it doesnt exist. Only thing is its kinda old so i dont know if its docsis 2.0 but it works great.

[LLXX]

More heat? haha maybe we should have little boxes all around our case, one for the cpu, one for our memory, one for our video card etc etc.... doi!!!!!

my zoom internal cable modem rocks. And it confuses the hell out of those hicks ove at Adelphia. They keep telling me it doesnt exist. Only thing is its kinda old so i dont know if its docsis 2.0 but it works great.

You have one? Could you tell us more specifics about it?

I prefer them external, since you can easily give internet access to another computer or use a Router.