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 you