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  dorpus, 6 Nov 2002 @ 11:47am

  
  

  What about faster dialup modems?

  They're supposed to come out soon with v40 (or whatever it was) dialup modems that will be twice as fast as the existing 56k, through usage of data compression.
  
  Will this not create an additional hurdle to broadband adoption? Or even spell disaster for existing DSL's that don't fare much better anyway.
  
  
  

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    Oliver Wendell Jones, 6 Nov 2002 @ 12:03pm

    
    

    Re: What about faster dialup modems?

    Even if they could develop a dial up modem as fast as my DSL line, I still wouldn't go back.
    
    Why?
    
    Because the cost of an ISP offering 24/7 high-speed internet with a static IP + the cost of a dedicated phone line would exceed what I'm paying for DSL, not to mention I would have to buy another modem, something I am reluctant to ever do again.

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      Anonymous Coward, 6 Nov 2002 @ 12:31pm

      
      

      Re: What about faster dialup modems?

      I find dialup offers one advantage over broadband -- by keeping my line busy all evening, telemarketers can never get a hold of me. If someone needs to call me, they can just shoot me message by email or IM.
      
      And what if such modems came standard with the next generation of PC's?
      
      As it is, retail PC's come with rather useless DVD drives, when the same space could have been used for something like jazz drives.
      
      
      

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        Anonymous Coward, 6 Nov 2002 @ 4:24pm

        
        

        Re: What about faster dialup modems?

        Jazz drives? I'd rather a 5.25" floppy than a jazz drive.

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