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Originally posted by ltl/fb
Thanks! As a reward, I have another question b/c Dell has its head up its ass and interpreted the following as a question about prices:
I am confused as to what I need w/r/t broadband cable access or
whatever it is called. I believe there is an "Internal 56K Modem and
Integrated Network Card" already installed into my computer. I should also be receiving a "Dell TrueMobile 2300 Router" I think in a separate
shipment. Do I also need a cable modem? Or some kind of wiring? When I was looking at getting access through my cable provider they were going to charge $199 for a cable modem but it said they would use what the customer already has if the customer has one. It looks like you can get them for a lot cheaper than $199, if that is something I still need. Please let me know if this is not clear.
In retrospect I shouldn't have used w/r/t but I was really tired.
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Yes, you will need a cable modem. Most cable cos. will rent one to you or throw it in for free. I rent mine, although the quoted $5 monthly fee means perhaps I should buy. Your cable cable will plug into the modem. Then the modem will plug into the router (which you don't really need unless you have multiple computers) with a Cat-5 (ethernet) cable. And then another Cat-5 from the router into the network interface card on your computer.
The cable co. should set this up for you.
