noun
definition
A device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals and vice versa and allows computers to communicate over a phone line.
verb
definition
To transmit by modem.
Examples of modems in a Sentence
Dial Tone detection circuitry on some modems is also quite fussy.
Supporting convergence products include digital demodulators, data modems, cable modems and home networking products.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is especially enamored of the picture, retina scan and fingerprints modems.
There are some ADSL modems that actually allow the end-user to tweak the connection, by setting a higher target noise margin.
V.92 modems are suffering similar problems with an extra twist.
Many broadband modems now come with a wireless router built in.
Where can I purchase ADSL equipment NewNet is able to provide ADSL modems for USB connection and pre-configured routers for ethernet network links.
See the next subsection All Modems for further instructions on quick installation.
Many ADSL modems will display the equivalent of the woosh test, but these can be inaccurate.
Evertek has been in business for 19 years has wholesale prices for every type of computer part you can think of from RAM to modems to power supplies.
Larger companies may even store the information on secure servers that cannot be accessed from modems or other external connections, which guarantees that hackers cannot find your information.
Among the product portfolio are handheld phones, fixed phones, vehicle and vessel phones, data modems and fax units.
Modems can be connected to your computer directly depending upon the type of connection used, or through a POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) phone line.
Dial-up modems max out at 53 kilobits per second (Kbps), but most have average speeds at about 32 Kbps and efficiency is affected by line noise and other factors.
This is due to the higher bandwidths available allowing multi-tasking, provided by DSL or cable modems.
Cable modems provide greater speeds because they don't use phone lines but a range of frequencies in the RF television band.
These modems are mush more efficient and are able to modulating/demodulate hundreds of channels simultaneously.
The interface is very simple, so downloading should be a breeze for most users with high-speed modems.
Arpanet was a network of phone modems which connected military (and eventually academic) organizations together from across the country.