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Re: Can cable and DSL modems do data compressions?

From "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com>
Newsgroups comp.dcom.modems.cable, comp.dcom.adsl, comp.dcom.xdsl, comp.sys.dcom.xdsl, dsl.help
Subject Re: Can cable and DSL modems do data compressions?
Date 2013-08-13 05:14 -0400
Organization Nasty Designs
Message-ID <elmop-A9EB9C.05144413082013@[78.46.70.116]> (permalink)
References (2 earlier) <2t6dnXH7rJknE5vPnZ2dnUVZ_qmdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <ku7su403av@news1.newsguy.com> <JfqdnTuahJuuhpXPnZ2dnUVZ_s6dnZ2d@earthlink.com> <elmop-C7E949.21452411082013@[78.46.70.116]> <GLSdnfEcJenRHJTPnZ2dnUVZ_vidnZ2d@earthlink.com>

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In article <GLSdnfEcJenRHJTPnZ2dnUVZ_vidnZ2d@earthlink.com>,
 ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) wrote:

> > Cable modems aren't modems, so you can't compare dial-up modems to what 
> > the cableco puts in the middle between your coax and your ethernet.
> 
> Interesting. Why did they call it modems then? What about DSL?

You don't know much about human nature, do you.  People were used to 
getting online with modems--so when the cable company came by and said 
"we can do it too," they called their thingy a "modem" as well so as to 
give people a familiar point for conversation.

DSL, same thing.

In other words, they took the term that is short for 
"modulate/demodulate" and simply applied it to something else that does 
not modulate and demodulate, all for the sake of convenience.  Now 
"modem" is a general term that defines that thing that provides you paid 
broadband, and no longer means "modulate/demodulate".

And since there's no modulation/demodulation, there's no compression to 
be offered.

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Can cable and DSL modems do data compressions? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2013-08-09 18:26 -0500
  Re: Can cable and DSL modems do data compressions? Andrew Rossmann <andysnewsreply@no_junk.comcast.net> - 2013-08-10 07:28 -0500
  Re: Can cable and DSL modems do data compressions? "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> - 2013-08-10 10:26 -0400
    Re: Can cable and DSL modems do data compressions? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2013-08-10 14:04 -0500
      Re: Can cable and DSL modems do data compressions? "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> - 2013-08-11 07:35 -0400
        Re: Can cable and DSL modems do data compressions? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2013-08-11 18:16 -0500
          Re: Can cable and DSL modems do data compressions? "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> - 2013-08-11 20:29 -0400
          Re: Can cable and DSL modems do data compressions? "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> - 2013-08-11 21:45 -0400
            Re: Can cable and DSL modems do data compressions? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2013-08-12 19:43 -0500
              Re: Can cable and DSL modems do data compressions? "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> - 2013-08-13 05:14 -0400
                Re: Can cable and DSL modems do data compressions? Retired <Retired@home.com> - 2013-08-13 13:35 -0400
                Re: Can cable and DSL modems do data compressions? "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> - 2013-08-13 21:37 -0400
                Re: Can cable and DSL modems do data compressions? "ps56k" <pschuman_no5pam_m3@interserv.com> - 2013-08-29 22:54 -0500
                Re: Can cable and DSL modems do data compressions? Retired <Retired@home.com> - 2013-08-30 13:13 -0400
                Re: Can cable and DSL modems do data compressions? "ps56k" <pschuman_no5pam_m3@interserv.com> - 2013-09-10 16:13 -0500
  Re: Can cable and DSL modems do data compressions? jeffj@panix.com (Jeff Jonas) - 2013-08-27 19:33 -0400

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