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ADSL Modem with USB

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waverider

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Hi,


finally it will be possible to connect to the Internet with an ADSL modem in my neighborhood. I want to buy my an ADSL modem, and saw one in the shop with an USB connector. But I want to play Quake 3 online. Will the USB connection take a lot of my CPU cycles?
 
Doesn't your ISP include the modem in your setup/install fee?

The networking forums are probably a bit better for this question, a lot of very knowledgable guys there.

But, basically, I have never, ever heard anything good about ADSL and USB modems.

By far, it is much better to get a regular external DSL modem.

Also, I believe some ISP's are compatible with only certain modems.
 
Here in the UK, ADSL has only just been rolled out by British Telecom and the modems are USB as standard. Given how much I tend to use the internet, I immediately signed up, and got connected last week (with my USB external ADSL modem). No problems with speeds/pings etc. Quake 3 pings of 30-40, Conterstrike a little higher...no troubles basically. I don't know what it's like for your particular provider but everything's rosy for me 🙂
 
I connect to a DSL modem with a USB NIC, and it works fine. The one you saw would have the USB NIC built in to it. I'd prefer an external DSL modem without a built in NIC - greater flexibility - connect it to whatever you want.
 
I initially started (ADSL service) with a USB modem. After several calls to tech support concerning persistent problems, one tech suggested I switch away from the USB modems as they were inherently buggy. The external/NIC modems do not require the additional USB driver. The driver I was using (Speed Stream 4060 modem) was incompatible with Sound Blaster driver and I had to remove my sound card and revert to onboard sound to use the USB modem. Was well worth the switch to the NIC system.
 
Ethernet is a more mature interface than USB and you can move your modem to a computer that doesn't support USB in the future, etc. USB probably has a bit more CPU utilization than PCI ethernet interface.
 
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