The first question you must ask is whether or not Cable Internet/Broadband is available in my area?

Most residential areas in the US do offer Cable Internet/Broadband through the local cable or satellite company. Some rural areas unfortunately do not yet have this technology available. Please contact your cable or satellite company or ISP to determine if service is available in your area.

The second question you must ask is will my computer support Cable Internet /Broadband?

Most laptops will support Cable Internet /Broadband however, you will need to contact your ISP to determine requirements of their Cable internet/Broadband modem.

What is Cable Internet/ Broadband?

This broadband method uses the local cable TV line to receive (broadband) Internet content at about 1.5 Mbps. This data rate far exceeds that of 28.8 and 56 Kbps telephone modems and of Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) (up to 128 Kbps) and is about the data rate available to subscribers of Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) telephone service.