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To: Colin Cody who wrote (2313)	9/7/1998 10:35:00 AM
From: Sean W. Smith	Read Replies (1) of 14778

I need to acquire a special "cable modem" for $300, plus I need to "subscribe" for $40 a month in lieu of my dial-up ISP provider. Can these modems also be purchased on the open market? If one has his own cable modem, can it just be connected to the "T.V. cable line" with a splitter and presto, you're on-line? Or is that $40 access fee for something more than just e.mail access, an internet I.D. name, and other value-added services??? In short - is there any reason to try to acquire my own cable modem "box"??? You can probably buy one but their are different non compatible types. Buy it from your cable vendor? Is the Vendor @HOME? Can't have a splitter in the path with the cable modem or at least not the normal kind you have a home. You would need a cable router if you went that route. Software like Wingate and I imagine Sygate will work as a socks/nat/proxy for your machines to all acess the internet. Cost is cheap.... wingate.net can someone post the sygate URL?? also realize its quite a bargain considering here I pay $18 for a pone line and 20$ for ISP. So basically your paying a extra $2. Great deal eh.... Sean

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