To: Perseverando
The only reason to have modems, is to connect the devices to networks.
But I think we are past having to show that they were connected to the Internet.
5 posted on
12/07/2020 7:52:10 AM PST by
BeauBo
To: BeauBo
“The only reason to have modems, is to connect the devices to networks.”
Not necessarily. An old style modem can provide direct and restricted dial-in access for perps, and newer modems can do as you say without requiring “network” access. I wonder how many peeps would still know how to interact with a rudimentary modem!
15 posted on
12/07/2020 8:16:35 AM PST by
SgtHooper
(If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
To: BeauBo
It's a CELLULAR modem. A device that adds 3G or 4G (LTE) cellular connectivity to laptops, desktop computers and various tablets. No other network required for Internet access.
Verizon's version for a USB port:
17 posted on
12/07/2020 8:24:43 AM PST by
polymuser
(A socialist is a communist without the power to take everything from their citizens...yet.)
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