Thread: Just got a new toy (Modem Burner) Lotsa pics
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Old 08-30-2009, 12:53 PM   #72
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Originally Posted by pilotbob View Post
Sorry, you are incorrect. I do not have a modem. I have a fiber optic connection... from the router all the way to the Verizon switching office. It is 100% digital.

A modem is a modulator/demodulator which takes the digital signal from the PC/Network and modulates it to travel over the analog/voice POTS phone system. On the other end it demodulates the incoming signal and converts it back to digital.

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