[geeks] FBI vs. bandwidth thieves

[Dave McGuire]

On June 27, Kurt Huhn wrote:
> >   I'm sorry but I have to disagree.  Technically they ARE modems.  The
> > MOulate and DEModulate carrier signals that are sent along an analog
> > medium.  Certainly a modem by any accepted definition.
> 
> I stand corrected - with one qualification - mine doesn't.  It's pure digital
> all the way back to the other end.  I was under the assumption that all were
> these days.  I had to swap out my l'il black box a couple years ago so that Cox
> could implemnt the digital services...

  Huh?  You mean it's pure digital coming off the wire?  How the hell
do they do that...is it fiber to the box?

       -Dave

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