Express card or edge modem?

sojib · 09-01-2009, 03:37 AM

Hi,
Please help me giving the below answerer.

Is express card better than edge modem?

i want to use it for my laptop to use internet.

Thanks

**Done_Fishin** · 09-01-2009, 12:45 PM

I am sorry but your terms are confusing .. to me an "express card" sounds like PCI-e which is a type of graphics card, although I do believe that I have seen refernce to modem cards that plug to these at well but it's not teh PCI-e Graphics slot.

"Edge Modem" I have never heard of either .. a modem is a communications device and has nothing to do with the graphics .. so please could you rephrase your question. Thanks

Edit

just noted the comment about Laptops .. normally they come with a built in modem 56kbps and a LAN connector. Modern laptops also have built in wireless cards

in terms of speed and security a LAN connection is best, followed by wireless and then Dial Up using a modem. Dial up is pretty much fallback these days due to very low speeds.

A LAN connection via router to the local network and ADSL connection is currently very fast (100mbps to the router and then a slower ~ max 24 mbps via ADSL).

A wireless connection will be slower but most likely still faster than the ADSL connection to the www. It is also a lot more flexible allowing you to connect when away from home and you have found a wireless "hot" point, many places are allowing use of their wireless access point when you make use of their facilities

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Done_Fishin Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brit living in Greece Posts: 7,374 OS: WinME, WinXP Pro SP3, Win7 Beta, Ubuntu 9.04 & Netbook Remix & CD2USB, Mepis 6.5, Fedora 10 My System	Re: Express card or edge modem? I am sorry but your terms are confusing .. to me an "express card" sounds like PCI-e which is a type of graphics card, although I do believe that I have seen refernce to modem cards that plug to these at well but it's not teh PCI-e Graphics slot. "Edge Modem" I have never heard of either .. a modem is a communications device and has nothing to do with the graphics .. so please could you rephrase your question. Thanks Edit just noted the comment about Laptops .. normally they come with a built in modem 56kbps and a LAN connector. Modern laptops also have built in wireless cards in terms of speed and security a LAN connection is best, followed by wireless and then Dial Up using a modem. Dial up is pretty much fallback these days due to very low speeds. A LAN connection via router to the local network and ADSL connection is currently very fast (100mbps to the router and then a slower ~ max 24 mbps via ADSL). A wireless connection will be slower but most likely still faster than the ADSL connection to the www. It is also a lot more flexible allowing you to connect when away from home and you have found a wireless "hot" point, many places are allowing use of their wireless access point when you make use of their facilities __________________ . . I'm not old!! I'm age impaired .. D_F I DON'T PLAY GAMES How to mark your thread as solved HDD DIAG UTILS TSF's Photographer's Corner Last edited by Done_Fishin; 09-01-2009 at 12:53 PM.