Why are there no PC cable modem cards?

[kevinswystun]

Anyone know of a PC cable modem card? I’m connected to cable and it’s plenty fast, but there’s the cable modem box outside my computer and a network card inside my computer. Two peaces. I’ve seen the same setup using USB instead of a network card. Still the modem is outside the computer. The old telephone modems’ used to be one card inside your computer. Simple and neat. Why doesn’t anyone put out a one-card solution for cable?

[Fantasma]

I am not an expert in this topic, but I have worked with adsl modems and they are similar to cable modems as far as I know.

These type of devices are like minirouters, they have a version of Unix/Linux software running inside, normally, when you have a problem with your modem, the first thing that is advised: turn it off, wait a few seconds, turn it on again, this is done re-initialise the whole system and start a fresh connection. Manufacturers cannot just throw a card to the market to replace them because they would have to practically re-enginer them, meaning investigation and some thousands of dollars off the bottom line.

Hope this helps to answer your question.

Flames are welcome. :)

[kevinswystun]

It kinds figures, it’s always a money thang. Looking back on the early days of telephone modems. They also where boxes outside computers, like today’s cable modems. Maybe just like back then, a smart manufacture will realize the money being spent on producing an external box (i.e. the plastic housing, a power supply and packaging). An internal card would be less costly to produce. Thus driving down the bottom line. The product becomes cheaper at the stores and I buy a neat, one card solution for (US$50.) instead of a box modem for (US$100.).