why do we need modems to use the internet?

Question

ye why do we need modems to use the net, like we dont need a modem to talk on the phone then why do we need onw to use the net

Answer 1

Speech is analog. Computer is digital.

Modem stands for "Modulate Demodulate" - that's exactly what it does. It "modulates" a signal from your computer to the Internet, which converts it from digital to analog, and it "demodulates" signals from the Internet to your computer, converting from analog to digital.

Answer 2

A modem is short for modulator/ demodulator. Your computer only understands digital signals. The phone connection uses analog signals. The modem acts as a translator between the analog and digital signals.

Answer 3

The modem provides the means for the computer to talk over the phone line--if your computer didn't have a modem, it would be like you trying to talk on the phone with no ears and no mouth.

~Scottie

Answer 4

The internet is a network of information. In order to be a part of the network, you need a way to access it. The modem is basically your computer's telephone.

Answer 5

Voice and data communication are two completely different things. Modems convert the signal it receives from the ISP so that it can be understood by the computer...and vice versa.

Answer 6

Computers use digital codes while telephones use sound codes, a modem (modulator/demodulator) translates the digital codes into sound codes and reverse.