1.   And since the technology is brand new, you can expect some confusion even at a well-run Internet service provider when you have technical questions about your new modem.

2.   Another benefit of the new modem is an ability to send data faster, which is particularly useful to people who send big e-mail files with attachments or pictures.

3.   Because people put so much stock in owning a fast modem, they often end up feeling cheated when their new modem fails to operate at its top speed.

4.   Before you get all excited about your new modem, let me tell you a famous law of computing.

5.   A new modem will change the way people use modems.

6.   According to Stoddard, MediaOne will start deploying these new modems sometime in the coming year.

7.   But the new modems came in two incompatible formats, which have yet to be resolved with a common standard.

8.   But the new modems came in two dueling, incompatible formats, which have yet to be resolved with a common standard.

9.   Cable companies want to sell high-speed Internet access to consumers using powerful new modems that plug into the cable network.

10.   Cable modems are often faster than the new high-speed modems deployed by phone companies.