modem
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June, now 63, said her home office at the time had a dial-up modem, trading software downloaded from a compact disc and a dodgy internet connection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
For Comcast customers who lease an Advanced Xfinity Gateway modem, there’s an integrated Wi-Fi motion sensor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
Mizuho estimates $3 billion of Qualcomm’s $8.8 billion fiscal 2025 business with Apple is at risk due to modem share loss.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
A BBS was hosted on a personal computer, and other computers could dial in to the BBS using a modem and a terminal software program, allowing users to exchange messages, documents and software.
From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2025
But I was raising my girl modem where she wasn’t kept cooped up, learning blind obedience.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
But Apple has been weaning itself off Qualcomm, replacing it with its homegrown modems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Qualcomm faces an estimated $7 billion revenue loss as Apple phases out its modems; Samsung’s share will drop to 75%.
From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026
The actual road that led Redick to the Lakers has been lined with coaxial cables, modems and Wi-Fi signals, and is painfully and, at times, beautifully structureless.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2024
The dial-up modems screamed at anyone who wanted to surf the net, but surfing was more like sitting in the water with some floaties and a pool noodle compared to today’s internet.
From Slate ● Dec. 13, 2023
Some AT hikers, I had read, now carry laptop computers and modems, so that they can file daily reports to their family and friends.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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