What The Modem Needs To Do Its Job - THOMSON TWG870 User Manual

Chapter 1: Connections and Setup

What the Modem Needs to Do Its Job

The Right Cable Company:
cable TV industry-standard Euro-DOCSIS compliant and Euro-PacketCable compliant
technology.
The Internet/Telephony Service Provider (ISP/TSP):
an Internet Service Provider (ISP) and Telephony Service Provider (TSP). The ISP is your
gateway to the Internet and provides you with a pipeline to access Internet content on the World
Wide Web (WWW). The TSP provides you with telephony access to other modems or other
telephony services over the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).
Check with your cable company to make sure you have everything you need to begin; they'll know if
you need to install special software or re-configure your computer to make your cable internet service
work for you.
Illustrations contained in this document are for representation only.
Make sure your local cable company provides data services that use
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Your cable company provides you access to