nothing wrong with modems ....slow and steady...plus your ip changes evry time you dial in so the chances of getting sued are redused drasticley....(i think and hope) plus lots of the stuff u get IS from modem users if 10 people on modem have the same file you want the combined speed can be close to cable or dsl (once agen im pretty shur thats how it works but im not 100% shur ...correct me if im wrong)