So while some can make calls, I take it that network operators would rather have us just use another phone in order to maximize our usage or probably so they can brag about their huge subscriber base. In place of this, you get the software dashboard that you install on your computer which in turn allows you to connect to the internet as well as send text messages and execute USSD codes. As a matter of fact, it could be argued they are indeed phones, it’s just that they lack a ready interface for interacting with as a normal phones provides through an embedded display.
The thing about modems is that some of them can act as phones, it’s just that the network operators lock out this feature. The reason for that is that I long figured a way to make use of it beyond just connecting it to the internet. I still got mine though it’s been quite unlucky since I’ve never put it down despite these advancements. Today with the proliferation of fast home networking services (Fibre Optic), wireless 4G speeds and faster devices that can double up as modems via tethering, it’s likely that you’ve long relegated your once lifesaver of a modem to lighter duties – that of gathering dust in some unknown drawer. It was either that or going to a crowded cyber cafe. Not long ago, modems were the only reasonable way to connect our personal computers at home to the internet.
