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I strongly suggest you connect this modem (whether it be cable or ADSL) to your PC via a cat 5 or 6 (blue cable) into a network card, rather than use a USB connection if they give you the option.
Broadband traffic uses a 7 layer stack, and if you connect your broadband modem into a network card, instead of a USB port, more of those seven layers get managed in hardware - so they are far more reliable.
If you connect via USB more of the TCP/IP (layers 4 and 3 respectively) get implemented via software - which can get corrupted over time - and that's a pain in the arse to flush your connection and re-configure your IP stack.
Save yourself alot of pain - avoid USB connections for broadband!
PS
If you're going to be always on - get a great firewall to to protect you from nasties. I'd recommend Zonealarms Suite 6 - stick away from Nortons!
PPS
If you want to connect more than one PC at a time to your broadband connection, buy a Netgear or D-Link Router (which has a hardware NAT firewall too) plug the cable modem into that and simply connect any PC to the router and multiple PCs can all have fast internet access.
Good luck!
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