Which cable modem-router combo is best? When you subscribe to an Internet service from a cable TV provider, you’ll receive a modem. This is the hardware that interprets the signal and allows uploading ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The vast majority of Americans today have access to the internet. If you live in a big city, you probably have the option to choose between a ...

Comcast has tested the first cable modem that can offer multigigabit speeds, although it's not clear if you'll get to make full use of that performance. If you can't get a fiber connection, DOCSIS 4.0 ...

Nobody likes paying the cable company every month. Besides shelling out for internet access, it’s likely you have to spring for modem rental fees too. What gives? Let’s do the math: If you pay about ...

Connect the modem to a wall outlet with a coax cable and plug the modem into an electrical outlet. Connect devices to the modem wirelessly, or with an ethernet cable to a LAN outlet on the modem. When ...

Those moving into a new home or otherwise are signing up for new Internet service are faced with a choice: Whether to rent their cable modem from their service provider or to buy one. The modem is a ...

A cable modem’s lights blinking can represent not just data flowing into your house but money flowing out of your bank account. How much? Probably more than what you paid a year ago to rent the same ...

Cable modems will be used by 57.5 million subscribers worldwide by 2005, according to a new study released by market research firm IDC. Cable modems will be used by 57.5 million subscribers worldwide ...

Every week or so, I need to reset my cable modem because it will have lost it's DHCP address and won't pull a new one via refresh. In order to get it working again, I have to disconnect the cable from ...

I've added a TV to my house and bought a 4-way splitter to put in the attic to provision it. The reception on that particular leg is craptastic, although all my other TV's seem to be doing OK.

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