Buying your own internet modem is not just a great way to avoid paying rental fees from your ISP—choosing a better model than what your cable company offers lets you unlock better internet and network ...

We've received overwhelming response regarding an issue affecting some Motorola SurfBoard cable modems that results in lower throughput speeds when the devices are connected to Macs than when the ...

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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 ...

Chipmaker Conexant is adding 802.11g-based wireless networking capabilities to its cable-modem chips, as the ability to transmit digital media continues to improve. The Newport Beach, Calif.-based ...

I have a Sony Ericsson T300, and I'd like to be able to hook it up to my computer to use it as a modem for basic dialup purposes. Is the product that I'm looking for a serial or USB data cable? I ...

AFTER BREAKING AWAY from enterprise vendor 3Com last year, U.S. Robotics is coming out with a line of consumer gear suitable for home offices. This week at the Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas, ...

I don’t know about all cable companies but Comcast (AKA Xfinity) now charges $14 a month to rent a cable modem. However, depending on the speed of your service, you can buy your own modem for under ...

So I'm a legacy TWC customer. Yesterday, I got an email sayin that I need to upgrade my cable modem by Jan 8th or lose service. The options listed in the email are to get a Spectrum modem via ...

In a recent newsletter, we discussed whether it was necessary to encrypt conversations being transmitted over an IP network. In fact, we went so far as to suggest that it might be too easy to encrypt ...

In 1991, very few people had Internet access. Those who did post in online forums or email friends from home typically accessed the Internet via telephone line, their messages traveling at a top speed ...