When Comcast flipped the switch that turned 50,000 of its customers' newer wireless routers into public hotspots on Tuesday, it took many of its subscribers by surprise. While some Comcast customers ...

Every month, when your Comcast bill arrives, chances are there's a charge included for renting the combination modem/router you use for internet access. It's $10 a month, and that means you are ...

Some devices are fine with Wi-Fi connection while others work best with a wired connection, but there are options for modem router combo for Comcast. So which should you buy for your place, a modem or ...

Yes, you can buy your own cable modem, and you might want to, given the excellent throughput and dead-simple setup of the Netgear C3000 WiFi Cable Modem Router. Router only supports up to 300Mbps ...

Since last year, Comcast’s wireless gateways have by default broadcast a second signal that turns each customer’s modem and router into a public Wi-Fi hotspot. It’s all part of Comcast’s plan to ...

Page 3: NETGEAR Orbi Home Mesh WiFi System: Setup & Performance Page 4: NETGEAR Orbi Home Mesh WiFi System: Final Thoughts Mesh networking is starting to take a foothold in the home market, but the ...

I’m not going to begrudge anyone for using the modem and router that their ISP provides them. You shouldn’t—because you’re probably paying your ISP to “rent” a device that isn’t very good—but not ...

The arrival of gigabit fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) service has shaken up the North American Internet market in a big way. Cable companies are feeling the heat and racing to join the gigabit bandwagon, ...

For the last few months I have been using a cable modem that works fine when connected to the Ethernet network adapter in my desktop PC. I recently purchased a new notebook computer that also needs ...

Q. My cable company tells me I have to lease a modem. Can I buy my own? Any advice on how I should go about that? A. In the two years since I last covered this topic here, a few things have changed in ...

This post was done in partnership with The Wirecutter, a buyer's guide to the best technology. Read the full article here. After researching 88 cable modems this year, the Arris SURFboard SB6141 ...