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 ...

Two days ago my cable modem/internet connection stopped working, it worked for months before<BR><BR>This is the setup. Cable from the wall goes to a splitter, which splits it to one cable to the cable ...

Is your cable modem dead? You're not alone. Nearly a million subscribers to Excite@Home's cable-modem service (which is sold by companies such as AT&T Broadband and Comcast) lost their high-speed ...

A modem and router work in tandem to deliver you an internet connection and then grant access to your various devices.

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 ...

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A small company in Andover, Massachusetts, played an outsize role in the broadband revolution. It all started in 1987, when Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard hit on the idea that residential cable infrastructure ...

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An expert on cable modem hacking has been arrested by federal authorities on computer intrusion charges. According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Ryan Harris, 26, ran a San Diego company ...

I just recently moved in to a new place with a roommate. He had his cable modem and router positioned basically as far away from my bedroom as possible. He doesn't use it for much besides his wireless ...