A gateway pulls double duty, but a modem and router combo can give you a lot more flexibility and power.

Wi-Fi chips for wireless home networks will be moving in with a roommate: broadband modems. Communications chipmaker Conexant Systems announced Tuesday that it is adding Intersil Wi-Fi chips to the ...

When you sign a contract with an internet provider, they'll typically send you a modem and a router in the mail. But which is which? And how are they different? A modem and a router work in tandem ...

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 ...

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 ...

The tests, conducted in areas with zero traditional cell service, were designed to evaluate the performance of over a dozen wireless modems from leading manufacturers under real-world rural conditions ...

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Every home is connected nowadays, which requires having access to the internet. This is through an Internet Service Provider (ISP), along with a subscription plan that unlocks monthly access. You can ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. If you’ve got a mesh Wi-Fi network set up in your home, you ...

If you remember the screech of a dial-up modem, you know downloads could take forever, but are you aware how long did a 100MB ...

Aaron Greenbaum has a B.S.E in mechanical engineering and an M.S. in rehabilitation technology. However, in school, he enjoyed writing about technology more than designing it. So in 2016, he became a ...