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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you get Internet service from your cable company, you’ve probably noticed it’s not cheap, and it’s ...

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 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 ...

Telewest's "Blueyonder" cable modem service is now available in all Telewest franchise areas, following an extensive rollout programme since its launch in March 2000. Blueyonder is available via a ...

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 ...

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 ...