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 ...

To get internet access in your home, you need both a modem and a router. They aren't interchangeable, and they serve two very different functions. If you think of your home as an island, the modem is ...

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 ...

Fiber uses fiber-optic lines that transmit data at the speed of light, whereas cable uses coaxial cables, which are traditionally used for TV service. Fiber typically offers faster upload and download ...

I moved last weekend and Cox was out to setup my cable modem and phone the Friday before. No one was home, and they did set it up correct as both the phone and the cable modem work, but they granted ...

In the wake of an increasingly ridiculous cable bill, I'm thinking of dropping my service to the minimum broadband tier. The problem is that although the download speed drops to about 20% of the ...