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Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog posts. He writes CNET's popular Cheapskate blog and co-hosts Protocol 1: A Travelers Podcast (about the TV show ...

Cable modem rental fees are up to %247 a month Buy your own modem to save installation costs Apple wireless routers have option for %27guest network%27 Question: My Internet provider is increasing the ...

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 ...

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, ...

A cable modem bridges a connection between a subscriber's place of business or residence and an Internet service provider's cable modem termination system. The modem allows an Ethernet-compatible ...

From the Cheapskate: Still paying a rental fee for your modem? This top-rated refurb would cost you at least $70 new. And in the long run it'll save you money. Plus: How to get cheap Amazon Prime and ...

For the last couple of weeks I've had "hiccups" every other day or so in my internet connection (Comcast with a Motorola SB5100 modem). I look over at the modem and the "Send" light is usually ...

The founder of a hardware hacking group that helps scofflaw internet speed junkies "uncap" their cable modems has written a how-to book. From the press release: Written for people at all skill levels, ...

I've been loosing my cable internet connection off and on for the last few days. A page starts hanging and I get no response. Then all my light go out on the modem and begin flashing again like it's ...

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 ...