Adding to our extensive previous coverage (see one and two for example): COM 21 modems/ATTBI Jeff Warner writes: "An ATTBI tech came out to replace my COM21(non-docsys compliant) cable modem due to ...

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 ...

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 ...

I’m not going to begrudge anyone for using the modem and router that their ISP provides them. You shouldn’t—because you’re probably paying your ISP to “rent” a device that isn’t very good—but not ...

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 ...

If you implement mesh Wi-Fi, you may be able to disable the old Wi-Fi network in the cable modem settings, but Jim Rossman recommends leaving it be. Jim Rossman / TNS I’ve been helping a friend try to ...

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 ...

My friend asked me to help him with some internet troubles he had. He has Comcast internet and he said they lost their connection a few days ago (why he didn't call Comcast first is beyond me). I ...

Like millions of other broadband Internet subscribers, I always obtained my cable modem through my ISP. I remember when there was no charge to do so, but recently, some ISPs started charging a monthly ...

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