Pent-up demand for blazingly fast Internet access to the home is rocking the very foundations of the high-speed communications industry-or at least shaking up conventional modems that use the plain ...

Question: I'm really confused by all the ads about high-speed Internet connections. I know they're way faster than a 56Kbps (kilobit per second) modem, but I'm not clear on what the speeds really are.

A device that connects multiple computers to a cable or DSL line for Internet access. Also called a "residential gateway," "modem/router," "modem gateway," "home gateway" and "Internet gateway." The ...

Broadband modem providers are taking a glass-half-full approach to the flood of $400 ISP rebates that are binding thousands of customers to long-term Internet contracts and standard 56K V.90 modems.

You can connect a DSL modem to a D-Link router by using an Ethernet cable and then entering your DSL username and password. Most DSL modems have a built-in router ...

Deployment issues hindered the growth in shipments of ADSL modems in the third quarter of 2000, while growth in shipments ofcable modems, aided by the move towards DOCSIS-certified modems, increased, ...

AFTER BREAKING AWAY from enterprise vendor 3Com last year, U.S. Robotics is coming out with a line of consumer gear suitable for home offices. This week at the Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas, ...

CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He now manages CNET San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D printers ...

I'm using AT&T Southwestern Bell DSL. I've had this service since about 2004 or so, with only intermittent issues. Most of the problems I've had in the past related to the 3Wire DSL modems/routers ...