A modem-router combo merges two essential components of your home’s internet connectivity: the modem, which establishes your connection to the internet; and the router, which distributes that ...

Your internet connection depends on multiple devices working together. Here are the details to help you troubleshoot problems and stay online. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, ...

CNET editor Dong Ngo shares tips on how to best equip your home for cable internet while saving your hard-earned dollars. Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, ...

Occasionally rebooting your router and modem is pretty normal, and some routers even have a reboot schedule function that can ...

To connect to the Internet from your home, you’ll need two pieces of equipment — a capable modem that pulls a signal from your internet service provider, or ISP, and a router, which broadcasts the ...

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Margie Miller keeps losing her Internet connection. Is it the router, the modem, her PC, or something else? You can isolate the problem by trying different configurations. Try these tests: 1) If you ...

Every mobile phone, smart or dumb, needs a radio chip for mobile data, aka a modem. This is the chip that enables data to be sent and received on mobile networks. US chipmaker Qualcomm currently leads ...

Modems can be noisy when they dial up and connect to a remote location. Maybe you work late at night and don't want to wake anyone up or maybe the modem sounds just drive you crazy! Whatever the ...

Apple has extended its modem chip licensing agreement with Qualcomm through March 2027, Qualcomm said today during its first earnings call of 2024. Apple's existing agreement has now been extended for ...

One of the sore points of early Tensor efforts for Google Pixel came from the Samsung modem used in the first few generations. It’s gotten much better over time, but both heat and signal underperform ...