Buying your own internet modem is not just a great way to avoid paying rental fees from your ISP—choosing a better model than what your cable company offers lets you unlock better internet and network ...

Many people continue to pay Comcast and other cable-based ISPs monthly fees to rent cable modems. But with a little research, you can buy your own modem outright and save money in the long run. The ...

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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you get Internet service from your cable company, you’ve probably noticed it’s not cheap, and it’s ...

A device used to connect one or more computers to a cable company's Internet service. The same coaxial cable coming into the house or office also provides TV and voice over IP (VoIP) service. Compared ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The vast majority of Americans today have access to the internet. If you live in a big city, you probably have the option to choose between a ...

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 ...

The modem should be fine. I'd be more concerned about the coax and linkages leading up to it. This includes the drop from the pole/ped to your house, any splitters, and any/all terminators on the coax ...

I have RCN and I was wondering if anyone else that has RCN for their cable modem servce tried dual cable modems. I was thinking of doing it so we could have more than 1 person at the same time on the ...

The device shown in Figure 17-1 is an RS-232–to–TTL converter board, designed to allow a PC with a serial (RS-232) port to communicate with a device that has a console (TTL) port. External converters ...

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