Every month, when your Comcast bill arrives, chances are there's a charge included for renting the combination modem/router you use for internet access. It's $10 a month, and that means you are ...

Q: I'm thinking of buying a cable modem so I don't have to pay a monthly fee to lease a modem from Comcast. How much would such a modem cost, and how easy would it be to install? A: Faster Internet ...

A high-speed Internet connection is no longer a luxury for most businesses; it's a necessity. As a result, many businesses now use broadband cable connections to surf and work over the Web at ...

Depending on how long "several years" is exactly, there could be really good reason to upgrade your modem, or no reason at all. Still, the quick answer is that yes, there are some differences between ...

Those moving into a new home or otherwise are signing up for new Internet service are faced with a choice: Whether to rent their cable modem from their service provider or to buy one. The modem is a ...

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 ...

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Hey all, a friend of mine is having a problem with his cable modem and we've done everything under the sun except replace the modem and do a fresh install of Windows...<P>The problem is that he can't ...