Bad Wi-Fi at home? Try my 10 go-to ways to fix your internet this weekend

You don't have to buy a new computer to get Wi-Fi 7 speeds. There are external Wi-Fi dongles, such as the Asus RT-BE58 Go or Acer Wave D7, that you can plug into an available USB port to get Wi-Fi 7 ...
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Neighbor Asked To Use A Homeowner’s WiFi Temporarily, But Now She Wants To Share Long Term Even Though She’s Slowing It Down

Would you be okay with a neighbor using your wifi for free? What if the neighbor offered to pay half of your internet bill? Would that make a difference? In today’s story, one person was okay with a ...
CNET

4 Easy Ways to Fix Your Laggy Internet

Trisha Jandoc was an associate writer at CNET covering broadband and everything related to home internet. She graduated from St. John's University with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a focus on ...
Digital Trends

How I proved to my ISP that my internet connection was inexcusably bad

Let’s be honest: not one of us loves our internet service provider (ISP). I wish it weren’t so, but ISPs have some of the worst reputations in the entire tech industry. But my own situation wasn’t ...
Ars Technica

The ‘90s Internet: When 20 hours online triggered an email from my ISP’s president

“When checking the system this morning, I noticed your account logged in for over 20 hours,” begins a December 1998 email from the president of my dial-up Internet service provider (ISP) at the time. ...
CNET

I Tried Orb, a New Internet Speed Test. It Might Be the Best I've Ever Used

Cierra was an associate writer for CNET's broadband team, covering all things home internet. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's degree. Cierra is ...
Ars Technica

Work VPN slow - company is telling me to just upgrade my internet speed

So like many of you I have been work from home for the past year. My VPN connection to my company's shared drives has always been very slow compared to when I worked in the office. I'm talking like it ...