Xfinity will let you rent a modem when you sign up for its Internet service, but you do have the option of using a ...

A device used to connect a single computer or a network to a telephone company digital subscriber line (DSL) service for Internet access. DSL is faster than analog dial-up but significantly slower ...

The best modem-router combos streamline your internet connection into one package and provide a stable, speedy connection. From Arris to Netgear, here are our top picks.

Short for modulator-demodulator, your modem's job is to act as the translator for your home network. It takes whatever data you want to send out into the internet -- a Google search, a request to ...

or with an ethernet cable to a LAN outlet on the modem. When you sign up for internet service, your internet service provider (ISP) provides you with a modem that accesses that internet service.

The Asus DSL-N55U is a router intended for use with ADSL and ADSL2+ services and includes an ADSL modem, rather than the Ethernet WAN port of the very similar RT-N66U router we have also reviewed. The ...

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.

BT's chief operating officer John Davies said that a 'wires only' system, known as G.DMT, would allow customers or rival providers to install their own ADSL modems on business premises.