Here’s how it works. The best cable modems give you greater control over your home network but they can also save you quite a lot of money over time. In the same way that upgrading to one of the ...

(1) (Voice Over IP modem) A device that converts Internet-based voice service from the cable or telephone company to the user's telephones. Officially called an analog telephone adapter.

If you've purchased cable internet service, find a cable port in your house to connect the modem to. If you've purchased DSL phone internet service, you'll need to plug the modem into your home's ...

The modem is wired to the Internet via the cable company's coaxial cable, the telephone company's DSL phone line, Verizon's FiOS network or a satellite modem. The router is wired to the modem.

If you’re sitting on an older cable modem and thinking about tossing it in the garbage, there might be a way to repurpose it before it goes to the great workbench in the sky. [kc9umr] has a way ...