Q: I'm finally ready to switch to high-speed Internet service. Both cable Internet and DSL are available where I live. I've heard arguments from both sides about which is better. What do you think? A: ...

DSL internet provides home Wi-Fi through existing copper phone lines, with speeds up to 115 Mbps. It remains a reliable and affordable option, especially in rural areas where fiber or cable are ...

Q: I am currently fed up with my Internet and cable provider. I am thinking of going with DSL for Internet and just using an antenna and Netflix/Hulu/Amazon/Roku for ...

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Frontier Fiber, also known as Frontier Communications, is easily one of the top candidates among internet service providers that offer high-speed internet nationwide. With an impressive slew of ...

As more American homes install high-speed Internet connections, telephone companies are finally starting to take market share from the once-dominant cable companies. The top U.S. cable ...

These are simultaneous download speeds that I achieved using Verizon's Residential DSL and Comcast's Cable. Tests were done in the early evening with only one computer attached to each line (same ...

Anyone who used the internet in the 1980s or 1990s vividly remembers the signature dial-up sound that meant a computer was connecting to the internet. That’s because in the early days of the web, ...

For the past several years, both Steve and Jim have been working in an environment where they felt like some form of backup for network access is mandatory. And, since customers can purchase both DSL ...

For households stuck with patchy DSL, aging cable lines or no wired service at all, satellite-based internet services like ...