Q. My Verizon DSL modem-router combo doesn't offer enough Wi-Fi range. Can I replace that with a better model? A. Yes, although Verizon doesn't make that option at all clear. Its support site is ...

I've been using Adelphia's cable modem service for longer than I'd like to admit (they're rooking me big time).<BR><BR>So I'm moving soon, and the local cable company (Comcast) looks like they charge ...

This is mostly an after-the-fact tale that may be of use to others; I've got my Verizon DSL back now. I have Verizon DSL for my pitifully-slow Internet because I live in Manhattan NYC. Because of ...

I moved recently, leaving behind spotty 3mbps DSL for 15mbps cable internet. I'm only a few miles down the road, but telecommunications laws being what they are, that's all it took to get some decent ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. After ...

If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. Learn more. A clean desk may be a sign of a sick mind, but these days it pays to be a little sick. And if you're anything ...

If you are lucky enough to live in one of the areas where Verizon has its fast LTE mobile network, count your blessings. Those blessings might have turned into a curse if you are a Mac user in these ...

Increases price of its lowest-tier DSL service 20 percent from $14.95 per month to $17.99 per month. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, ...

WASHINGTON — Horror stories about airline delays are quickly being replaced with agonizing tales about installing high-speed Internet service, and some consumers are taking their complaints to court.

I’ve written literally hundreds of columns for more than a decade and never wrote one about the trials and tribulations of getting a network service installed. That’s because I never before had the ...

Verizon Communications on Friday confirmed it will raise the price of its DSL subscriptions for month-to-month users by $3 to drive customers toward cheaper one-year contracts. Beginning March 22, the ...

Verizon Communications Inc. yesterday terminated a deal under which it planned to merge its digital subscriber line (DSL) business into struggling NorthPoint Communications Group Inc. and invest $800 ...