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 ...

Cable modems are outpacing digital subscriber lines in terms of connection speeds, as household broadband access continues to increase, according to a study released Tuesday. The number of Internet ...

The broadband war between phone and cable companies may be entering a new phase, according to subscriber growth numbers disclosed in a pair earnings reports this week. AOL Time Warner's Time Warner ...

Over in the WAN newsletter, Steve and Joanie have been discussing the idea of using cable modem access and DSL in the small office/home office environment for providing highly reliable service at a ...

Net2Phone will soon give its customers who make Net-based phone calls two features never offered before: their own phone numbers and the ability to take incoming calls. Net2Phone executives say that ...

I've had Comcast internet access for a couple years now. My upload caps at between 25-30Kbps, I download at maybe 200Kbps max and my pings to game servers are usually fantastic. I can count times the ...

Learn how ADSL provides high-speed internet over phone lines, its benefits over cable, and its widespread availability, ideal for both home and rural areas.

Before you say yes or no, right now I'm paying 55 a month for cable. It's the ONLY cable option I can get, so it's not like I have a real choice.<BR><BR>So 55 a month for just a cable modem.<BR><BR>If ...

Consumers may move a step closer toward high-speed Internet access at home, as a preliminary standard for digital subscriber line modems is expected to emerge by the end of the week. Participants in ...

AFTER BREAKING AWAY from enterprise vendor 3Com last year, U.S. Robotics is coming out with a line of consumer gear suitable for home offices. This week at the Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas, ...

Adoption of Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) high-speed Internet services outpaced cable modem deployment in the U.S. during the second half of 2002, thanks to increased broadband ...