Broadband is high-speed internet service — usually defined as 25Mbps or faster — sent through cable, DSL, fiber, or satellite connections.

Discover differences between fiber, cable, 5G, DSL and satellite internet to select the best connection type for your home and needs.

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: ...

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 ...

See how Xfinity, Spectrum, Cox, Optimum, WOW!, Mediacom and Sparklight compare on speeds, pricing, and data caps in 2025.

In the not so distant past, accessing the Internet from work was an activity reserved only for those employees who had a pressing business need to do so. In many cases, these lucky few even accessed ...

PHILADELPHIA - High-speed Internet access over ordinary telephone lines is a technology that was to pave the promised information superhighway -- but for most consumers it's become a road to nowhere.

You’ve got your DSL connection. You’re using an ISP-provided DSL bridge (aka DSL modem). Your LAN is routed through one computer that accesses the Internet with network address translation (NAT) or ...

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 ...

I've looked at Verizon, which is provided in my area, and that many people have in my area, but they only provide a 640/90 connection. That is not acceptable for me. Hell, my cable is capped at 128 ...

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 ...