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 can connect a DSL modem to a D-Link router by using an Ethernet cable and then entering your DSL username and password. Most DSL modems have a built-in router ...

Qwest Communications International on Thursday said it is offering a Wi-Fi modem to new DSL consumers and small-business subscribers. With the new modem, the company said, its DSL (digital subscriber ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It's not uncommon for ISPs to offer a modem with a Wi-Fi router built into it. They're convenient ...

Though mass DSL deployment has been slower than expected, the technology is here to stay as the method for residential broadband access. Consequently, PC manufacturers focusing on today's market, with ...

Siemens SpeedStream Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) Model 5100 modem represents a typical client-side terminus to the broadband world. But make no mistake, despite the “digital” nature of ...

Craig was sucked into the endless vortex of tech at an early age, only to be spat back out babbling things like "phase-locked-loop crystal oscillators!". Mostly this receives a pat on the head from ...

NETGEAR just announced a $250 high performance router with an embedded DSL modem supporting ADSL/ADSL2/ADSL2+ and VDSL/VDSL2 speeds. The new Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router also offers ...

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, ...

My editor is being very understanding because this column is late, late, late. Why? Well, if you recall, last week I was wrestling my 2Wire 2701HG-B DSL Gateway trying to persuade it to recognize a ...

Remember when the first 56k modem demolished everything before it? Remember when ISDN made even 56k look sluggish? Remember when cable and DSL modems made the Internet more than just a pain to watch ...

moving from cable to CenturyLink DSL and want to continue to use my own Router (Linksys AC1900). When looking at CL's site for approved devices, I only see modem/routers. I could take one of these ...