Home Wi-Fi has quietly become the weakest link in many fast internet plans, with video calls freezing and game sessions ...

One type of electronic device to especially avoid is the microwave, which emits a strong signal in the 2.4GHz band, the same wireless band your router operates in. Be careful not to stick your router ...

Home Wi‑Fi that crawls or cuts out is more than an annoyance, it quietly wrecks workdays, movie nights, and smart home ...

You wake up Saturday morning to check your favorite team's score, and the page won't load. It's the Wi-Fi again! Wi-Fi connection issues can occur for a bunch of frustrating reasons. If your Wi-Fi is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. If you’ve got a mesh Wi-Fi network set up in your home, you ...

Everyone wants reliable and fast internet, and a good router can help, but how do you choose a router? The trick is to work out how the complicated mess of standards, confusing acronyms, and ...

To connect to the Internet from your home, you’ll need two pieces of equipment — a capable modem that pulls a signal from your internet service provider, or ISP, and a router, which broadcasts the ...

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 ...

Wi-Fi chips for wireless home networks will be moving in with a roommate: broadband modems. Communications chipmaker Conexant Systems announced Tuesday that it is adding Intersil Wi-Fi chips to the ...

a white wi-fi router with cables hanging down with woman typing on laptop in the background. - BritCats Studio/Shutterstock Internet modems and routers, along with all of the accompanying cables and ...

A black WiFi modem sits on the floor next to the wall in a brightly-lit room. - Lucas Ninno/Getty Images While you might not want to admit it, your Wi-Fi modem is probably the most important thing in ...

Kristin is a lead editor at Forbes Home and has nearly a decade of professional experience as a writer and editor. She's previously worked at sites like Talking Points Memo, Insider, Delish, Angi and ...