We spend so much time online that how we connect to the internet has become almost as important as the devices we use. Most people never give it a second thought. They connect their computer to Wi-Fi, ...

Ethernet is typically faster than a Wi-Fi connection, and it offers other advantages as well. A hardwired Ethernet cable connection is more secure and stable than Wi-Fi. You can test your computer's ...

Hallie Seltzer worked with CNET's broadband team, covering ISP reviews, provider comparisons and a little bit of everything related to home internet. She's a graduate of Rogers State University in ...

From the creepiest $20 per night skid-row flophouse to the presidential suite at Hong Kong's InterContinental, Wi-Fi is now as standard as a toilet in the hotels and motels around the world. If only ...

Compared to the early days of wireless internet, Wi-Fi signals are much more reliable in terms of stability and speed. That said, the efficacy of Wi-Fi is still subject to a variety of external ...

Apple added an Internet Sharing option in the Sharing system preference many years ago. This feature lets you share one Mac’s incoming internet connection via other network interfaces on that Mac. At ...

Wi-Fi is great, and advancements like Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 have improved the technology leaps and bounds when it comes to latency, bandwidth, and range. However, despite those advancements, Wi-Fi will ...

There was a time, before I started covering broadband for CNET, I didn't think much about how the internet actually worked. Like most people, I only noticed it when my connection went down. Once I ...