These towering routers aren’t quite as big as the far more expensive Orbi 970 Series, but they have a similar design and are relatively large. The main router has four 2.5 Gbps Ethernet ports, while the satellites make do with two 2.5 Gbps ports apiece. There’s no USB. Setup is quick and easy using the
AT&T filed a lawsuit against Charter on Friday, alleging that its marketing of “fiber-powered” internet is misleading customers. The argument centers around an ad campaign from Charter, which sells home internet under the Spectrum brand name. Fiber is widely considered the gold standard for home internet. It’s the only connection type that delivers symmetrical upload
President Donald Trump renamed Lake Ontario as Lake America, and it’s making waves on the internet. After tense trade talks between the US and Canada collapsed and the US imposed new 50% tariffs on billions of dollars’ worth of Canadian goods, Trump turned to another tool in his arsenal: rebranding. On Thursday, Trump issued an
Optimum offers a handful of home internet plans that cover the basics for most households, whether you’re streaming, gaming, working from home, or just trying to keep multiple devices connected at once. Its main lineup includes 300 Mbps, 500 Mbps, and 1 Gig plans, with even faster multi-gig fiber options available in some areas. I’ve
Are you reading more text written by an AI bot? A Pew Research study published this week says it’s very likely. That’s not breaking news if you’re aware of the Dead Internet Theory that dates back to 2021. CNET writer Trisha Jandoc dove into that theory last year, which basically says people believe the internet
Before the internet learned to like, match, and swipe, it learned to ask one brutally simple question: hot or not? Launched in 2000, Hot or Not invited people to upload photographs of themselves and be rated by strangers on a scale from 1 to 10. It was crude, addictive, and, within weeks, one of the
