Comcast, like most cable ISP services, provides most of its subscribers with a basic all-in-one modem solution that combines an Internet gateway with a router. If you have a more complicated home ...

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Each month, when your Comcast bill comes due, many of you pay a monthly fee for the device that provides internet access in your homes. Rental for what’s known as the Xfinity Gateway typically runs ...

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To get internet access in your home, you need both a modem and a router. They aren't interchangeable, and they serve two very different functions. If you think of your home as an island, the modem is ...

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Comcast Xfinity just started offering same-day Wi-Fi for new customers, ending the tyranny of waiting a day or two. These customers can receive one of the company's Gateway modem/router hybrid units ...

I have had this come up a few times in the last week. After being happily connected to the internet for hours on end, all of the sudden my internet will drop out and lose the DHCP to comast. I go into ...

Our devices never seem to stop blinking at us. Smartphones have different colored lights for different types of notifications, for instance. It's just another way of calling us back to them yet again.