Your router might look like an impenetrable black box of internet mystery, but tweaking a few settings under the hood is easier than you might think. Here are some of the options you can reconfigure ...

The Wi-Fi bands your router uses affect your speeds, but it's pretty easy to switch between channels. Most routers come with 2.4Ghz or 5GHz channels -- you can think of those channels as the highway ...

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A new deal between VoIP service SIPphone, Inc. and router maker D-Linkfeatures a $99 dealon D-Link's DVG-1402S Broadband Phone Service VoIP Router. In announcing the availability of the 1402S, ...

Looking for advice from the Ars community since I've gotten quite a few great tips over the years (even as a pre-subscription lurker). Current I have an old Dell Wyze client with Ubuntu server running ...

Conor has been staunchly in favor of Android since graduating to a smartphone from his hot pink Motorola RAZR. In fact, he'll gladly ruin a friendly dinner in service of lambasting Apple devices to ...

Stop blaming your internet provider. Your solution could be to update your Wi-Fi setup with some simple changes. Here's what worked. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a ...