Category: Equipment Guides
by Chili Palmer | Jun 20, 2025 | Brand Guides, Equipment Guides, Internet Outage
Is your T-Mobile Home Internet down? Learn how to tell and when to reach out for help.
by Austin Aguirre | Jun 4, 2025 | Brand Guides, Equipment Guides
Whether you’re in the market for a new Internet Service Provider (ISP) and considering Spectrum or you’ve already shopped around and made your choice, the next step is clear: ordering your service and installing it. We’ll walk you through the process of both self-installation and professional installation of Spectrum service. We’ll also talk about equipment and whether you’re better off renting from Spectrum or buying your own.
by Kevin Parrish | May 30, 2025 | Equipment Guides, How-To
There’s no definitive rule for how often you should reboot your standalone router, gateway, or mesh...
by Chili Palmer | May 21, 2025 | Equipment Guides
Not sure how to pick a hotspot data plan? Get all the info in our comprehensive guide.
by Kevin Parrish | Mar 7, 2025 | Equipment Guides, How-To, Technology
You don’t need to text, write down, or blurt out your Wi-Fi password to friends and...
by Kevin Parrish | Mar 4, 2025 | Equipment Guides, How-To, Parental Controls
Apple provides built-in parental controls to help keep your kids safe online and offline when using an iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Here’s how to use these tools.
by Kevin Parrish | Mar 3, 2025 | Equipment Guides, How-To
Rent a modem or router (or both) from your internet provider if you want upgrades, replacements,...
by Kevin Parrish | Feb 28, 2025 | Equipment Guides, FAQ, Technology
Have all your equipment but don’t know where to start? Our guide walks you through the setup.
by Kevin Parrish | Feb 26, 2025 | Equipment Guides, FAQ, Internet Speed Guides
A router can’t change your internet speed, but it can make connections run slow. Find out why.
by Peter Christiansen | Feb 24, 2025 | Brand Guides, Equipment Guides
Many providers offer discounts on internet for senior citizens. Read more about internet plans and discounts for senior citizens.
by Erin Feldman | Feb 18, 2025 | Brand Guides, Equipment Guides
This ISP provides internet service via DSL, which makes the self-installation process relatively easy. DSL service runs on existing phone lines, meaning all you need to do to get internet service is sign up with Windstream and connect a modem or modem-router to a phone jack. Once you run through the installation steps, you’ll be ready in no time to pin, purchase, and tweet to your heart’s content.
by Kevin Parrish | Feb 14, 2025 | Equipment Guides, Router Reviews
The Orbi RBK853 is an expensive mesh system but delivers based on our tests. We dig in deep.