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I've been involved in personal finance and property journalism for the past 20 years, editing websites and writing for national newspapers. My objective has always been to offer no-nonsense ...

With DSL, you can expect two charges – one for the phone line and one for the DSL service itself. There may be other charges from the DSL provider – extra mailboxes, fixed IP address, etc. These are ...

Ok, stupid question here. I got ADSL connection this week, and I am beguining to get seriously angry with my provider. The reason: the damm thinguie crashes. Constantly.<P>First, teh specs. We have a ...

Cierra was an associate writer for CNET's broadband team, covering all things home internet. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's degree. Cierra is ...

I use Verizon DSL. I use the modem they supplied to me, and my NIC is a Realtek RTL8029. Now, this is random, so I'll explain it my best... <P>Let's say I'm reading a very long thread on Ars, or I ...

You’ve got your DSL connection. You’re using an ISP-provided DSL bridge (aka DSL modem). Your LAN is routed through one computer that accesses the Internet with network address translation (NAT) or ...

I had planned for this to be a column comparing simple DSL bridges. These are the devices commonly called “modems” to make it easier for the mass market to understand what they do. After all, just ...