We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When you first sign up for internet service with one of the major providers like Xfinity, they'll usually offer to rent out a hybrid modem and ...

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 ...

Comcast’s 18 million Xfinity internet customers will have two good reasons to keep renting their modems from the media giant in 2020. While Xfinity users could skip the rental fees by snagging a ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

When Comcast flipped the switch that turned 50,000 of its customers' newer wireless routers into public hotspots on Tuesday, it took many of its subscribers by surprise. While some Comcast customers ...