Home Wi-Fi has quietly become the weakest link in many fast internet plans, with video calls freezing and game sessions ...

Last week, I reviewed some new Wi-Fi wireless Internet gear that promised to deliver a fast Internet signal to the farthest corners of your home. Alas, my tests showed that the new models weren’t so ...

For a lot of people out there needing to get connectivity to devices like game consoles and cable boxes that are far from the router or modem, the only option is powerline. WiFi doesn’t always cut it.

The Trendnet Powerline 500 AV2 is an easy recommendation if you want to extend your home network to that far corner of the house. Dong Ngo Former SF Labs Manager, Editor Former CNET editor Dong Ngo ...

Most people know about the two most common ways to get internet connectivity throughout their house. The first is the tried and true hardwired Ethernet cable. The thick, unwieldy Cat6 Ethernet cable ...

Wireless networks today are faster, more secure, and more reliable than their predecessors. But to some extent Wi-Fi is a victim of its own success: Search for a Wi-Fi hotspot these days, and you may ...

Wi-Fi and Ethernet are some of the most common ways to connect to the internet, but they have their shortcomings. While one requires a lot of wiring and pre-planning, the other creates numerous dead ...

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 ...

This post was done in partnership with The Wirecutter, a buyer's guide to the best technology. Read the full article here. After 5 hours of research and 29 hours of testing with 12 different kits, we ...