Renting a router from your internet provider is the easier option, but a little extra legwork will save you in the long run.

The best modem-router combos streamline your internet connection into one package and provide a stable, speedy connection. From Arris to Netgear, here are our top picks.

Modem and router speed is typically described in the ... The help section of your ISP's website is the best place to find guidance. Look for a list of supported modems before you pull the trigger ...

You'll likely need your own modem You may have seen your ISP refer to its router as a gateway. Gateways are what we often refer to as a modem-router combo. These boxes simplify the setup process ...

While a cellular modem plugs directly into the computer, smartphones and stand-alone broadband routers convert cellular signals into a Wi-Fi hotspot to connect to nearby devices. See cellular ...

[Arto] recently upgraded his home Internet subscription from an ADSL to VDSL, and with that change received a shiny new ZTE ZXDSL 931WII modem/wireless router ... with his ISP’s “support ...

The ADSL modem supports ADSL2+ (backwards compatible with ADSL ... are more important and in a consumer market that probably means the other two routers will win out. With broadband evolving and the ...

Laptops and tablets already have Wi-Fi, and Wi-Fi can be added to any desktop computer (see wireless modem). A "mobile" broadband router is typically an in-house desktop device; however ...

If you're bridging an ISP-supplied modem/router combo to retain modem functionality, that's valid. But if you're replacing an old router with a newer model, there's no need to put the old one into ...

Ideally we recommend when setting up any broadband hardware to use an Ethernet connection ... The DSL-N55U with a retail price in the range £80 to 90 is not the cheapest ADSL2+ modem/router by a long ...