There's a lot that's confusing about shopping for internet. But shopping for your own router might be one of the most confounding parts of the process. Retailers often inflate the speeds routers can ...

Warning: This column addresses very basic tech concepts like Wi-Fi. If you know what Wi-Fi is, you might want to go read the Fry’s ad. A co-worker told me she didn’t know much about technology and ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

Picking out a Wi-Fi router can be one of the most challenging parts of setting up home internet-- and it may be a reason most of us rent our routers instead of buying them. Retailers often exaggerate ...

While familiar WLAN vendors like Cisco, Aruba and Ruckus are all over the move to cloud-managed Wi-Fi, so too are newer companies looking to make a name for themselves. This company, which spun out of ...

If you’ve read any of our posts in the last couple years, you’ll have noted that our community is stoked about bringing the Internet to their devices on the cheap with the ESP8266 modules. Why? This ...

First, take a look inside the device: In principle, the Sonoff Basic is a single-relay unit to be used as retrofit, based on the ESP8266 chip, a very popular and inexpensive Wi-Fi solution. However, ...