If you’re old enough to have used a dial-up modem we’d bet you can do an imitation of the sounds it made while connecting. Those not-so-beautiful sounds heralded the dawning of a technological era.

Travel plans about to take you beyond the land of broadband? Venturing far afield from the great kingdom of WiFi? You may have been born with 802.11b in your mouth, but you're going to want to get ...

I am a keen Mandrake 10 fan and have been using a shared net connection until now. I would like to get a linux system using its own dial-up connection. From experience, USB modems have been a bit of a ...

Nowadays, the internet has become an integral part of our lives. The internet makes many things quite easy and simple for us. Be it wireless or USB connection, installation of drivers is a must in the ...

Cricket's no-contract, no-commitment $40-per-month EV-DO service is the best deal in cellular broadband you can find. The low-cost carrier's new USB Broadband Modem A600 provides a few more features ...

A new breed of modems – referred to by the decidedly forgettable moniker of V.92 – is appearing on computer store shelves. They promise to add convenient features and squeeze every last ounce of speed ...

For anyone who experienced it, the screeching hiss of a modem handshaking over copper phone wires is unforgettable. The technology may have tied up the family phone line, but modems were the gateways ...