ModemGuides BlogGuides for people who would rather own their hardware than rent it.
Home Networking · Topic
Every Home Networking article tagged Tech News, newest first.
8 articles
Brightspeed, Optimum and Cable One have each disclosed a risk of bankruptcy in October and November 2026; here is what a Chapter 11 filing does to your service, your rented equipment, your deposit and your promotional price, and the four things to...
ASUS published seven router firmware advisories between October 1 and November 10, 2026, covering 16 CVEs in AiCloud, remote file access, VPN client configuration and authentication; here is what each one affects, how to update ASUSWRT firmware, and what to turn off...
Xfinity's new Holiday Mode pauses WiFi with one tap for eligible gateway customers; here is what Comcast has and has not said about it, and the exact steps to pause a device or profile on eero, NETGEAR, TP-Link, ASUS and Google Nest...
Starlink is now pricing residential service by local network capacity, and customers in at least eight states have reported 10 to 20 percent increases since late October 2026; here is where it is happening, how much bills have moved, and what a...
Privacy
Police, camera companies, courts and attackers can each reach doorbell video in different ways; here is what the law and the Ring and Google Nest policies say, and what changes when footage is stored at home.
Privacy
Mullvad discontinued its public encrypted DNS service on November 2, 2026; here is which addresses were retired, what each device does when its resolver disappears, and how to switch to Quad9.
NETGEAR's October 2026 security advisory lists six vulnerabilities across 13 routers, extenders and cable gateways; here are the fixed firmware versions, the two models that will not be patched, and how to update.
The FCC's March 2026 action blocks new foreign-made router models, not the router you already own. Here is which brands now hold approval to release new models, how long existing routers can keep receiving updates, and what has changed since the rule...
From the ModemGuides store
Your ISP bills you every month for hardware you never own. Every unit in our store is professionally refurbished, hand tested in the US, and backed by our 90-day warranty.
Shop by provider
XfinitySpectrumCoxCenturyLinkBrightspeedVerizon FiosOptimumMediacom
Shop refurbished gearBest sellersSee all
GreenWave C4000LG CenturyLink WiFi 6 Single Line xDSL Modem RouterCenturyLink, Brightspeed
Verizon Fios G3100 Router | Tri-Band WiFi 6, MoCA 2.5Verizon Fios
Actiontec C3000A CenturyLink DSL Modem Router | Bonded VDSL2CenturyLink, Brightspeed
Refurbished ARRIS DG3450 Modem Router Combo, Spectrum ApprovedSpectrum, TDS