While Wi-Fi and wireless internet are often conflated as the same thing, your Wi-Fi not working may not necessarily mean you have no internet. Here's why.

Today, almost all modern homes and workspaces need far more significant and versatile internet coverage than ever before. There has been a proliferation of devices like smartphones, tablets, remotes, ...

Most people use the word “Wi‑Fi” when they really mean “internet,” and that mix‑up quietly shapes how we shop for service, troubleshoot outages, and even argue with our providers. The real split is ...

For years, if you wanted the highest-speed and most reliable internet service, you needed to be connected to fiber optic cable. But lately, the major carriers and some of the smaller ones have begun ...

Fixed wireless service, like T-Mobile Home Internet, continues to surge, but broadband from AT&T, Google Fiber and Verizon Fios still gains high marks. Trey Paul was a CNET senior editor covering ...

The premise is simple: You’re already paying your wireless carrier for mobile data, so why not use the same company for your home internet, too, and potentially get a discount? If, like many other ...

34% of internet users have logged on with a wireless internet connection either at home, at work, or someplace else Some 34% of internet users have logged onto the internet using a wireless connection ...

Trisha Jandoc was an associate writer at CNET covering broadband and everything related to home internet. She graduated from St. John's University with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a focus on ...