Once your modem is installed, call 1-800-427-8686 and follow the prompts to activate your modem. After activation is complete, unplug the modem, wait 30 seconds and plug it back in. Installation ...

A: There is. What you need is an alternative app store, a growing number of which are showing up on the Internet. I would recommend 1Mobile Market, a very serviceable clone of the Google Play store.

The modem works. There a few downsides: In the modem's web interface, it still shows the IP address as 0.0.0.0 . And for some reason, I can't ping IP addresses on the Internet from a command prompt.

A lot has changed in home and SOHO networking in the 5 years since we first published Installing a Cable Modem: USB vs. Ethernet. If you want the current thinking on which port is better for ...