There are four main ways to connect a laptop to the Internet -- wirelessly, with an Ethernet cable, with a mobile broadband modem or networking card, or by tethering to your cell phone. Each method ...

When in an area without Wi-Fi access, you can use your 3G/4G-enabled smartphone to surf the Internet or use it as a laptop modem. 3G/4G Internet access, though, is usually limited to urban areas where ...

I've got a Nokia N73 and somebody told me that I can use it as a modem for my laptop, but I'm not sure how to set this up. It would be really useful because I'm already on a flat-rate data plan and I ...

Have you ever connected two PCs together via modems using a twisted pair cable and nothing happened? That’s because the modems are expecting a phone line with all the signals and voltages supplied by ...

Q. Sometimes, in places where you can't get a Wi-Fi signal, you see people connecting their laptops to the Internet with a cellular connection. What are the pluses and minuses of using cellular ...