cable providers

A common home-network problem is making the rounds: a Wi-Fi repeater properly connected via LAN to the router still delivers barely 90 Mbit/s in the room. The usual culprit is an old network cable or a port limited to 100 Mbit/s somewhere in the chain, which caps speeds regardless of how fast the internet line is. The advice: check cables and ports for gigabit support before blaming the router or provider.

Broadband customers are increasingly shopping around for cheaper internet plans, and cable companies are feeling the strain as a result. With more households reassessing what they pay for connectivity, traditional cable providers face growing pressure to cut prices or risk losing subscribers to rivals offering better value.