Does your home have a ton of smart home devices running it? If you do, there's a good chance that you've been out of the house when your internet has gone down and needed a way to quickly reset your ...

How do you know when you need a new router? I’ll outline the three most obvious ways your router waves the white flag and a offer a few techniques that might pull it back from the brink. Sign 1: You ...

I've been having some strange trouble with my home network, and I was hoping for some advice on how to troubleshoot the problem. Periodically (once or twice a day) I'll lose connectivity. The wireless ...

MacFixIt reader David Faust describes a problem corroborated by other users where system utilizing an AirPort Extreme card will repeatedly drop packets - resulting in extremely slow transfer speeds - ...

Anu is a Features author at Android Police. You'll find her writing in-depth pieces about automation tools, productivity apps, and explainers. Before joining AP, she used to write for prominent tech ...

Zach was an Author at Android Police from January 2022 to June 2025. He specialized in Chromebooks, Android smartphones, Android apps, smart home devices, and Android services. Zach loves unique and ...

Background info: A week and a half ago, I moved back home after graduating from college. In the apartment I lived in, we had Mediacom cable. It worked fine using the Motorola SurfBoard SB5100 cable ...

Open-source routers come with many benefits. These are the ones I find the most compelling.