How to Use cable modem in a Sentence

cable modem

noun
  • In that sense, a cable modem is a gift that keeps on giving.
    Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica, 19 Nov. 2018
  • One of our favorite products is Netgear’s Nighthawk smart Wi-Fi routers and cable modems.
    Paige Szmodis, Popular Mechanics, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Concerned cable modem users should check with either the maker of the device or the ISP that issued it.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2020
  • The point is they are distributed on the internet, via cable modems or mobile phones.
    Andy Kessler, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2018
  • Eliminate up to $156 per year in cable modem rental fees.
    Maren Estrada, BGR, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Eliminate up to $156 per year in cable modem rental fees.
    Maren Estrada, BGR, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Netgear has made a new mesh Wi-Fi router that can also replace your cable modem.
    Thuy Ong, The Verge, 9 May 2018
  • New customers, Comcast said, will get a free self-install kit that includes a cable modem with a Wi-Fi router.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 13 Mar. 2020
  • My power boost is running fridge lights cable modem router tv ...
    Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 18 Feb. 2021
  • Get 16-times faster download speeds with this 2-in-1 router and integrated cable modem.
    Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 4 Mar. 2021
  • The Boston electronics company’s revenue was soaring, thanks to its line of cable modems for home broadband services.
    Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Jan. 2020
  • After all, most people are probably connecting to the internet, and all of their work colleagues, with their in-home Wi-Fi via a broadband connection like a cable modem.
    Bob O'Donnell, USA TODAY, 17 June 2020
  • Hundreds of millions of cable modems are vulnerable to critical takeover attacks by hackers halfway around the world, researchers said.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2020
  • About as fast as a premium-tier cable modem, according to a live test performed by Qualcomm, Motorola, and Verizon on Tuesday.
    Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 4 Dec. 2018
  • Among other things, Schneiderman's lawsuit accused TWC of providing customers with older-generation cable modems that couldn’t produce the speeds customers paid for.
    Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 2 Mar. 2018

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