In the same way that upgrading to one of the best Wi-Fi routers does, purchasing your own cable modem means that you will no longer have to pay equipment rental fees to your internet service provider.

Wi-Fi is the ... whether it’s a phone, PC, or even a gaming console. It can be easy to forget just how that signal makes it into our homes, and for most of us, it involves a modem.

If the cable modem/router has Wi-Fi, it is a "wireless gateway" (see cable/DSL gateway). THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.

(1) (Voice Over IP modem) A device that converts Internet-based voice service from the cable or telephone company to the user's telephones. Officially called an analog telephone adapter.