cable internet

Coaxial home broadband

Cable internet is high-speed internet service delivered through the same coaxial cables that carry cable television.

It offers faster speeds than older dial-up or DSL connections but shares bandwidth with nearby subscribers, so speeds may slow during peak usage hours: Our cable internet gets sluggish in the evenings when everyone's streaming.

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  • modemDigital-to-analog signal converter
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  • SpectrumTelecom brand name

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