Dwight Silverman

The FCC banned new foreign-made home routers, but critics say the move may do little for security and could complicate updates by 2027.

Ezee Fiber again leads Ookla’s H2 2025 Speedtest in Houston fixed broadband, beating Comcast and AT&T as fiber providers gain ground.

Downgrading AT&T Fiber from 1 Gbps to 500 Mbps saved $180 a year with similar performance thanks to provisioning lag and Eero mesh tweaks.

We revisit Ottocast Mini, Baseus Free2Pull, Anker MagGo and AT&T Fiber to see what held up after months of daily use.

Texas cities, including Houston, Austin and San Antonio, rank among the fastest in the U.S. for both mobile and broadband internet speeds, according to Ookla.

Orb, which tracks the health of WiFi networks, is a great example of how good consumer software should work.

Comcast’s monthly data cap is set at 1.2 terabytes. Customers who blow past it will get a warning, then are charged $10 for every 50 GB over the limit.

Comcast has started a quiet rollout of faster DOCSIS 4.0 internet access technology in the Houston area.

Amazon’s Eero Pro 7 is the mesh router system to get if you're willing to pay the price superfast WiFi 7

TP-Link routers are coming under scrutiny similar to TikTok. But the concerns over security may be overblown.

The speed of free airport WiFi, a critical amenity for travelers — both pleasure and business — keeps getting faster, except at Houston's two major airports.

In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Beryl’s destructive and deadly roll over the Houston area, residents, businesses and responders got busy gearing up a long and painful recovery. But in the early hours, and even at this writing, efforts were…

AT&T Internet, the mid-2000s-era online service originally called U-verse Internet, is slowly going away as the company continues to roll out its faster, more modern fiber-optic service. AT&T hasn’t been talking much about the change, but I learned…

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I’ve been writing a lot about home internet service, because the market has become more competitive as new players have entered. That’s particularly true in the Houston area, where many residents can choose among fiber, cable and wireless providers.…

Houston is fortunate when it comes to internet access. Not only are there competing providers in most parts of town, but super-fast speeds of 1Gbps and higher are also available. Still, all gig-speed services are not created equal. I recently had…

As is the case with too many Houston residents — maybe even you — I didn’t have many choices when it came to modern, high-speed internet. In 2018 we moved into a condo community and to get connected, we could either sign up for Comcast’s Xfinity…

Unless there’s a congressional miracle, the federal program that provides subsidized, high-speed internet access to low-income households dies at the end of April. In some cases, the monthly price tag for broadband or mobile internet service could…

Here's a little test: Go to Comcast's website and try to find the upload speeds for any of the company's consumer home internet plans. See if you can find it in two minutes. Go ahead, I'll wait. Theme from “Jeopardy” plays... How’d you do? There's a…

On the fourth Monday of every month, we dive into intriguing trends in consumer technology with Houston Chronicle columnist Dwight Silverman. In this month’s chat: why Apple is being sued by the Department of Justice, why Silverman thinks Apple’s…