Whether you decide to get your own equipment or get it from the ISP, you’ll need both a modem and router on cable and DSL ...

The Asus DSL-N55U is a router intended for use with ADSL and ADSL2+ services and includes an ADSL modem, rather than the Ethernet WAN port of the very similar RT-N66U router we have also reviewed. The ...

A device that connects multiple computers to a cable or DSL line for Internet access. Also called a "residential gateway," "modem/router," "modem gateway," "home gateway" and "Internet gateway." ...

I’m not sure there is much development in DSL modem/router boxes that would be better than what you have – especially if you are getting the download/upload speeds you are paying for.

DSL stands for Digital Subscriber Line, and it’s essentially internet over copper. Up until the mid-1990s, many people accessed the internet by using modems of various baud rates, myself included.