Turn a spare router into a Wi-Fi repeater or access point to boost weak internet areas in your home Reviewed by Lisa Mildon You can use an old router to make your Wi-Fi reach more places in your home.

Don’t ditch your router just yet. It might help you improve the Wi-Fi signal of your new equipment. Here’s how. Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and moving.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. person setting up a router - Proxima Studio/Shutterstock It's a familiar scenario: you bought a top-tier Wi-Fi router, yet there's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Natalie Bodrova / iStock / Getty Images As its name suggests, a Wi-Fi extender rebroadcasts an existing Wi-Fi signal. It connects ...

Replacing old tech is a vital part of ensuring the items you rely on are up-to-date, as secure as possible, and offer the speeds and features you need. While many of us might mostly think about the ...

Turning your phone into a mobile hotspot by sharing its data connection is an undeniably useful feature, but it does come with certain drawbacks when compared to using a dedicated mobile router. I ...

Man changes out an old wireless router while looking at his phone - Vladimir Soldatov/Getty Images Replacing old tech is a vital part of ensuring the items you rely on are up-to-date, as secure as ...