The DOCSIS 3.0 modems can have different numbers of channels that they
support.
I am on a Surfboard 6141, which I picked up for under $50 price matching
RadioShack at BestBuy.
http://surfboard.com/products/arris-product-comparison/
With 50MBit service, the 6121 would be sufficient, but I would look at
either the 6141 or 6183 to give your self some room if prices come down,
and increase resale if you sell it off when you move.
Refurb 6183:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?sdtid=9067827&SID=32034c4a765311e693985efa6dba0ef40INT&AID=10440897&PID=1225267&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-cables-_-na-_-na&Item=N82E16825694008&cm_sp=
Sams club deal on multiple models,
http://slickdeals.net/f/8889747-sam-s-club-linksys-ea9200-3200ac-169-98-arris-surfboard-sb6141-64-98-sb6183-89-86-sbg6700-129-86-tax-shipping-some-item-are-free-store-pick-up?v=1&src=SiteSearch
I would go with the Surfboard line over NetGear for resale purposes.
Also you can check Craigs list in your area.
-Harry
On 09/07/2016 03:05 PM, Winterlight wrote:
Wednesday, September 07 2016, 14:37:39
I have a COX ISP Premium account = Up to 50 Mbps download up to 5 Mbps
upload. I use a Motorola docis2 Surfmodem. For the last year or more,
Cox keeps asking me to upgrade to a docis3 modem. The only reason I
haven't done so is that I am planning a major move by the end of the
year so I don't exactly know what new service I will end up... for
sure it won't be COX, and I am fine with my internet connection as
is.. or I was until recently. I keep getting dropped and having to
reset everything and I am starting to buffer video which never
happened before. The fiber optic line is 20 feet from where the modem
is and I am sure if I call COX they will blame the modem, and to be
fair the last time this happened was with my Linksys Docsis1 modem
going out. I guess there is no way to definitively test the modem.
So for the reasons above I have decided to just get the docsis 3
modem. I could go with the new Motorola docsis3 modem... or the
Netgear docisis3 340Mbs modem which is on sale. In as much as I
plan to get a new Netgear nighthawk router when I move I am looking at
the Netgear modems... does it really matter any more on modem
branding. And for the first time I see modems with three levels of
speed 340Mbps or 680Mbs all the way to 960Mbs. As a single user why
would I need 960Mbs and I should think that ISP account would be very
expensive. What does the collective think about all this? Comments,
warnings and recommendations please..Thanks.
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