Several months ago Comcast announced to me that they had massively increased my internet speeds. OK, that was hyperbole, but there was some recent speed increase. I am not hurting, as I regularly get in excess of 3 MB/s down and 600 KB/s up, but this is America, so more is always better, right?
However, there was a footnote in small print. It seems that to take advantage of the latest Comcast bounty I need a DOCSIS 3.0 modem. A quick check revealed that my current modem is a pathetic DOCSIS 2.0 modem. I'm not sure what to do. Google, Amazon and others provide a long list of DOCSIS 3.0 modems, but I can find little information about which is the best. The same manufacturer often lists several DOCSIS 3.0 modems, with ever escalating prices, with promises of ever greater speed as the price goes up. Isn't DOCSIS 3.0 the same regardless of the device? Other than possible construction quality, why pay extra for a modem as long as it is DOCSIS 3.0? Observations, experience, insights and suggestions welcome. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
