[ale] Comcast cable modem - incompatible?

[Kaerka Phillips]

I wonder if that is just the Atl market which Comcast is taking to DOCSIS
3.0 - I use Comcast in the DC area and also have a SB5100 - a SB5101 in my
case.

On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 1:12 PM, Paul Cartwright <ale at pcartwright.com> wrote:

> On Sat October 2 2010, Lightner, Jeff wrote:
> > I don’t think Comcast is just trying to get me to lease a new modem as
> the
> > letter says I can buy one at a retailer.  I’ve already priced
> replacements
> > that do DOCSIS 3.0 (e.g. SB6120) that are listed as compatible on their
> > site.   However, without them being able to give me good information I’m
> > loathe to do that because they can’t tell me why the current modem isn’t
> > adequate or why there is a need for a change on Oct 12th in the first
> > place.
>
> wouldn't you want a modem that can do DOCSIS 3.0 ? it says up to 4 times
> faster than DOCSIS 2.0...
> I see one on Amazon for $80:
>
> Motorola SB6120 SURFboard DOCSIS 3.0 eXtreme Broadband Cable Modem by
> Motorola
> Buy new:  $80.73
>
> http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=SB6120&x=0&y=0
>
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