[ale] Comcast cable modem - incompatible?

[jcpilman at gmail.com]

The four successive versions of the DOCSIS® cable modem: DOCSIS® 1.0,
DOCSIS® 1.1, DOCSIS® 2.0, and DOCSIS® 3.0, provide increasing levels of
capabilities and functionality, while maintaining multi-vendor
interoperability and full backward and forward compatibility of DOCSIS®.
http://www.cablelabs.com/cablemodem/primer/

On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 8:21 AM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:

> DOCSIS or DOCSIS3? The 3 matters.
> On Oct 5, 2010 7:49 AM, <jcpilman at gmail.com> wrote:
> > A quick look at the first few google hits for DOCSIS says that all four
> > versions are fully forward and backward compatible.
> >
> > On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Michael Trausch <mike at trausch.us> wrote:
> >
> >> Comcast is gradually migrating their entire network to do DOCSIS 3, as
> >> well as IPv6. I'd suspect that one of the reasons that they want
> >> newer modems on the network is the ability to acquire IPv6 addresses
> >> on the Comcast network. Their trials are going well, from what I have
> >> seen.
> >>
> >> I've been on DOCSIS 3 service since just before the start of 2010, and
> >> I have to say that I am really liking it. I am not getting the 70Mbps
> >> that I used to, as that was something that I got as part of the trial
> >> that we were in when I was in Dunwoody, but I have 30Mbps. I could
> >> get the faster one, but I'm not willing to pay that much extra. :-)
> >>
> >> In any case, I'd recommend getting a new DOCSIS 3 modem anyway. The
> >> SB5100 series is getting pretty dated...
> >>
> >> --- Mike
> >>
> >> On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Kaerka Phillips <kbphillips80 at gmail.com
> >
> >> wrote:
> >> > 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
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Paul Cartwright
> >> >> Registered Linux user # 367800
> >> >> Registered Ubuntu User #12459
> >> >> http://usdebtclock.org/
> >> >>
> >> >> _______________________________________________
> >> >> Ale mailing list
> >> >> Ale at ale.org
> >> >> http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale
> >> >> See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at
> >> >> http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > _______________________________________________
> >> > Ale mailing list
> >> > Ale at ale.org
> >> > http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale
> >> > See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at
> >> > http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> Ale mailing list
> >> Ale at ale.org
> >> http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale
> >> See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at
> >> http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo
> >>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Ale mailing list
> Ale at ale.org
> http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale
> See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at
> http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mail.ale.org/pipermail/ale/attachments/20101005/042edb2a/attachment-0001.html