[ale] Cable modem recommendation

[Justin Goldberg]

Get the nicer ethernet model that doesn't require a pc to be on all
the time to save power. I believe it has usb as well, for when you
travel. NetTalk DUO has a similar device.

Also the people you call will get telemarketer calls.

Also the word on the street is that you'll never port your number away
from them (at least that's the gossip from dslreports from 2 years
ago), so I'd recommend getting a virtual/ringcentral/google voice
number as your permanent number.

On 4/18/12, Bob Toxen <transam at verysecurelinux.com> wrote:
> I have a $84.99 Zoom Cable Modem (supporting DOCSIS 3.0, the fastest
> available in the Atlanta area) from MicroCenter that supports ComCast
> and the other Cable SOBs.  I've not yet had time to install it.
>
> It does not seem to support phone access.
>
>
> However, I plan to try:
>
>   www.magicjack.com
>
> It's recommended by Clark Howard, the WSB radio consumer guy.
> I plan to buy a standalone Magic Jack (no Winbloz needed), available
> at MicroCenter.  MicroCenter also has slightly cheaper Magic Jack
> devices that do require Winbloz.
>
>
> Does anyone have experience with Magic Jack?
>
>
> A few years ago I bought my own Motorola Cable modem but it broke within
> a year or so.  YMMV.
>
> On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 03:44:24PM -0400, Brian Mathis wrote: > Is
> anyone on the list using their own (not leased) cable modem with >
> Comcast service?  Can you recommend a good one?  Do any of them >
> support the phone service as well?  > > Thanks > > ??? Brian Mathis >
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