[ale] Cable modem recommendation

[mike at trausch.us]

On 03/30/2012 03:44 PM, 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?

I am unaware of any cable modems that you can purchase that have
in-built MTAs; I am pretty sure that you need to get those directly from
the cable company anyway because of the way that they are provisioned.

That said, get a Motorola Surfboard if we're talking about normal
residential service.  Those have always been solid for me.  The newest
models should support DOCSIS 3, but be sure that you're getting one that
does before actually buying it.  I have seen some really old ones on the
shelves at a place or two, so exercise care.

	--- Mike

-- 
A man who reasons deliberately, manages it better after studying Logic
than he could before, if he is sincere about it and has common sense.
                                   --- Carveth Read, “Logic”

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