Are all cable modems created equal? ..best bang for the buck?

[Helpless]

...instead of paying the $10 - $15.00 clams a month for retal, I am looking at buying a cable modem...any suggestions and an approximate price range I should look for? ...cheaper the better

 

[Dark4ng3l]

I beleve you need to use the one your isp sells/rents you but im not sure tho

 

[BuckMaster]

Heres your options:

1) Pay like you said $10-15 a month for rently fee with tech support with your cable modem from your ISP.

2) Buy the Cable modem stright out from the Cable ISP and get tech support for your cable modem.

3) Buy your own Cable Modem NOT from your ISP any brand and not have tech support from your ISP for your cable modems.

The good... You should be able to buy almost any type of modem cable and work fine.

The bad.... If you dont get your cable modem from your ISP and you start having connection probelms down the line and they start troubleshooting your problem and see that yoour Cable modem is not one of thier own. Guess what the first thing is there going to say is the problem and they dont support it? Thats right your cable modem.

Atleast his is how its dont with @home/Insight were I live.

I'm a @ home user using a RCA cable modem and get 400K-700K depeneding on the time of day. My dad has a 3Com modem and I get better connections then him. Just hope you have a good line coming to the house with no line noise ect.. A GOOD name cable modem doenst hurt!


Good Luck!

 

[Raincity]

I bought mine outright for 200$ from the cable company. It was 50$ cheaper than any docsis modem that I could find on the web. Check and see what they are offering for sale.

Rain

 

[Grey]

When I joined @Home 3 years ago I had this problem too. I decided that I will rent because 3 modems later. It was and still is a young technology and they are always upgrading. I started out with an old Motorola wave surfer and now have an RCA one that is docsis compliant.
If I had to replaced all these modems at 200 bucks a pop, I doubt I would have kept @Home.

 

[Helpless]

@home has a special running for $100.00 off the modem purchase, but it's still $199.99...so thought I would price some others, but you guys raise good points about the tech support issues and such...they want an extra $10.00 a month, since I don't subscribe to cable (I love my DSS Dish and hate to pay more for cable and get less channels)...tack on the $199.99...and $49.95 special on installation....ouch