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Cable modem questions.

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Sniper82

Lifer
Would a different cable modem(like a linksys) give better performance than a Scientific Atlanta? The SA was installed by my ISP. Or does it really matter? Also what setting is best for the NIC(in the speed tab)?
 
motorola is generally regarded has the best cable modem you can get.

you can pick up a SB4200 for 59 bucks after rebate.

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Not to sure about the linksys.
 
unless you have a uncapped cable line..all modems will be the same speed. some might get recognized by network faster, if you get disconected...only advantage i see of buying a cable modem would be for cheaper cable bill. looks liike attabi is raising price for people that own there own modem.

 
It looks like modem brand does matter. Since, all cable ISP are capped, some modems work faster than others, and with less problems.
 
Ive been renting my SB2100 for almost 3 years. Its reliable untill lightning strikes.. 😉 One nice thing about that is with rental, all replacements are free no matter the cause. At least its been that way with my ISP. Im on my 3rd one.
 
Cable modems are generally capable of at least 10Mbps. Since you will never have that kind of bandwidth available to you from a cable ISP, any modem should be able to give you all the bandwidth your ISP lets you have.

However, different modems filter signals differently and in rare cases, you may experience high packet loss with one modem and not with another. This is an uncommon, but known problem with some Toshiba modems. It has to do with signal quality and how the Toshibas filter the signal. I had major connection problems and packet loss of 20-80% with my Toshiba. It was replaced with a Samsung and I haven't had a problem since. Supposedly this is not common, but my ISP had experienced this with several people in my town.
 
I just signed up with Comcast.net, and they provide a variety of modems, but only say "no" on one of them - LinkSys. Their feeling is Motorola is the best. Other good ones are RCA, Toshiba, and SMC. They gave me RCA and it works perfectly - except like now - I'm on the road w/dialup. 🙂
 
I use a Toshiba Pcx2200 I believe it's called and I get 3800 down/365 up now on off hours and 2400 down/ 365up during peak. I guess my node isn't too clogged up yet. For $45.00 a month it is well worth it with RR in my area.
 
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