What kind of modems does Time Warner use?

[AndrewR]

I'm trying to decide if I should buy the Motorola Surfboard at Circuit City. It's what I have with my current provider, but I don't want to buy one if I'll have to rent something else when TW moves in. Thanks.

 

[neutralizer]

Road runner rents, I'm not sure if you are required to do it.

 

[Heisenberg]

I have a Toshiba modem I rent. You can use your own if you want though.

 

[FoBoT]

modems? technically, those aren't modems

"an electronic device the converts computer signals into an analog signals in order to transmit data over a telephone line."

"Short for modulator/demodulator. A communications device that converts one form of a signal to another that is suitable for transmission over communication circuits, typically from digital to analog and then from analog to digital."


http://www.google.com/search?client=fir...n&q=define%3A+modem&btnG=Google+Search

 

[AndrewR]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
modems? technically, those aren't modems

"an electronic device the converts computer signals into an analog signals in order to transmit data over a telephone line."

"Short for modulator/demodulator. A communications device that converts one form of a signal to another that is suitable for transmission over communication circuits, typically from digital to analog and then from analog to digital."


http://www.google.com/search?client=fir...n&q=define%3A+modem&btnG=Google+Search

Actually, they are modems because they convert signals from one form to another, just like your second definition says. See the "How They Work" heading a bit down. It's a funny article actually, talking about the future of broadband in 1996.

Anyway, so the Surfboard should work with Time Warner? The reason I'm hesitant is because I have a USR cable MODEM ( 😀 ) from the early days of broadband, and it doesn't work on anything these days (used it on Cox, I think).

 

[Platypus]

I used to have Time Warner with my own Surfboard.

That modem used to be great back in the day before cable companies smartened up 🙂
(no I didn't steal anything, just fun to hack around with)

 

[Heisenberg]

Yeah, the Surfboard should work. They're all pretty much DOCSIS compliant anymore.

 

[Kindjal]

I have Road Runner in Dayton, Ohio - they use a simple upright black Motorola modem (I'm at work so I not absolutely sure). The rental fee must be included in the monthly service charge because there isn't a charge on the TW bill for the modem.