Which Cable Modem works with Comcast?

[FordLorider]

Title says it all, have tried searching the Comcast website and I have come up with nothing. Also looking for a deal for one that works. TIA!

 

[vailr]

Any "Docsis standard" cable modem should work fine. Buy.com has the Linksys cable modem for about $109. There may be coupon/price match/rebate deals from other vendors (such as Best Buy, Circuit City, Staples) for other brands such as Toshiba, Motorola, Best Data, RCA, etc. Check t***bargains.com and/or Sunday newspaper ads for deals.

 

[spanky]

<< Any "Docsis standard" cable modem should work fine. Buy.com has the Linksys cable modem for about $109. There may be coupon/price match/rebate deals from other vendors (such as Best Buy, Circuit City, Staples) for other brands such as Toshiba, Motorola, Best Data, RCA, etc. Check t***bargains.com and/or Sunday newspaper ads for deals. >>



i read the user reviews of the linksys cable modem from buy.com... that linksys DOES NOT work with comcast. well... at least according to that dude's review. click here for the review

 

[SteelCityFan]

FYI

The Motorla Surfboard(?) cable modem is not yet capped on the downstream in many comcast areas... you might consider that modem to take advantage of the uncapped downloads until they get them all capped off.

probably the best place for info on this is www.dslreports.com forums.

I have the Toshiba PCX1100 (I think that is the model number).

 

[RSMemphis]

I second the Motorola surfboard. Very fast downloads. You can hook it up either as USB or ethernet.

I did not realize they were going to cap the download rates.

 

[FordLorider]

thanks, still waiting for something on the Comcast website .

 

[SteelCityFan]

<< I second the Motorola surfboard. Very fast downloads. You can hook it up either as USB or ethernet.

I did not realize they were going to cap the download rates. >>



Yep.. sucks big time. I first signed up in June of 2000. Had 1Mbps upload and 5-6Mbps download. I have screenshots of downloading files at 500-750KBps, and uploading via ICQ at 115KBps... since then.. even before @Home went under my speed dropped to 300kbps down in the evening.. a few months prior to @home falling they capped my upload.

Now, after the switch, I get about 1200Kbps down and 128 up... a lot of people right before the switch were getting 3Mbps.. then they were cut in half. Comcast had to remove a statement on their page that speeds would not change...

Here are the differences between Comcast@Home and Comcast.net

@Home

6 - 10MB email accounts
Emails delivered instantly
10MB webspace per email
Full access to Usenet
VPN access
no download caps
rarely enforced upload caps
Proxy server by choice (manually entered/disbaled)

Comcast.net

6 - 5MB email accounts
Emails delivery delayed.. most take 5-10 minutes.. some take up to an hour.
25MB webspace TOTAL
No Usenet
No VPN allowed for non-business class service (business class is $99)
Download caps at 1500
Upload caps at 128
Forced us through a proxy server that only looked for page updates every hour (webmaster hell) (They have since disabled this)
Increased price (mine went up $5.. some went from $32 to $60)
Very screwed up network and lousy support.

I even emailed them onece about my suspecting being routed through a proxy server.... they lied to me and told me comcast did not use proxies... this was a day or two before CNET posted the big story on it... nothing like lieing to the customers...


They claim they don't have a monopoly, but obviously they do. If they did not, there is no way they could cut services like they did and still raise prices.

 

[SteelCityFan]

<< thanks, still waiting for something on the Comcast website . >>





Good luck... you might find something on www.comcast.net

It has been my experience that comcast likes to keep things from it's customers... even their own tech support as told by some comcast employees that post over on www.dslreports.com.

They would rather you buy one from them at a marked up price, or rent one for 10 years at $5 a month... not rent to own.. just rent.

 

[FordLorider]

Not what I really want to see/hear about Comcast but it's for my parents, they could care less as long as they get their Audrey (internet appliance) to work in the kitchen.

 

[spanky]

you guys who were uncapped... u're lucky. i have been capped (up and down) since day one. but its definitely a huge upgrade from my 56k(rap)

 

[FordLorider]

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[bcterps]

Well the ones that Comcast sends you in their self install kit are RCA cable modems. You can hook em up through USB or ethernet. I've had mine for 10 months with no problems. It does run a little warm, but that's about it. Any DOCSIS compliant cable modem should work.

Oh, and your bandwidth is capped at the NOC, not at your modem, so buying a different brand modem is not going to change your bandwidth caps. It might improve the quality of your connection, but it aint gonna remove the caps on bandwidth.

--Ben