speedtest.net.....let see who is faster!!!!

Tin said:
Your Netgear should still be good. Have you upgraded speeds with Comcast recently? Sometimes when people upgrade, they forget to power cycle their router to get the new speed. If you want a new router, have a look at the TP-Link Archer C7 or C9, both are really good.
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Good modem to use for Comcast? I wanna take theirs and throw it in the trash... Only problem is I have phone and internet built into the modem...
 
ReiKo said:
Good modem to use for Comcast? I wanna take theirs and throw it in the trash... Only problem is I have phone and internet built into the modem...
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Ouch. If you don't absolutely need to have a landline, I'd dump it and buy a Motorola Surfboard modem.
 
Tin said:
Ouch. If you don't absolutely need to have a landline, I'd dump it and buy a Motorola Surfboard modem.
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Absolutely do not buy one of the all in ones though. If it has wireless built into it it'll be absolute shit.
 
Stalker said:
Absolutely do not buy one of the all in ones though. If it has wireless built into it it'll be absolute shit.
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Yep. The ISPs like to use the all-in-one units, and every one I've had to work with was junk. On top of that, most of the stuff the ISPs rent to their customers seem to have an usually high amount of issues such as dropped connections or frequent rebooting. I've been running this one for 3 years now http://www.amazon.com/Arris-SURFboa...ie=UTF8&qid=1452697983&sr=1-1&keywords=SB6121 and it hasn't done anything funny. I run this router along with it http://www.amazon.com/Mikrotik-Rout...&qid=1452698023&sr=1-2&keywords=mikrotik+3011 and get great wifi coverage. It puts out 1W on the antennas, which is significantly more than the DIR-825 I used to run prior. The 825 has 8% the output power of the Mikrotik, but the drawback to the Mikrotik is you really need to know what you're doing in order to configure it. It's way more involved to set up than a standard consumer grade router.
 
My work computer is about 8.5 download and 4.5 upload. How can there be such a difference between the two? I checked my work computer plugged into my home internet system, same cable (not wireless) and same monitor. The only difference is I was going thru a docking station with my work computer...

Gary

 
Tin said:
Ouch. If you don't absolutely need to have a landline, I'd dump it and buy a Motorola Surfboard modem.
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Problem is I can't dump the phone without changing my package and I'll lose all my savings and discounts... I have to keep the landline for now... And they won't let me buy any modem without a landline option to replace it from what they told me...
 
ReiKo said:
Problem is I can't dump the phone without changing my package and I'll lose all my savings and discounts... I have to keep the landline for now... And they won't let me buy any modem without a landline option to replace it from what they told me...
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Sheesh, that doesn't sound right. Does Comcast give any wiggle room on their pricing? I know with WOW, I can call and speak to their customer retention department and they're quick to cut a deal. I pay $70 per month for 110/10 service and basic cable.
 
They told you wrong. I had the triple play and didn't have a VOIP modem that I personally bought. They didn't have a single problem with it. I told them I wasn't using the landline so didn't need the modem with the feature. They still charged me for the triple play but I only used 2 things.
 
Stalker said:
They told you wrong. I had the triple play and didn't have a VOIP modem that I personally bought. They didn't have a single problem with it. I told them I wasn't using the landline so didn't need the modem with the feature. They still charged me for the triple play but I only used 2 things.
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I did the same thing. Didn't even know the phone number......

Gary
 
grr456 said:
My work computer is about 8.5 download and 4.5 upload. How can there be such a difference between the two? I checked my work computer plugged into my home internet system, same cable (not wireless) and same monitor. The only difference is I was going thru a docking station with my work computer...

Gary

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If the docking station is using USB for it's network connectivity, there will be a bottleneck. Shouldn't be that much of a difference though :dunno:
 
ReiKo said:
Problem is I can't dump the phone without changing my package and I'll lose all my savings and discounts... I have to keep the landline for now... And they won't let me buy any modem without a landline option to replace it from what they told me...
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I currently have Comcast triple play. They forced me to let them install with their modem, that way the tech could test that the phone function as it should.

After the tech left I called in and had the sb6141 set up for my service. I also have the TP-Link1043 for wireless. I have never ever had an issue with the equipment. The only problem I have now is that the wireless is quite slow, compared to an wire connection, but its been so flawless that I cant change it up.

I have no clue what the phone number is, as I never used it. It was just a cheaper to get the package with the phone.
 
Good job Comcast, give your customers another reason to hate you. :shake: Want to use your own modem with Comcast? How about more ads? Even if you switch your DNS, Comcast conducts a man-in-the-middle attack to hijack and hit you with ads.

http://bgr.com/2016/01/13/why-is-comcast-so-bad-60/

Comcast has done plenty of things to frustrate subscribers over the years. In fact, some of the company’s recent moves are bad for all of us, not just for its own subscribers. The latest customer complaint making the rounds might be one of the most frustrating ones we’ve seen though, namely because it will likely only impact the savviest of Comcast’s Internet users, and it appears to be completely impossible to prevent.

That’s right, Comcast customers, get ready for an unstoppable wave of spam-like pop-ups in your web browser courtesy of your favorite Internet service provider.

There is something we have recommended a number of times here at BGR to anyone and everyone with home broadband service: buy your own cable modem. Cable companies make a killing by slapping customers with bogus equipment rental fees that continue forever, long after you’ve covered the value of your cable modem. Then, if you fail to return the modem when you cancel your service, you’re hit with a charge for hundreds more.

It’s ridiculous, and it can easily be avoided by purchasing your own cable modem. A quick one-time purchase of a box like the $70 ARRIS (Motorola) SurfBoard SB6141 DOCSIS 3.0, Amazon’s best-selling cable modem, can end up saving users hundreds of dollars in fees over time. For Comcast customers in certain areas, however, using your own modem might not be worth the money you’ll save because it looks like you’ll have to endure unescapable harassment as a result.

Comcast has long been injecting code into users’ web browsers to warn them of copyright infringement, and now the carrier is injecting a new kind of pop-up into browsers.
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Why get the gigabit one? It's not going to give you anything more than the $99 one. It's really not useful unless you plan to shell out 300/month to comcast for multi-gigabit speeds which from a consumer standpoint would be retarded.
 
Stalker said:
Why get the gigabit one? It's not going to give you anything more than the $99 one. It's really not useful unless you plan to shell out 300/month to comcast for multi-gigabit speeds which from a consumer standpoint would be retarded.
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I'm currently on 105 but plan on moving up to 150 soon... Just making sure the modem can handle it if they go higher then 150 down the road...
 
ReiKo said:
I'm currently on 105 but plan on moving up to 150 soon... Just making sure the modem can handle it if they go higher then 150 down the road...
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DOCSIS 3.0 is a minimum of 171.52Mb/s, or 42.88Mb x 4 channels. You'll be good.
 
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