<div dir="ltr"><font>Thanks for all the great comments. I decided to buy my own modem, despite the case for continued renting that was proposed - I'll take the risk and hope that mine lasts several years.</font><div><font><br>
</font></div><div><font>Decided on the Motorola SB6121 SURFboard, which comes without a telephony port. That's fine for me, since I use a MagicJack connected to an Asterisk box for my home phones. I did come across a few people out there on the forums who purchased this modem only to discover there was no place to connect their phone, so that's a key bit of advice for anyone planning the same thing. It seems that if you want a modem that handles Comcast telephony too, your options are a bit more restricted.<br>
</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style><font>I'll report back on the experience once it's installed.</font></div><div style><font><br></font></div><div style><font>ed</font></div></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 9:35 AM, Edward Holcroft <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eholcroft@mkainc.com" target="_blank">eholcroft@mkainc.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><font>All,</font><div><font><br></font></div><div><font>I have been paying Comcast to rent a cable modem for the last 6 years and have realized I could've owned several for the money I've handed to them over the years.</font></div>
<div><font><br></font></div><div><font>Has anybody got some advice? What's the best way to go about this? Is it essential to have a "Comcast approved" device or will any cable modem work? </font></div><div>
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</font></div><div><font>Are there any changes in the pipeline that I need to be aware of for a purchase I make now e.g. IPv6? Is there a single "no-brainer" modem that I should buy? Or alternately, Is there any equipment that I should avoid?</font></div>
<div><font><br></font></div><div><font>cheers</font></div><div><font>ed<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br clear="all"></font></span></font><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div>-- <br>Edward Holcroft<br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Edward Holcroft<br>Madsen Kneppers & Associates Inc.<br>3020 Holcomb Bridge Rd. NW<br>Norcross, GA 30071<br>O (770) 446-9606<br>M (678) 587-8649<br>
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