[ale] Xfinity Modem -- lease or buy recoomendations

[LnxGnome]

+1 for the SB6121.  I've owned mine for four years, and it paid for
itself within the first year.

Thinking about Bombblast's higher speed tiers, I've hit the cap, twice,
by accident (runaway processes), with their mid-rate plans, Blast! and
whatever used to be slower than that, in the year or so they've been
"enforcing" it.  i.e. I'm thinking that higher speed means I can hit
their cap all that much quicker.

Lost in Bitlandia,
--LnxGnome


On 9/28/15 4:44 PM, Calvin Harrigan wrote:
> On 9/28/2015 1:29 PM, Solomon Peachy wrote:
>> On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 01:14:07PM -0400, Paul Cartwright wrote:
>>> I had a DOCSIS modem long ago, before xfinity.. I helped my daughter buy
>>> one a few years back, we went to Best buy & bought the cheapest one they
>>> had. She never had a problem..
>>>
>>> http://customer.xfinity.com/help-and-support/internet/list-of-approved-cable-modems/
>> http://mydeviceinfo.comcast.net/
>>
>> You can plug your service speed in, and it'll show you the minimal 
>> equipment needed.
>>
>> I'd get the Motorola/Arris SB6141, they're reasonably priced ($90) and 
>> will support all but the highest speed tiers (ie >=250Mbps).  The 6121 
>> ($70 new) is cheaper but maxes out at 100Mbps.
>>
>> One caveat, if you're a business class customer and want static IPs, you 
>> *must* rent a modem from Comcast.  (Go ahead, ask me how I learned this.  
>> sigh..)
>>
>>  - Solomon
>>
>>
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> Another recommendation for the Motorola/Aris 61XX.
> I was able to set up mine without any help from comcast.
> Plug and play.  When you first connect it gives you a setup page from
> the head office, you put in your info, boom, internets.
> Bought mine from Target I believe.
>
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