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by: brdtim January 7, 2011 9:09 AM PST

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Charter Cable & best modem/router to buy

by brdtim - 1/7/11 9:09 AM

I recently changed to Charter from ATT DSL. The modem that they provided (rental) is Motorola Surfboard SB5101N. Is this modem the best option if I decide to buy rather than rent? Also what router should I need to optimize the service? No gaming or other uses, just internet connection for laptop, iPad & iPhone.


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Some facts . . .

by Coryphaeus - 1/8/11 6:59 AM

In Reply to: Charter Cable & best modem/router to buy by brdtim

1. Cable is going (eventually) to a new protocol called DOCSIS 3.0 (much faster speed).

2. The Internet is changing to IPv6. Get a modem that supports both.

I just purchased a Cisco DCP3000 that supports the new DOCSIS and IPv6, and is Gigabit output. For a router I have the D-link DIR-655 Gigabit wired/wireless N.

These two together will serve you well into the future. And I hate to brag, but here is a screenshot of my Roadrunner cable speed after I installed the modem.

http://www.wayne2.net/speed.jpg


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(NT) Correction, DPC3000.

by Coryphaeus - 1/8/11 7:01 AM

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WOW,

by ahtoi - 1/8/11 9:07 AM

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are you all by yourself on the line, hehe? I am going to complain to my ISP. You think it's the HARDWARES that doing it?


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That was burst speed . . .

by Coryphaeus - 1/8/11 10:17 AM

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Actual steady speed is around 40 Meg. I get that every day. I do attribute it to the new modem.

Since I taught dial-up back in the 80s, back then I would never have imagined this speed. Back then a T-1 at 1.544 Mb/s was blistering speed.


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Cisco DPC3000

by cptjack123 - 1/13/11 7:36 AM

In Reply to: Some facts . . . by Coryphaeus

Where did you buy the Cisco DPC3000 and how much?


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