[zdubyadubya]

Sooo.... with a recent bump in my Comcast speed to my house, my cable modem is now the slowest link in my home network. 2 Questions. When buying a new modem, what should I be looking for? What are your recommendations? Is IPv6 certified necessary? Also, might be moving in a couple months; and the new residence has FIOS. What does Verizon FIOS use in terms of home connectivity? Basically, with comcast its: apartment wall -> modem -> router and I can handle everything from router on... With a house, what are my options and how is the FIOS signal handled? Thanks geeks!

 

[IH8Rice]

Comcast should be providing you with a new modem if it is necessary....which it probably isnt.

edit: when getting Fios, verizon will come out and install all necessary equipment

 

[jonKranked]

not sure about fios - not available for me.

as for ipv6, it certainly wouldn't hurt. that's where we're heading. actually today some major sites flipped the switch and are doing a 24hr live test of ipv6 to give it a test drive IRL.

 

[zdubyadubya]

Comcast should be providing you with a new modem if it is necessary....which it probably isnt.

edit: when getting Fios, verizon will come out and install all necessary equipment

it is necessary... they keep calling me and telling me my modem is insufficient to receive the speeds i am paying for. and they will provide one for $10/month. six months in I could have bought my own.

same with verizon; why rent equipment when if you have said equipment for >1yr you could have owned it.

 

[zdubyadubya]

not sure about fios - not available for me.

as for ipv6, it certainly wouldn't hurt. that's where we're heading. actually today some major sites flipped the switch and are doing a 24hr live test of ipv6 to give it a test drive IRL.

k. do you think its worth the $30 upgrade?

 

[IH8Rice]

it is necessary... they keep calling me and telling me my modem is insufficient to receive the speeds i am paying for. and they will provide one for $10/month. six months in I could have bought my own.

which package do you have?

 

[zdubyadubya]

which package do you have?

Double Play (digital preferred + "Blast!")

are they just trying to get money out of me? The internet is supposed to be 20 down, 4 up. i know you have comcast... do they charge you for a modem?

my modem is this:

its a 2007-ish D-Link Linksys.

 

[binary visions]

There's no such thing as a D-Link Linksys.

The one pictured is a Linksys modem.

They may be requiring DOCSIS 3.0 modems to support the higher speeds, which is why they're requiring you to get a new modem. DOCSIS 2.0 is plenty capable of providing 20/4 but if they're trying to get customers onto the new protocols, they may be using this as a catalyst for it.

Road Runner gave me a modem free as long as I keep up the service. $10/month is a crap ton of money for a modem rental.

I have a Motorola Surfboard modem that I've been happy with, almost never requires reboots. I had a Linksys that required a reboot about once a month. There's not much to them, though, they're essentially a giant NIC.

 

[zdubyadubya]

There's no such thing as a D-Link Linksys.

The one pictured is a Linksys modem.

shows how much i know... the one pictured is the one i have

They may be requiring DOCSIS 3.0 modems to support the higher speeds, which is why they're requiring you to get a new modem. DOCSIS 2.0 is plenty capable of providing 20/4 but if they're trying to get customers onto the new protocols, they may be using this as a catalyst for it.

good to know. do you know how fast DOCSIS 2.0 can support?

Road Runner gave me a modem free as long as I keep up the service. $10/month is a crap ton of money for a modem rental.

i agree completely. hence why i started the thread; not going to upgrade if i don't have to.

thanks a bunch all. appreciate it.

 

[IH8Rice]

Double Play (digital preferred + "Blast!")

are they just trying to get money out of me? The internet is supposed to be 20 down, 4 up. i know you have comcast... do they charge you for a modem?

my modem is this:

its a 2007-ish D-Link Linksys.

if thats your modem, then you probably do need a new one.
i have Blast! too and usually only get 11-13down/4-5up but i cant find any other info on their site about it..its cheaper than their "performance" and more money then their "performance starter."

my modem is a bit different since i used to have phone service and this has a battery backup, plus it supports DOCSIS 3.0. i lease this from them for $5/month

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[zdubyadubya]

if thats your modem, then you probably do need a new one.

looking into it. trying to figure out if it is as capable as BV thinks.

i have Blast! too and usually only get 11-13down/4-5up but i cant find any other info on their site about it..its cheaper than their "performance" and more money then their "performance starter."

thanks a bunch man. its weird, i don't think even they really know the differences. i just know that my speednet tests didn't change after the whole upgrade to XFINITY crap and relabelling of internet tiers, so I figured maybe my modem was holding me back. I was 15/3 before and was upgraded to 20/4 (supposedly), but still only get like 14/2 consistently on speednet and have got those same numbers for the last three years.

*edit* must spread rep. will get back to you.

 

[binary visions]

I'm just saying that the DOCSIS standard supports higher speeds. Your modem may still be a limiting factor.

Also, it may not be anything your ISP can do anything about. If they're only rolling the 20/4 speeds out to DOCSIS 3.0 customers, then you're stuck.

 

[zdubyadubya]

comcast must have known I was complaining on the forums.