Whats the Best Cable Modem?

JJ · Post by JJ » Mon May 21, 2001 2:41 pm

Is there any diff? This will be used for an @HOME account; and plan on using either a 3-COM ethernet card or a D-Link. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

JJ

[ 05-21-2001: Message edited by: JJ ]

JJ · Post by JJ » Mon May 21, 2001 6:14 pm

I did a search though previous posts and couldn't find any talk on comparisons. I'm sure this must have come up and is old news. What's the scoop.

andrewe77 · Post by **andrewe77** » Mon May 21, 2001 9:33 pm

There is no "best" cable modem. If you're on a DOCSIS network, they all perform the same.

Lex Luthor · Post by **Lex Luthor** » Tue May 22, 2001 1:30 pm

Not really. On Optimum Online a few people did an experiment and changed their motorola surfboard or 3com sharfin for a terayon terajet and speeds went from about 5-6Mbps to 8Mbps.

That doesn't mean the terajet is better, just under certain conditions, it's faster.

Lex

rodrod5 · Post by **rodrod5** » Wed May 23, 2001 8:31 am

these 2 links might help looks like the com21 won overall
what ever you do, do not go with the usb direct from modem like toshiba and rca offer

http://www.cabledatacomnews.com/cmpc/

http://www.cabledatacomnews.com/cmpc/results.html

beefcake122 · Post by **beefcake122** » Wed May 23, 2001 8:49 am

http://www.biggerbytes.com/detail.asp?p ... mod-sb3100
Just go here and order this modem. Decent price and its what cox@home uses.
Scott

andrewe77 · Post by **andrewe77** » Wed May 23, 2001 2:24 pm

Umm.. The Com21 modems suck. Comcast came and took away ours after is lost synch for 3 days. Apparently, Comcast is getting rid of all their Com21's because they have a firmware problem that makes them disconnect alot. Moreover, download throughput would jump all over the place no matter where we ftp'd from. The new RCA has never lost synch and downloads stay pretty constant for the the duration of the download.

rodrod5 · Post by **rodrod5** » Wed May 23, 2001 6:21 pm

rca is nice as long as you keep away from the usb

clevelandtexas · Post by **clevelandtexas** » Wed May 23, 2001 10:52 pm

I have Roadrunner in El Paso, Texas. RR here is using the Motorola SB4100. Great speed, problem free. Been using it for 4 months.

fastspaz · Post by **fastspaz** » Fri May 25, 2001 7:56 am

Originally posted by rodrod5
rca is nice as long as you keep away from the usb

i have an rca and it works wonders

Storm90 · Post by **Storm90** » Fri May 25, 2001 12:21 pm

Good 3com cards use less cpu usage then dlinks do. I know I have one cumputer that runs a dlink card. the other two use three coms. I have a Toshiba PCX1100 modem DOCSIS and it great get good speed's and can not complain.

hellraiser · Post by **hellraiser** » Fri May 25, 2001 12:59 pm

I have a Toshiba PCX1100U and have no problems here. Ethernet Connected...