Got own cable modem to avoid rental fee

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you will eventually have to upgrade because they wont allow the older modems on upgraded networks.

getting a 6121 (for 55$ new) isnt too much and the ROI is pretty fast.

a 6141 is still around 90$ but thats even more futureproof.

Personally I went with the 6121 for 65$ with free gigabit switch combo deal.. because I didnt feel I'd upgrade anywhere close to what that the modem would support easily.

The problems associated with having an ancient modem on a newish network can be legion.
 
Any recommendations for replacing my AT-T Uverse wired modem? Do they even allow it? It has four available connectors on the back of the unit. So I would need real similar.
 
I'm planning to buy the Zoom 5352 on sale for 99 bucks at Best Buy. Free store pickup. 8x4 modem and N router in one. Our current router is a compact Cradlepoint router that works well but doesn't offer any RJ-45 ports, and as this equipment sits in our entertainment center with the Xbox and Roku 3 right there, I'd like to be able to connect those directly, so the router functionality appeals to me.

Any particular stories of doom-and-gloom with this unit? It gets good reviews on Amazon, on Best Buy, on Newegg, etc. Looks like a legit product, and is on TWC's and Comcast's approved product list.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/zoom-docsis-...p;skuId=8614266
 
I was going to get my own modem to avoid the rental fee ... but ... the problem with that is, as soon as I have a problem, TW will blame it on my modem and refuse service.
 
I bought the Zoom 5352 modem/router combo unit for $99 from Best Buy. Setup was easy. The lady on the phone at TWC was friendly and helpful. I didn't get the hard sell from their retention department on keeping my leased modem. In fact, I didn't get ANY sell on keeping my leased modem. It was set up in about five minutes. The old modem was an Arris TM602G...probably DOCSIS 2.0 at best.

New Zoom is great so far. Our connection is throttled by choice ($$) to 15/1 nominal, and I'm getting a reported 16.1/1.1 according to speedtest.net. Wireless connectivity (attaching devices to it) seems super speedy. The configuration options page for the router bit seem handy. Nice little signal strength/power numbers table on the opening page.

I rate it a "best buy" from Best Buy at a shade under 100 bucks.

Thanks to the OP and to all who helped in this thread.
 
time warner did away with the boost feature and now just "gives" you about 10% over-provisioning.
 
Originally Posted By: Rand
you will eventually have to upgrade because they wont allow the older modems on upgraded networks.

getting a 6121 (for 55$ new) isnt too much and the ROI is pretty fast.

a 6141 is still around 90$ but thats even more futureproof.

Personally I went with the 6121 for 65$ with free gigabit switch combo deal.. because I didnt feel I'd upgrade anywhere close to what that the modem would support easily.

The problems associated with having an ancient modem on a newish network can be legion.


If they are going to upgrade their network they had better GIVE me a modem. Same as they got out of MPEG2 HD-QAM that any TV can decode, they need to GIVE an MPEG4 decoder to work with their new, efficient-for-them spectrum allocations.

The way it will work out though is they'll "give" me free rental for 18 months until I forget about it, then try to start charging me for it.
 
Originally Posted By: Miller88
I was going to get my own modem to avoid the rental fee ... but ... the problem with that is, as soon as I have a problem, TW will blame it on my modem and refuse service.


That's a complete unfounded fear. Time Warner does remote diagnostics over the phone if you have a problem and they can tell what's bad. If your modem is bad, they will tell you, not blame you. If the cause is something else, they aren't going to blame it on the modem.
 
Originally Posted By: Oil Changer
That's all well and good until yours fails and you have to buy another. If you're renting, make a call and a guy comes out and hooks up a new one for free. To each their own.


Truly one of the most ignorant statements ever made here. As others have said, do the math. I paid $25 shipped for a reman modem and it has served better than the original for 5+ years. Bought my own wireless router years prior to that, still going strong even with ten devices on at once. You are the type of person that the cable companies get wealthy on.
 
They will give you one... for 5.95/mo
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in reality docsis 2.0 modems will be fine for abit. Although docsis 3 are more reliable.

I was really talking about old predocsis 2 modems

such as The toshiba PCX1000
Had one at work until about 3 years ago.. the voip setup randomly started flaking one day...
Faxing over voip stopped working.
new docsis 2 modem.. boom working again.

Originally Posted By: eljefino
Originally Posted By: Rand
you will eventually have to upgrade because they wont allow the older modems on upgraded networks.

getting a 6121 (for 55$ new) isnt too much and the ROI is pretty fast.

a 6141 is still around 90$ but thats even more futureproof.

Personally I went with the 6121 for 65$ with free gigabit switch combo deal.. because I didnt feel I'd upgrade anywhere close to what that the modem would support easily.

The problems associated with having an ancient modem on a newish network can be legion.


If they are going to upgrade their network they had better GIVE me a modem. Same as they got out of MPEG2 HD-QAM that any TV can decode, they need to GIVE an MPEG4 decoder to work with their new, efficient-for-them spectrum allocations.

The way it will work out though is they'll "give" me free rental for 18 months until I forget about it, then try to start charging me for it.
 
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