duhdrummer Posted August 10, 2003 Share Posted August 10, 2003 Hey all, I was just browsing on eBay for a cheapo cable modem cause I'm considering getting cable internet at home. I found some that are priced within my spending range, but I started to notice that different modems have different max downstream transfer speeds (ie 54mbps, 38mbps) Now I'm slightly confused as to what kind of modem to buy, because I always thought most cable modems are the same. Let me know what I should be looking for, thanks everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger H. Veteran Posted August 10, 2003 Veteran Share Posted August 10, 2003 well first of all... doesn't you cable company give you one to use when you sign up? You shouldn't have to buy it. It doesn't matter anyways.. if you gotta get one then buy the one that has the most features cuz no cable company gives more than 10Mbps downloads so even if it's 38Mbps it's already fast enough to give you maximum speeds. Thread Moved to Internet, Network & Security Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted August 10, 2003 Veteran Share Posted August 10, 2003 Your cable company should give you one to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted August 10, 2003 Share Posted August 10, 2003 They should, however if they don't, look for a DOCSIS 2.0 Cable Modem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligen Posted August 10, 2003 Share Posted August 10, 2003 That is true that cable companies do give you a modem usually but here they charge you for it, like $10 for leasing of modem... now if you buy one from them sometimes they give you a special for like 1 month free and stuff, but how i see it i bought mine from company because i knew i'd be with them for awhile so that saves me 10 bucks every month, and pays for the modem right there. Usually they'll give you a deal if you lease from them for awhile then buy it after 6 months or something. But some ppl just want to have their own to take down the cos of Internet.... bad thing is remember if your modem ever goes out they won't support it or if they have line upgrades your modem isn't always "covered" to work..... Biggest factor is if you buy from company or lease from them, and electricity ever takes our your modem, they'll come and give you a new one free.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duhdrummer Posted August 10, 2003 Author Share Posted August 10, 2003 Well I could buy it from the cable company; they don't supply it for free, it costs more in the end I calculated it. But I guess having the actual hardware being supported isn't an issue because the entire setup most likely won't be supported due to the fact that I'm going to be using a router, and they don't support that to begin with either. So I guess buying one online won't be so bad. Are there any other specs I should be looking for when I make this purchase? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted August 10, 2003 Share Posted August 10, 2003 Cable Modem is a Standard, aka DOCSIS. Again, Look for a DOCSIS 2.0 Cable Modem. Motorola, Terayon etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duhdrummer Posted August 10, 2003 Author Share Posted August 10, 2003 Why DOCSIS 2.0? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted August 10, 2003 Share Posted August 10, 2003 because its the latest version of the Standard. :D http://www.cablemodem.com/ <==== Go There. CableLabs? Achieves Industry 'First' With Certification for DOCSIS? 2.0Louisville, Colorado, December 19, 2002 - Attaining another industry ?first? in its award winning cable modem program, CableLabs today announced that it has awarded certification and qualification status for Data over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS?) 2.0 to five companies during the recently completed round of certification testing. DOCSIS 2.0 modems from Motorola, Scientific-Atlanta, Terayon, Texas Instruments and Xrosstech were certified and a cable modem termination system (CMTS) from Terayon received DOCSIS 2.0 qualifiDOCSIS 2.0 gives cable operators the ability to offer speeds up to 600 times faster than are available through standard dial-up telephone modems.dems. This enables cable networks to carry so-called peer-to-peer and business services that require high-speed two-way capability. DOCSIS 2.0 is backward compatible with earlier versions of DOCSIS products, fully supporting advanced Internet Protocol (IP)-based cable services. It adds advanced digital modulation capabilities to cable modems and headend equipment enabling cable companies to increase by a factor of three the speed of the return (or upstream) path of their networks as compared to DOCSIS 1.1, or a factor of six as compared to DOCSIS 1.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblivion Posted August 10, 2003 Share Posted August 10, 2003 Exactly...and in my case....my cable company was using DOCSIS 1.1 standard modems and in an area survey, they now changed my modem which was DOCSIS 2.0 supported, so now they've given me WEBSTAR & Netopia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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