well I believe my cable modem has gone to the fritz. Provided to me by my ISP.
What do you guys think of the linksys cable modems?
I wanted to purchase my own because those RCA ones they provide suck.

 

whos your isp?

 

Not sure about your Isp's modem.....But I have a linksys modem and wireless router for about a yr n 1/2....never gave me any problems.

 

TimeWarner cable - roadrunner.
I contacted one of their reps through their online live chat and basically all I have to do is give them the mac address of the modem.

I've heard some negative feedback on linksys modems which sucks because all my networking components are made by linksys. which I'd like to keep that way.

my other option is a motorola one i saw @ circuit city.

 

ive heard negative feedback on their routers too but i swear by them. just buy their modem and be done with it.

 

I used to work at bestbuy for about 3 yrs in the inventory department, I shipped out alot of broken shyt customers returned and received new stuff....I remember getting more returns of the orange boxed Motorola one's vs the Linksys, like I said before mine works fine.

 

either I can wait until the cable guy comes to my house friday ( appointment is for friday but they show up the following day)
Or
I can continue to borrow my neighrbors unsecured wireless signal. :thinking:

 

Here's some rambling thoughts....

I have 2 Motorola SB5100's. They are now saving us money.

It's a bit of a gamble buying your own. There's not really going to be a speed difference between them, they all have to comply to the same standards.

If your cable company, in your area, is thinking of upgrading, your new modem will me SOL. If you bought it, you have to buy a new one or rent theirs. If it's theirs to begin with, they are responsible for taking care of your upgrade.

Average modem rental cost is $3-4/month. Average cable modem you can buy at BB or CC or Walmart is $50.

For that modem to be cost effective for you, you'll have to own it for between 16.66 - 12.5 months. So a year to a year and a half before the amount of modem rental payments starts to cancel out and favor you. The gamble part is big, are you planning on moving? Does the new place have cable? Can you use it there? What if a power surge hits and takes out the modem? You'll have to wait, at best, for warrenty repair or buy a new one which moves the time frame back a bit. If anything happens to the modem, you are responsible for it.

For me, I took the gamble and bought 2. One for me and one for maw. This was well over 3 years ago and they are working fine and saving us money now.

 

I got my modem free after rebate. If it becomes obsolete then I'll rent one but until then oh well