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About Purchasing a new cablemodem
Posted by No-man on December 5th, 2004


I have a Toshiba cablemodem that been running for the past 3.5 yrs and was
thinking about getting a new one. I just wanted to know is it best getting a
new one and will it do any improvements compare to my old one. I also wanted
to know is there anything different between my old one is DOCSIS 1.0 to 2.0?
Also I'm on comcast if anyone wanted to know incase.

TB


Posted by Bill Crocker on December 5th, 2004


Typically, a cable modem either works, or it doesn't. Especially with
Comcast, there is nothing you can do on your end, by replacing a cable
modem, to increase performance. That is all controlled on the head end.
Comcast is fully compatible with DOCSIS 1.0, so buying a newer cable modem,
supporting DOCSIS 2.0, will do nothing for you.

If you do decide to buy a new cable modem anyway, contact Comcast in your
area, to confirm they support the manufacture, and model, you're intending
to purchase. After the purchase, you will need to contact Comcast again, to
have it provisioned. This is a process where they modify your account, to
accept the new MAC address, from your new cable modem.

Bill Crocker


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