[Cialug] Choosing a cable modem

[Matthew Nuzum]

Around here the max speed I can find is 150Mb which is way more money than I'm willing to spend, and that speed actually isn't available until June 1st. I'm going to be on the 50Mb plan which is entirely suitable for my needs.

Considering that, is there any difference between the two that will affect me?
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On May 18, 2014, at 4:39 PM, Scott Yates <Scott at yatesframe.com> wrote:

> The Motorola SB6141 is two times faster than the older Motorola SB6121.
> This is because Motorola SB6141’s downstream throughput is 320 Mbps as it
> is capable of bonding up to eight channels while the Motorola SB6121 is 160
> Mbps because it can bond up to only four channels.
> 
> 
> 
> On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 1:26 PM, Matthew Nuzum <newz at bearfruit.org> wrote:
> 
>> DOCSIS 3.0 is the new black, I guess. I'm thinking about buying my own
>> modem so I don't have to pay the $5 monthly rental.
>> 
>> It seems that the Motorola are popular, and I've noticed that they have
>> two different DOCSIS 3.0 modems (excluding those with built in wifi).
>> 
>> Here in the DSM area, is there any practical difference between the sb6121
>> and the sb6141?
>> 
>> Is there another I should be considering? For the record, I'm not going to
>> pay for the higher tier speeds for some time. Also, I don't want to get
>> built in wifi because I want to have more control over configuration.
>> 
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