[Cialug] Choosing a cable modem

[Scott Yates]

No, that is really the only difference.


On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 5:23 PM, Matthew Nuzum <newz at bearfruit.org> wrote:

> 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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