I was on a 75Mbps plan, but changed to 200Mbps when the pandemic started. To my surprise the higher speed plan saved me $10 month.
Why is Comcast so whimpy for upload?
Agreed, I think this is just from our old Plan. I only had 125 Mbps download, so at the time 10 Mbps upload was the norm. Unfortunately, my uploading is still at that level, hopefully they will fix that.
This is the modem I have. I think 800 Mbps is it's cap...Wow wish it was $30 when I bought it. I know I paid under $100 on sale back I think about a decade ago...
Very true, plus they block port 80 so you can't host a website...
I have the Netgear CM500-100NAS and was recently upgraded from 300Mbps to 400Mbps by Xfinity. Running the speed test I'm getting 350Mbps download and 11Mbps upload. Good enough for me. I have been told pricing will be going up as of the 1st of the year for most plans. Hopefully, that's incorrect.
I was just thinking, your Modem may need a firmware upgrade. I know on my old Modem, several years back, fixed a slow download issue I was having. Most ISP's control our modems and push upgrades/changes to them. I would call Comcast, now that this speed increase is official, and have them check your firmware. I remember the Tech. upgraded my Modem's firmware while on the phone with him, he then had me check my speed and that fixed it. Worth a Try...
The SB6190 is a great modem? I take it you haven't heard of the vulnerabilities (DDOS related) that are still on it with no fix in the pipeline? All of the Puma 6 based modems were garbage. There's still a lawsuit ongoing because of the issues that thing had. They did manage to mostly fix the horrible jitter and latency it had a couple years ago but it's reputation is tarnished. I'm still surprised they're selling refurb units due to how bad those things were. I believe they also pushback with activating docsis 3.0 modems too. They're pushing everyone to docsis 3.1 since that's the future until 4.0 comes out later in the decade.
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One more thing to remember about refurb modems is they may still be provisioned on whatever carrier you want to use it on. If that happens the MAC address is already registered and you won't be able to activate it. You will be SOL, and need to buy something else, or stick with the original modem. Fortunately, this did not happen with the CM500 I currently use. Luck of the draw.The SB6190 is a great modem? I take it you haven't heard of the vulnerabilities (DDOS related) that are still on it with no fix in the pipeline? All of the Puma 6 based modems were garbage. There's still a lawsuit ongoing because of the issues that thing had. They did manage to mostly fix the horrible jitter and latency it had a couple years ago but it's reputation is tarnished. I'm still surprised they're selling refurb units due to how bad those things were. I believe they also pushback with activating docsis 3.0 modems too. They're pushing everyone to docsis 3.1 since that's the future until 4.0 comes out later in the decade.
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Forum discussion: Is anyone using the Arris 6190 modem with Spectrum? Have the issues with the Puma chip been resolved? ( see https://www.dslreports.com/shownews/The-Arris-SB6190-Modem-Puma-6-Chipset-Have-Some-Major-Issues-138411 ) I have one brand new in the boxList of 71 Bad Cable Modems to Avoid in 2023 [Do Not Buy]
After researching for weeks and testing many models, I finally came up with 71 bad modems list to avoid buying in 2023.
Comcast is rolling out 2 gig right now. The following areas have access to those speeds right now:
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The SB8200 is still solid for gig and under but the S33 and MB8611 are the replacements and support 2.5g. Netgear has some good options too.
Oh right. I completely forgot about that. I know Comcast is supposed to remove unused modems after a set amount of time but that rarely happens. I like to save money but it's best to just buy a new modem and be done with it. You don't need the greatest one if you don't care about the max speeds but buying an old, used one isn't a good idea. Black friday sales usually knock the sb8200 down quite a bit and I know I've seen $50 off on the S33 too. Also docsis 3.1 gives you extra channels for bonding so you'll get a more stable connection too, regardless of speeds.
