[ale] Xfinity Modem -- lease or buy recoomendations

[pizza at shaftnet.org (Solomon Peachy)]

On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 01:14:07PM -0400, Paul Cartwright wrote:
> I had a DOCSIS modem long ago, before xfinity.. I helped my daughter buy
> one a few years back, we went to Best buy & bought the cheapest one they
> had. She never had a problem..
> 
> http://customer.xfinity.com/help-and-support/internet/list-of-approved-cable-modems/

http://mydeviceinfo.comcast.net/

You can plug your service speed in, and it'll show you the minimal 
equipment needed.

I'd get the Motorola/Arris SB6141, they're reasonably priced ($90) and 
will support all but the highest speed tiers (ie >=250Mbps).  The 6121 
($70 new) is cheaper but maxes out at 100Mbps.

One caveat, if you're a business class customer and want static IPs, you 
*must* rent a modem from Comcast.  (Go ahead, ask me how I learned this.  
sigh..)

 - Solomon
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Solomon Peachy        		       pizza at shaftnet dot org
Delray Beach, FL                          ^^ (email/xmpp) ^^
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