New modem

Sharp324 · Post by **Sharp324** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 6:29 pm

Was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a cable modem? Mines starting to mess up and i havnt really stayed up to date on the modem market. Need something that can support some good speeds also. So any recommendations will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Post by **dom** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 6:44 pm

0.o

Where i'm at you can't *buy* modems. All the ISPs supply their own modems, and their service isn't capatible with any other modems.

You can either lease or buy...

What's nice about it is they offer free upgrades with new models. I recently just traded mine in for a new modem, then they came over upgraded my phone service to VOIP, installed a new model for the VOIP and the internet.

They also give out norton for free.

Sharp324 · Post by **Sharp324** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 6:46 pm

dom wrote:0.o

Where i'm at you can't *buy* modems. All the ISPs supply their own modems, and their service isn't capatible with any other modems.

You can either lease or buy...

What's nice about it is they offer free upgrades with new models. I recently just traded mine in for a new modem, then they came over upgraded my phone service to VOIP, installed a new model for the VOIP and the internet.

They also give out norton for free.

We can buy ours if we want, far as i know they support D-Link and Motorolla, and A-Bit i think. Im using the one you lease for $5 now which is a POS.

maxietheboss · Post by **maxietheboss** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 6:48 pm

in holland you first need to be sure if u need a modem or a modem with build in router
and then you also need to know if u have a isdn or analog line. dont know how it is where you live.
but i reccomend linksys, compared to the old speedtouch modem i had linksys is teh hax

Sharp324 · Post by **Sharp324** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 6:51 pm

maxietheboss wrote:in holland you first need to be sure if u need a modem or a modem with build in router
and then you also need to know if u have a isdn or analog line. dont know how it is where you live.
but i reccomend linksys, compared to the old speedtouch modem i had linksys is teh hax

Ah thanks, thats the other my ISP supports, Linksys. All i have to do is buy it and then give them the MAC ID on the modem.

maxietheboss · Post by **maxietheboss** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:11 pm

Sharp324 wrote:
maxietheboss wrote:in holland you first need to be sure if u need a modem or a modem with build in router
and then you also need to know if u have a isdn or analog line. dont know how it is where you live.
but i reccomend linksys, compared to the old speedtouch modem i had linksys is teh hax

Ah thanks, thats the other my ISP supports, Linksys. All i have to do is buy it and then give them the MAC ID on the modem.

i thought it was that easy to but for my modem you had to know settings like vpi to vci pppoa and pppt and vcmux and other sh*t,
so u shud inform about it at your isp

CrimsonNuker · Post by **CrimsonNuker** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:14 pm

The motorolla ones are good, simple to read when its disconnected or not, my stupid ass scientific atlanta here has a long delay of telling me that lol

Sharp324 · Post by **Sharp324** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:19 pm

CrimsonNuker wrote:The motorolla ones are good, simple to read when its disconnected or not, my stupid ass scientific atlanta here has a long delay of telling me that lol

yeah i was looking at the surfboard. Ive already contacted my ISP and told them and they said I could either buy one from them or buy one of the supported ones from a retailer.