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Old 11-18-2013, 08:59 AM
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OK here is the problem. Up north I set up my own modem/router. When I moved down here I got my Modem/Router from Comcast. They are charging me $7.00 a month rental on it. I want to get my own and return theirs. A good Modem/router only costs about $90.00 so within one year I will have it paid for. Now I have seen people talk about Comcast making them get a new Modem/router because their old one was not compatible. Anyone know what market modem/routers are compatible and steps to setup?

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Old 11-18-2013, 09:36 AM
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Motorola Surfboard cable modems are compatible with Comcast. I'm not at home, so I can't tell you the model number I'm using. If you poke around for a while at the Comcast website, you can find a list of compatible cable modems.

The most important feature to look for when shopping ... supports DOCSIS 3.0. This will provide you with the best performance.
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OK here is the problem. Up north I set up my own modem/router. When I moved down here I got my Modem/Router from Comcast. They are charging me $7.00 a month rental on it. I want to get my own and return theirs. A good Modem/router only costs about $90.00 so within one year I will have it paid for. Now I have seen people talk about Comcast making them get a new Modem/router because their old one was not compatible. Anyone know what market modem/routers are compatible and steps to setup?

Thanks for any help
I returned my Comcast modem, they are cheap and fail. There are no compatibility problems using your own modem.
I got a top of the line Motorola SURFboard modem, typically used for gaming, real fast, have had it not for 4 years.
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I use a ZOOM MODEM/ROUTER MODEL 5352 and it works great. All you have to do is call Comcast and give them the information they ask for about the modem. After that is takes a few minutes to sync and you are operational. I have had no issues at all.
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Motorola SURFboard Mod# SB6121
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I bought a refurbished Motorola Surfboard SB5101U on ebay for $27 and it works fine with Comcast or RoadRunner.

Amazon sells new ones.
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