jsimmons
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Falls Church, VA
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Re: [NV] Buy or Lease a Modem (for COX HSI)?
The modem I got from Cox was a Scientific Atlanta WebStar. Even though it was free (part of a promotion), I scrapped it in favor of a purchased Motorola SB5120. The Motorola's are excellent and provide much more diagnostic information. You will not usually run into problems if you use your own modem as long as its on the Cox approved modem list. However if you have connection problems and they send a tech to your house to troubleshoot, don't be surprised if they swap your modem out for one of theirs - at least while troubleshooting. If the problem is not modem related, they can swap yours back in.
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| I've got a WebStar that I purchased (I didn't' have a choice of brands) and it's perfectly fine. I've had it for around 8 months. I get good speed, etc. Never had a burp that wasn't cured quickly. I think it cost $25 as part of a promotion.
In the long run owning a modem is cheaper than renting. And you don't have to buy from COX. If you don't buy from them, make sure it's compatible.
No matter which modem you buy, make sure it's on surge protection or even a good UPS so it gets good clean power. You might even consider a surge suppressor for the cable line to protect it, but that's probably overkill.
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