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Re: thinking about buying own cable modem thanks for the suggestion what is the main difference between the 5120 and the 5101. why is the 5120 cheaper. |
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 MacLeechThe one and onlyPremium
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kudos:3 | The difference is a different chipset in the modem.
Early in the release of the 5120 some people had problems with them because of the different chipset and some firmware issues. It's been fixed for a while though and they seem to work fine these days.
The 5120 may cost less because of the chipset being lower cost or because of the demand for the 5101 since it has a reputation of being more reliable for the reasons listed above. |
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| so the 5101 is newer? thanks, i was just confused and always thought that the greater the (model) number is the newer it is |
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MacLeechThe one and onlyPremium
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SoCal
kudos:3
1 edit | said by kevinf1990:so the 5101 is newer? thanks, i was just confused and always thought that the greater the (model) number is the newer it is Usually yes the higher model numbers are newer.
The 5120 is newer then the 5100 or 5101, but it's chipset came from a different vendor than either the 5100 or 5101 which is where the firmware issues came into play. New chipset, new vendor, new firmware, new problems... again they seem to have been resolved. |
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| but in this case the 5101 is newer, better, and more reliable? thank you for your help. looks like i will be buying the 5101 |
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MacLeechThe one and onlyPremium
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SoCal
kudos:3 | said by kevinf1990:but in this case the 5101 is newer, better, and more reliable? thank you for your help. looks like i will be buying the 5101 No matter which moto 51xx you buy, they'll all serve equally well. |
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| so it looks like i should just buy which ever one is cheaper. are firmwares on the modems upgradeable like the routers |
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MacLeechThe one and onlyPremium
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SoCal
kudos:3 | The firmware is upgradable by the cable providers only. |
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