http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22358820 en Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:04:25 EDT Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:04:25 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22366991 K Patterson : II would not buy a modem from EBay. It is apt to be broken or stolen, and if it happens to be stolen from TWC it will not work.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22366991 Sun, 10 May 2009 11:56:34 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22362936 AMDUSER : Have you tweaked your computer yet? »/tweaks

Sometimes it well help quite a bit to get closer to advertised speed.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22362936 Sat, 09 May 2009 09:24:22 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22361467 AMDUSER : Hook the modem up to the computer.. then check the local area connection speed (located by the system try - near the clock.)
If it says 10 Meg, that is the problem.. (Note: If you have 10 meg ethernet port, it will say 10 Meg.)

There is a post somewhere in Charter forum about this problem (problems with 10/1 ), although I can not seem to find it atm.. (In theory it should work;but it is not always the case.)

(A linksys cable modem I had before had the issue, was rated docisis 1, it maxed out at 7 meg even with 100 meg wan ethernet port..(on charter) was rated upto 38 Meg and all. )

I would check with TWC to see if cable modem rental costs $ though, locally in Milwaukee,WI they do not charge for it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22361467 Fri, 08 May 2009 21:22:18 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22360718 Reinvent3d : You are getting your bits and bytes confused. Your line is meant for 10 Megabits, or Mbits, or Mb. MB is Megabytes. ;)

However, slow speeds, which it sounds like can be caused by line problems.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22360718 Fri, 08 May 2009 18:03:23 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22360245 pinhead3641 : We own the SB4200. How can one tell what sort of ethernet port it has installed?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22360245 Fri, 08 May 2009 16:26:47 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22360084 AMDUSER : That also depends on the firmware as well; some of the SB4xxx series also have issues with a 10 meg ethernet port installed (not 10/100) as well.

If you are renting the modem, take it in and swap it for a Surfboard 51xx series. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22360084 Fri, 08 May 2009 15:52:29 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22359680 dbmaven : »broadband.motorola.com/consumers···heet.pdf

No. Max downstream on Docsis 1.1 is 38Mbps, max upstream is 10Mbps.

Cablevision in NY still uses the 4200s for their 'standard' 15/2 service, and they work fine.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22359680 Fri, 08 May 2009 14:33:02 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22358820 pinhead3641 : We own a Motorola SB4200, and have used it for more than five years. I see inexpensive used Motorola SB51** modems on eBay and wonder if there is any benefit in upgrading.

We connect via TWC Roadrunner Turbo, which is advertised to deliver up to 10 MB/sec down and 1 MB/sec up. Speed tests show we typically see speeds quite a bit below the advertised rates. A couple of months ago, we were getting 6-7 MB/sec down and around 1 MB/sec up; today (a Friday morning) we're getting around 3.5 MB/sec down and 1 MB/sec up.

A few months back we switched to Ooma for our phone service, and so we're wondering if we would benefit in any way from having a newer modem, say an SB5100 or equivalent.

I've read that my SB4200 can't do better than about 7 MB/sec down, so I'm wondering if our cable connection is possibly faster than my modem can use.

Thanks in advance for any and all helpful replies.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22358820 Fri, 08 May 2009 12:02:44 EDT