[Cable] Used cable moden any good? in Comcast HSI http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22587038 en Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:06:56 EDT Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:06:56 EDT Re: [Cable] Used cable moden any good? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22594812 anon : Ok thanks for the help guys. I decided not to buy it. I'll keep looking for a low cost modem elsewhere. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22594812 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:06:58 EDT Re: [Cable] Used cable moden any good? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22589512 Kearnstd : also id not trust a used CM from a thrift store. if it is stolen they wont provision it. also its a very old model, if it where a DCM425 id say risk the six bucks.
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[65 Arcanist]Filan(High Elf) Zone: Broadband Reports]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22589512 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:56:24 EDT Re: [Cable] Used cable moden any good? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22589360 fonzbear2000 :
said by beachintech See Profile :

It's old, I believe only DOCSIS 1.1 certified, and will be End of Life soon.
DO NOT get this modem!!!!! It's MUCH worse than docsis 1.1: "Capable of receiving data at rates of up to 3000kbps" »support.radioshack.com/support_a···6077.pdf Docsis 1.1 is capable of receiving data rates at up to 43mbps.
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»Check this out!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22589360 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:09:26 EDT Re: [Cable] Used cable moden any good? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22589349 nthach : I'm using a Moto SB5100 I found in a car from the auction at work, Comcast activated it with no issues.

I found a 2Wire Home Portal at the local thrift store too, too bad DOCSIS is MAC-bound for authentication than user/pass like PPPoE/DHCP DSL connections. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22589349 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:03:10 EDT Re: [Cable] Used cable moden any good? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22588959 koshoka : It's prob worth $6 if it's not stolen.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22588959 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:53:41 EDT Re: [Cable] Used cable moden any good? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22587585 EG : They may not even provision it if it happens to be stolen..]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22587585 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:16:44 EDT Re: [Cable] Used cable moden any good? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22587547 nate1234 : For $9.99 shipping, and $3/month you can get a docsis 3 modem, you can buy one for ~$80... its probably worth it]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22587547 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:05:32 EDT Re: [Cable] Used cable moden any good? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22587516 Tromper : Can't say for any other providers, but if you're on a Comcast connection don't bother. Theyr'e going all 2.0, 3.0.
beyond taht those units were/are notoriously bad. They go weak that power supply connection so drop due to that (there was a recall at one point), & they have lousy shielding so get ingress issues from anything/everything]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22587516 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:57:16 EDT Re: [Cable] Used cable moden any good? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22587400 beachintech : It's old, I believe only DOCSIS 1.1 certified, and will be End of Life soon.
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Tech at the Beach.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22587400 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:17:43 EDT [Cable] Used cable moden any good? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22587038 anon : I recently saw a used RCA cable modem (model # DCM245R) for $5.99 at my local salvation army store and am wondering if this is a good basic (first time) cable modem for use with comcast?

It looks to be in very good shape and comes with the software install disk.

I noticed it is on the comcast compatible modem list, it's only 6 bucks, so I figure it's worth the gamble.

Anyone who has used the modem and can comment on if it's a good modem or not?

Thanks very much.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22587038 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:28:27 EDT