| [Tampa] Getting BrightHouse Internet installed tommorow morning I'm getting Brighthouse tomorrow morning (2/22/13) and I'm wondering, should I use the provided modem, or should I replace it with my own and return theirs? |
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| Re: [Tampa] Getting BrightHouse Internet installed tommorow morn I'm using my own router for sure. |
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 John97Over The Hills And Far AwayPremium
join:2000-11-14
Spring Hill, FL
 ·Bright House
| If you are even somewhat of a technical or heavy user, I recommend going with your own modem and router. You can bridge whatever they give you as well.
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| I'm gonna use my own router and just rent a modem. I have a pretty amazing Amped Wireless R10000 (»www.ampedwireless.com/products/r10000.html) |
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| I may get one of these myself. That looks sweet for $110 |
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| Yep, its pretty kick butt. |
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 BHNtechXpertBHN StaffPremium,VIP
join:2006-02-16
Saint Petersburg, FL
kudos:86 | reply to MikeSpears
Guys you might think twice about that....
»www.amazon.com/Amped-Wireless-Wi···points=0
The issues raised here cannot be overlooked even assuming half are real AND the newer generation unit is worse.
You know which routers (2 brands) I recommend so take a moment to consider all before hitting submit with that credit card.
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~All truth goes through three phases. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as self-evident. - Arthur Schopenhauer ~
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| Hmm, I've had this thing for a couple of months and it works really well. They released an update for the connection wizard. |
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swbrains
join:2004-04-14
Wesley Chapel, FL | reply to MikeSpears
I just received a letter from BH in the mail saying I'll be seeing a $3.50 charge for the use of their modem in coming months. Since a typical D3 modem will probably cost you about $100, you can do the math... Divide that by the monthly cost of the BH modem and you'll see that it's more than two years before your personally-owned pays for itself. If you feel that's a reasonable ROI period for you then you may want to buy your own modem. Otherwise, renting from BH may be more cost-effective.
Regardless of which modem you use, if you're using your own router you may want to ask them to bridge the modem during installation or open a direct thread here to request it right after installation. |
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BHNtechXpertBHN StaffPremium,VIP
join:2006-02-16
Saint Petersburg, FL
kudos:86 | reply to MikeSpears
said by MikeSpears:Hmm, I've had this thing for a couple of months and it works really well. Used it on my dad's Verizon FiOS line, I decided I wanted to get my own internet haha.
Every experience is going to be different and perhaps you don't need the features most complained about in the reviews. I'm not trying to steer you one way or the other...in THIS case just trying to get you look at everything first. Certainly your experience is a plus for people to consider BUT I don't like to see firmware and performance issues of that type with so few reviews. That scares me especially since I own or have owned pretty much every router you can think of and after you buy a few and get bit you learn real quick to check these things first.
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~All truth goes through three phases. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as self-evident. - Arthur Schopenhauer ~
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| True that, tigerdirect has more reviews for it. |
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BHNtechXpertBHN StaffPremium,VIP
join:2006-02-16
Saint Petersburg, FL
kudos:86 | reply to MikeSpears
As for using our modem or purchasing your own I will help you either way. We have no problems with you bringing your own modem provided it's on our approved list. In either instance I can help you with bridging. One thing to consider however if...IF you bring your own modem...you cannot get a static IP. |
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| The static IP is the big reason why I'll likely just use the provided modem. That's pretty awesome, static IP on residential service... Can I run an FTP server? I use it to backup my remote Linux servers. |
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swbrains
join:2004-04-14
Wesley Chapel, FL | Just curious -- What's the additional cost of a static IP for residential service? |
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BHNtechXpertBHN StaffPremium,VIP
join:2006-02-16
Saint Petersburg, FL
kudos:86 | reply to BHNtechXpert
said by BHNtechXpert:As for using our modem or purchasing your own I will help you either way. We have no problems with you bringing your own modem provided it's on our approved list. In either instance I can help you with bridging. One thing to consider however if...IF you bring your own modem...you cannot get a static IP.
Sure you can do pretty much anything you want so long as it doesn't impact others or pose a security risk to the network neither of which that should do. Case in point... I have Synology NAS systems here at the house. One is dedicated to my own personal website, remote media sharing, DNS server, email server, FTP server, VPN and several other things. I don't have a static because my IP rarely changes...I mean RARELY. If you leave the modem and router powered on it can be a very long time before you get a change.
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~All truth goes through three phases. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as self-evident. - Arthur Schopenhauer ~
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said by swbrains:Just curious -- What's the additional cost of a static IP for residential service?
I think it's $10 a month for 1 IP |
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swbrains
join:2004-04-14
Wesley Chapel, FL | Thanks. |
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BHNtechXpertBHN StaffPremium,VIP
join:2006-02-16
Saint Petersburg, FL
kudos:86 | reply to swbrains
said by swbrains:Just curious -- What's the additional cost of a static IP for residential service?
$10 for 1
$20 for 5 |
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said by BHNtechXpert:said by BHNtechXpert:As for using our modem or purchasing your own I will help you either way. We have no problems with you bringing your own modem provided it's on our approved list. In either instance I can help you with bridging. One thing to consider however if...IF you bring your own modem...you cannot get a static IP.
Sure you can do pretty much anything you want so long as it doesn't impact others or pose a security risk to the network neither of which that should do. Case in point... I have Synology NAS systems here at the house. One is dedicated to my own personal website, remote media sharing, DNS server, email server, FTP server, VPN and several other things. I don't have a static because my IP rarely changes...I mean RARELY. If you leave the modem and router powered on it can be a very long time before you get a change. Thanks for your help.
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Thanks,
Michael K. Spears
Bright House Networks and Verizon FiOS Customer |
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@BHNtechXpert Will the tech need to use my computer to setup the modem? I don't mind, I'll just need to make sure I have anything work related closed out. The company I work for has employees use their own PC for work haha |
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