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1.0 stars
"Worked great when it was supported...but no more"
Pros: Your own modem, stacks nicely with other Linksys devices, Easy to setup
Cons: No longer supported by Comcast, No upgrade path to DOCSIS 1.1, Constant connection drops
Summary: I purchased this modem about three years ago and was satisfied with it for about 1 1/2 years. It stacked up nicely on top of my other Linksys products at that time.
However, with time and changes this modem is now no longer supported by Comcast because they claim it cannot be upgraded to DOCSIS 1.1 standards. Finger pointing between Linksys and Comcast have left the poor consumer out in the cold and in the middle of a no win situation.
The other big problem is that there never goes an hour that this modem does not drop the Internet connection. It is a pain to manually reset the modem each time this occurs, and it sometimes the only way to temporarily get your connection back up and running.
From experience with other Linksys products I have now turned away from this company. The other products like this one have let me down, specifically their WAPS/WiFi cards and routers.
Avoid this modem at all cost and instead go with a Motorola which after I did, gave me not only a steady connection, but also increased my bandwidth by 1MB.
Where to buy
EtherFast Cable Modem - Version 2:
$129.99
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