[linux-help] Re: cablemodem question

[ironrose <ironrose@xxxxxxx>]

SMC have very good cable modems and they are very cost effective.  Some 
tech support people have said that having a mixture of SMC and other 
brands can cause some problems,  the SMC keeps resending the signal and 
therefore slows down the network.  It may have been a few isolated cases 
rather than being a true pattern.

What happened to the Best Data cable modem?  Even though Cox doesn't 
actually support it, mine works great.  Cox can't control (limit the 
bandwidth) some cable modems as well as others.  The Toshiba and the 
Surfboard are the easiest for them to limit the speed with.

gLaNDix (Jesse Kaufman) wrote:

>i've seen some e-mails before about which cablemodem to buy, and since my
>P.O.S. bestdata (at the time I bought it, RoadRunner actually *suggested*
>it) is my new paperweight, it looks like i'm in the market for a new one...
>the cox guy told me to look at either a toshiba or surfboard... any
>recommendations?  i'd prefer to get of as inexpensive (not cheap) as i can,
>but if it means spending a few extra bucks for reliability and longevity,
>it's worth it.  what is a decent price for a good cablemodem and where do
>you all recommend purchasing one?
>
>thanks,
>gLaNDix
>
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