Reddit reviews MOTOROLA MG7540 16x4 Cable Modem Plus AC1600 Dual Band Wi-Fi Gigabit Router with DFS, 686 Mbps Maximum DOCSIS 3.0 - Approved by Comcast Xfinity, Cox, Charter Spectrum, More
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16x4 DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem plus a built-in AC1600 Dual Band (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) WiFi Gigabit Router with four Gigabit (GigE) Ethernet ports, a firewall, and more. This product is recommended for actual cable Internet service speeds up to 375 Mbps. A Broadcom cable modem chipset provides security from Denial of Service attacks.Requires cable Internet service. Approved by Comcast Xfinity and Xfinity X1, Cox, Charter Spectrum, BrightHouse, WOW!, CableOne, RCN, Mediacom and other cable service providers. ELIMINATE CABLE MODEM RENTAL FEES UP TO 156 DOLLARS PER YEAR. (Savings are shown for Xfinity and vary by provider). NOT COMPATIBLE with Verizon, AT&T, CenturyLink and other fiber optic, DSL or satellite services. Model MG7540 DOES NOT have a phone jack. This model CANNOT be used for making or receiving telephone calls.Built-in high-speed WiFi router with AC1600 Wi-Fi provides Internet access for WiFi devices including smartphones, notebooks, tablets, game stations, HDTVs, Amazon Echo, Google Home, Chromecast, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and AppleTV. Four 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports provide wired connections to Windows and Mac computers, HDTVs, game stations, streaming TV devices, and other Ethernet-capable devices.The router can work on WiFi DFS frequencies, unlike most routers, so it is much less vulnerable to WiFi interference from neighbors. AnyBeam beamforming at both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequencies focuses the signal on wireless clients to further enhance performance and range.Integrating the cable modem and router creates a reliable connection that reduces unwieldy wiring and power adapter clutter while conserving desk space. The vertical design minimizes shelf space and improves cooling while looking great in any home or office. A two-year warranty plus rugged lightning and power surge circuits protect your investment. Includes phone and web support by friendly, professional USA-based technical support specialists. Phone support is provided in English and Spanish.
I have this modem/router combo for my Comcast "Performance Starter" (25 Mb/s) but also had it before downgrading when I had Blast!(100 Mb/s) band it works great. I get a little bit above of my advertised speed, but so did I with their rented modem.
This is a combo that would work for 100 Mbps:
https://www.amazon.com/MOTOROLA-MG7540-AC1600-Gigabit-Maximum/dp/B01MSTB5KW/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=modem+router+combo&qid=1571509460&sr=8-3
Yes you can find cheaper :
https://www.amazon.com/Touchstone-Residential-Gateway-802-11n-TG862G/dp/B008KRLZCW/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MSTB5KW/
Good luck with Comcast
Thanks for the response. I noticed that all of the Arris SURFboard products have really mediocre reviews on Amazon compared to other brands like Netgear and Motorola. Not a concern?
I also would like a cable modem/wireless router combo. Not recommended? Looking at this Motorola device.
I'm gonna take a guess in that you have the 200/10 package. It's my understanding that anything over the 150/20 requires a modem that has a minimum of 16d/4u channels. As such you would be looking at this https://www.amazon.com/Motorola-High-Speed-Certified-Spectrum-MG7540/dp/B01MSTB5KW/ref=pd_sim_147_13?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01MSTB5KW&pd_rd_r=WXNF74BCY0W4NS62PBX0&pd_rd_w=q2c8M&pd_rd_wg=0wwZm&psc=1&refRID=WXNF74BCY0W4NS62PBX0 .
> That would mean that your registration is tied to your MAC address, which sounds wrong to me but i'm no developer. that would be a significant hardware change if the MAC changed, it would appear to be a new network adapter.
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Motorola MG7540
https://www.amazon.com/MOTOROLA-MG7540-AC1600-Gigabit-Maximum/dp/B01MSTB5KW/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1537189198&sr=1-4&keywords=router+modem
Amazon has this one that should work with Comcast, for $130. Of course I would check first with them to make sure it's compatible but it says certified by Comcast in the description.
I bought my own cable modem when I was with Time Warner Cable in New York (another DOCSIS 3 one), and saved the monthly modem rental fees, but I don't think I even have the option to use my own with AT&T.
you can nearly always buy your own modem as well.
and in Denver, that is what my buddy did at both his business and home, comcast has a page with "compatibility ratings" of the different modems that they will activate. and there are still plenty of standard modems on that list. it is the same way here, those that on cable or DSL etc. theyre usually given/leasing a combo device, but you can always go out and buy your own single function device.
where I live, and work, its fiber to the home and fiber to the dmarc. so we have an ONT that that converts that fiber signal and gives us a cat5 for internet, one for tv and another for phone. I can plug a switch in and multiple routers each getting their own address, or a single router using one address, or a single router with multiple configurable interfaces to grab multiple ip's across multiple ports.
edit to add: this device, your standard surfboard no routing, no funny business. plug in a switch and a couple routers if you want. this surfboard has a router built in, and if you cant disable the router funny business, yeah you may have trouble pulling multiple IPs. you shouldn't have trouble activating either one on comcast and many other major cable isp's.(you will want to verify ahead of time of course but....) and yeah, these aren't surfboards because arris bought that, but close enough.
Here is one if you want an integrated router and modem combo:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LFXQ01I/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_W9v6ybSFQ70SM
I personally have been using that for about a year now and would give it a great review.
Keep in mind it is not 802.11 Ac so if you are doing a lot of high data intense streaming over wireless to multiple devices this may not be for you. I wired my whole house up with cat6 so I only use the wireless for cell phones mainly so thats not an issue for me but wanted you to be aware.
If you do use mainly wireless then this is the ac version. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MSTB5KW/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_Egw6ybDNW27GV