It is a Motorola SB6121. My internet has been crappy lately, and wondering if this thing is on its last days. I have xfinity and show be getting upwards of 250 mbps, but rarely top 90.

Which modem or type of modem should I get?

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Posted by bluebarracuda

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Posted on 3/20/18 at 4:53 pm to Chicken

Motorola SB6190

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Posted by CAD703X

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Posted on 3/20/18 at 5:00 pm to Chicken

This explains alot about site outages

I keed don't ban me

Eta chicken the higher the docsis # on the modem, the more Comcast is inside your house spying on you.

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Posted by t00f

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Posted on 3/20/18 at 5:05 pm to Chicken

I have an arris sb6190 and it rocks. Also helps with future proof to an extent, unless you end up with fiber:

SB6190
SURFboard® Cable Modem
Introducing the first Gigabit+ cable modem in the SURFboard lineup. The SURFboard SB6190 is a DOCSIS 3.0 modem is capable of download speeds up to 1.4 Gbps! That’s fast enough to download multiple HD movies in one minute! Power your home network with the SB6190 to deliver the fastest speeds and most reliable connection to the Internet.

Gigabit Cable Modem
Download speeds up to 1.4 Gbps
DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem
32 download and 8 upload channels
Supports IPv4 and IPv6 – the latest Internet standard
Compatible with major U.S. Cable Providers

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Posted by Jimbeaux28

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Posted on 3/20/18 at 5:06 pm to Chicken

Need to up your DOCSIS game to 3.1.

LINK

Double check with XFinity to make sure it is compatible, which I can’t see why it wouldn’t be.

ETA: if you are opening your wallet for a new modem, don’t get another DOCSIS 3.0 modem.

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Posted by jeff5891

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Posted on 3/20/18 at 6:56 pm to Chicken

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I have xfinity and show be getting upwards of 250 mbps, but rarely top 90.

Can you explain how you tested your speeds?

Were you connected wifi? Were connected to a switch? Were you directly connected to the modem?

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show be getting upwards of 250 mbps

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capable of up to 172 Mbps and upload speeds up to 131 Mbps

Your device apparently can't hit 250Mbps down

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Posted by Spock's Eyebrow

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Posted on 3/20/18 at 7:10 pm to CAD703X

quote:
This explains alot about site outages

I keed don't ban me

Eta chicken the higher the docsis # on the modem, the more Comcast is inside your house spying on you.

Can't help yourself, can you.

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Posted by Chicken

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Posted on 3/21/18 at 8:21 am to Jimbeaux28

I went with the MB8600 with DOCSIS 3.1. Turns out that my current modem is nearly 6 years old.

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