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You will need a router as well. Depending on the size of your house you can go with a single router or if it is larger a mesh system.
The modem is on sale on Amazon for $134.99. On Best Buy it's $169. Would they be able to price match the $134.99 price or only the $144.99 price?
https://www.amazon.com/ARRIS-SURFboard-Approved-SB8200-Frustration/dp/B07DY16W2Z
OP -- if you're using their rented modem/router I would recommend to get your own that seem to fix a lot of my outages.
Here's an Amazon link to a surfboard modem: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DY16W2Z
**UPDATE** Went ahead and bought a new modem, and called Optimum to set it up and explained why after the customer service rep asked me the reason for buying a new modem of my own, and they were very understanding and even gave a reminder to have them remove the fee on the next statement for my account after returning their modem, after having the new modem for a little over 2 weeks...it seems all the issues i was having have disappeared.
I ended up buying this Arris modem, I had a choice of going with this Arris modem or the Netgear modem, and what tipped my decision was i had previously owned an Arris modem years ago and never had an issue.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DY16W2Z?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
Before you go out and buy your own equipment please for the love of all that is holy don't try and cheap out on stuff like this. DOCISIS3.0 8x4 channel is junk plain and simple. The stuff that Comcast gives people on the low end is basically this https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Cable-Modem-Router-Combo/dp/B078FBC499?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_1&th=1 but with Xfinity branding on the side instead of Netgear. However, even that is being phased out in favor of their XB6 and XB7 for people that get 600mbps and higher.
If you are gonna buy your own equipment don't take a step backward and I highly encourage you to get a modem that is DOCSIS 3.1 capable. A good example is the SB8600 https://www.amazon.com/ARRIS-SURFboard-Approved-SB8200-Frustration/dp/B07DY16W2Z/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2JQPP44XOWGKZ&dchild=1&keywords=sb8600&qid=1595727582&s=electronics&sprefix=SB86%2Celectronics%2C133&sr=1-4
As far as a router try and budget for something that supports at least 802.11 AC(AKA Wifi 5). You can get really good ones for like $120-$180 range.
Lastly, I will just say that you really should get 100mbps internet in today's day in age(or better). The only people that should be rocking 25mbs are those that are on prepaid(in which case you don't rent) or those on internet essentials program for $10 a month. I say this because 25/3 is rough for anything outside of simple streaming and school work. That assumes one person. To give some perspective lets take a look at gaming for a sec. Your average PC game nowadays on Steam is running anywhere between 20-50 Gbs in size. Triple-A titles like Borderlands 3 are 100+. For that 20Gb game(or file in general) you are looking at waiting 2 hours about and that is assuming ideal conditions. A 100mb connection cuts that down to just 30 mins. That is a big difference in terms of performance for what amounts to a negligible difference in cost. As they say time is money and that time adds up fast. Cause lets also be real most people got other bandwidth-consuming tasks going on in the house like my PC downloading a game while I stream Netflix type a deal.
Sorry for the book I just strongly believe what your about to do is foolish and will come to bite you in the butt if you do decide to upgrade down the road
sorry I really should have been more specific
I'm just really, really happy you have stuck with me thus far. :) I mean it. I'm so much less worried because of all the help/attention you and others have given in this thread.
it would be prevalent something like "congratulations fiber is available!"
Ah, that explains it. Can't say i see that though. Oh well.
This is basically what i use. Technically I use a cm8200, but it is the same thing except black.
Choices? ...quickly checks ebay... cm8200 ($60-$70) sb8200 ($75-$85?)
On Amazon, the sb8200 in New & Used is about the same price. But, the cm8200 doesn't have a New & Used section.
Should i just get the cm8200 or is the sb8200 worth the extra $10. I can't say i care too much about the color. :)
There aren't any MoCA enabled DOCSIS 3.1 modems on the market except for the ones cable providers provide. If you're going to get one any modem that's highly rated on Amazon should be fine. The modem I bought is the Arris SURFboard SB8200 I haven't used it yet since I'm waiting for my contract to end so I can drop phone from my plan but everyone on Amazon seems to like theirs. It has all the features I needed so it's what I got. It supports link aggregation on it's two Ethernet ports which allows you to reach speeds up to two gigabit, or ~1200 Mbps with the fastest plan Comcast offers. If needed the second port can be assigned another IP address if you need another public IP for any reason. Some modems (primarily from Netgear) support up to 4 IP address but that's more than any residential customer would need. If you have a Netgear router that supports Link Aggregation, and that's a feature you want to take advantage of, I would get a Netgear modem since the software is made to work together seamlessly. If that's something that you don't care about or you don't have a Netgear router then any modem should suffice. Just read the reviews before you buy.