Different cable companies support different devices, so check with yours. Cable Modem I recently upgraded my Xfinity service from 200 Mbps to a gigabit, which required that I have a Docsis 3.1 modem.

On the box, its name is: Motorola Surfboard eXtreme Cable Modem & Wi-Fi AC Router with MoCA. At the company's Web site, the device's name is Motorola SBG6782-AC Surfboard eXtreme Cable Modem.

So instead of renting a modem, buy one: The Motorola Cable Modem (model MB7420) is on sale for $59, down from $70 at Amazon. And if you have Amazon Prime, you’ll get free shipping, of course.

Buy your own modem Just as you need a cable box to watch TV, you need a modem to connect to the Internet. Unlike the cable box, which is still hard to replace, you can easily replace your modem.

Last week, I explained how Comcast’s (NASDAQ:CMCSA) and (NASDAQ:CMCSK) broadband customers who buy their own cable modem are earning 11% per month on their investment. I estimated that as much ...

That’s the scenario usually addressed in reviews of cable modems at such sites as Wirecutter (a New York Times-owned site to which I contribute) and PCMag. But if you get gigabit service, you ...

Back in April 2014, I picked up an open-box Motorola SB5101U cable modem for $14.49 with free shipping, as a backup to my existing cable modem. The SB5101U was a DOCSIS 2.0-based product, versus the ...

It's not a sexy acquisition, but it's a pivotal one for getting Intel inside cable TV providers' future set-top boxes. Written by Sean Portnoy, Contributor Aug. 16, 2010, 11:40 a.m. PT ...

To the packet generator, the cable modems and CMTS appear as a black box (also called a DUT) to which it will send traffic and receive traffic from (Figure 2) . Click here for Figure 2 Figure 2: ...

Well the cable modem itself is installed but there's a problem with the hub on my street or something like that, so I don't get to taste the full power of this fun toy until maybe tomorrow ...

All employees of Texas Instruments' cable modem team received offers to join Intel at sites in their home countries, primarily Israel, and will become part of Intel's Digital Home Group, Intel said.

Pretty scary considering it also burnt a bit of the carpet, and we're lucky a larger fire didn't start.<BR><BR>The cable modem power adapter is plugged into a surge protector/power strip.