Upgrading my Cable Modem to DOCSIS 3.0 SB6141
This is both a question and gives information on how to save some bucks and a grip about cable company price gouging.
Suddenlink keeps calling me trying to sell me an internet speed upgrade. I already have 100 Mb download 10Mb upload with a 350GB download limit.
I have no issues with the speed. But I'm starting to hit my download limit every month. I know my usage has gone up with the addition of an Apple TV, Netflix and HBO now.
BTW. Instead of getting premier services like HBO from them, I did it through iTunes. You get three hook ups, so if I buy HBO Now, I can have it and also set it up at my girlfriends, she buys Netflix and shares it with me. It's about three dollars cheaper than the cable company but I can also have it on my iPhone and iPad,
So I checked and naturally I have to get a better faster cable modem, a DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem. The cable company will rent this to me for $10 a month, (a ARRIS SURFboard SB6121 with 4X faster speed or I can buy one outright new for $70.00. I bought one off eBay for $40.00 one step up from what the cable company was offering. A SB6141 Surfboard modem with 8X faster speed.
My question is, can I just install it or do I need to register it with the cable company, then upgrade my plan?.
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I was previously with some cable company that had the same crummy deal ;-) I just updated the modem. Had no issues with just replacing it, but it may depend on your provider. Since you already have the modem, just try and switch it over. Let us know what happens
por oldturkey03
Couldn't resolve connection issues with phone tech. They have to have all the numbers and record it in their system.
por mayer
So the modem paid for itself in the first four months. I'm now saving $120 a year on the modem charge and have a 10% over their advertised 200 MB/s speed. I'm a happy boy ;-)
por mayer