sst45jeff Posted April 27, 2005 CID Share Posted April 27, 2005 I am going to hook up to Comcast and i was wondering if i should rent or buy a modem. Which modem should i get if i buy one? does the cable line need to go direct to the modem or can it share the same lines as my satelite tv? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull481 Posted April 27, 2005 CID Share Posted April 27, 2005 i would rather buy a modem its cheap anyways i have linksys modem and linksys router check linksys products here http://www.linksys.com/products/ this is the modem i have http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=34&scid=29&prid=592 never had problems with it. and for connection it should be connected through your cable line to modem, not satelite line to modem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sst45jeff Posted April 27, 2005 Author CID Share Posted April 27, 2005 I need to clarify my question on sharing the lines in my house. I was wondering if the cable internet conection comming in to the house can share the same lines in the house as the satelite tv or if the cable line needs to be isolated to the cable modem only (not sharing the same line with the tv signal) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull481 Posted April 27, 2005 CID Share Posted April 27, 2005 i never had satelite so i cant give an aswer to that. some1 here will see this topic and help you out on that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted April 27, 2005 CID Share Posted April 27, 2005 im not sure, but i think your speed would decrease significantly if the signals were combined in to a single wire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jypagan Posted April 27, 2005 CID Share Posted April 27, 2005 Your cable company for ISP may trow a new line anyways just for your internet that what they did to me I have DirecTv and Cox Internet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmasta Posted April 27, 2005 CID Share Posted April 27, 2005 When Comcast installs your service, they will create a line just for your modem. I highly doubt you could combine 2 lines together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlStockLurker Posted May 6, 2005 CID Share Posted May 6, 2005 Depends on the monthly rental. You can usually pay for one yourself with about 1 - 2 yrs rental. But if you rent there is never any finger pointing if there is a problem. You might get a better unit than you provider supplies but if you rent and better equipment becomes available most providers will upgrade for free or for shipping. Someone mentioned cable sharing. Your provider will most likely install a cable splitter just outside of the box leading into your home. This will insure you get a good strong signal to your modem. If you can insure that you aren't 3/4 splits down from the incoming line you should be fine. I have been sharing my modem with a TV in my office for a couple of years and its has been working fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted May 6, 2005 CID Share Posted May 6, 2005 buy a modem no question, if you rent a modem and break it you have to pay for it. Hears a really good dlink modem that i use its extremely fast, and reliable i have and it for 3 months now and have never had to reboot it or power cycle it. http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16825112104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepnklown Posted May 6, 2005 CID Share Posted May 6, 2005 Adelphia will replace the modem at no charge if it goes down if you rent the modem. I have done it twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted May 6, 2005 CID Share Posted May 6, 2005 when i got mine the first time, i rented a modem and the box was wet and i droped it. The modem broke, adelphia charged me 79.99 for that POS Modem, so thats wy i got the dlink modem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sst45jeff Posted May 14, 2005 Author CID Share Posted May 14, 2005 I got hooked up friday morning and the modem they installed is an Ambit. anybody had one of these. My speed seems to be down the best i have seen is 3.2 MB usually around 2MB. I have done everything in the post to increase the speed and it does not seem to help. I have also tested with firewall on & off seems to make no diffrence. Any info or help would be apreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Thomas Posted June 4, 2005 CID Share Posted June 4, 2005 I got hooked up friday morning and the modem they installed is an Ambit. anybody had one of these. I havent heard of anyone around me having one of those. We are still mostly SA,RCA,and Terayon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest philp Posted June 5, 2005 CID Share Posted June 5, 2005 I got hooked up friday morning and the modem they installed is an Ambit. anybody had one of these. I recently had problems with my Earthlink connection and they replaced the modem with an Ambit. So far, so good. http://www.ambitbroadband.com/broadband/U10C018.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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