On 7/14/05, Bob Foxworth <rfoxwor1@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>
>
> >On 7/14/05, xcalibre <xcalibre@mindspring.com> wrote:
> >The Old Grey Motorola Surfer Modems used a Older Version of Docsis.
> >They almost phased them out 3 years ago. Now they are going to switch
> the
> >Main Switches that provide a signal to them.
> >
> >So it will be change them out or you will no longer have a connection.
> >
> >Get a Toshiba one they are about thed only ones they have worth a crap
> left.
> >The White Ericksons are junk.
> >
> >Bill Preece
>
>
> I got caught in this upgrade a couple of years ago when my
> connection disappeared. They tried to delete my then static IP* and
> the modem couldn't be brought back to life. The fix was for them to
> give me a new modem but I was down for a day. The new modem
> is a ZyXel. It has 4 RJ45 ports (can support multiple lan IPs)
> and a row of big green LEDs on the front. It's been pretty
> dependable. The old modem was a Motorola, newer than the
> old gray fat ones, it was about the size of a paperback book.
> The Motorola's have a MAC starting with 08:00:3E btw.
>
When I moved to the SOHO service they installed the ZyXel at my
home. The SOHO and commercial service appears to operate in
a different part of the cable than the regular home service does.
The ZyXel has been quite reliable to date.
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