Low cost fast hardware modem upgrade for intractably slow copper cable modem ISP technology.
Upgrade on an Xfinity/Comcast Motorola Surfboard from over a decade ago, has seemed to function without issue since day 1! Next planned purchase: a WiFi router upgrade that has LACP-IEEE 802.3ad link aggregation to take advantage of the secondary gigE port.
I really appreciate that it even offers that, even though I prefer being in areas which have FTTH and 10gigE or better (SGI was doing such things in the 1990s after all, and Mellanox has 200Gbps adapters, whilst even Intel is playing catch up with 100Gbps ethernet now and NICs don't cost much more than these ancient slow DOCSIS cable modems reliant on intrinsically slower than fiber and optical light based interconnects, copper wiring.)
Albeit, in SOHO consumer gear, that means another $300 or $400 in equipment just to theoretically get to 2Gbps, which I am more or less certain Comcast doesn't guarantee or charges through the nose for, meanwhile well over a decade ago I was paying less in gear per gigabit ethernet port with fiber trunking from better ISPs, but when in hell, at least make it run faster!
So, this is a definitive upgrade from the older modem. The power switch, is also, wonderful, because in my experience, it is necessary to power cycle the customer premises equipment with this ISP quite often, and having to go through the hassle of unplugging the previous modem, just to power cycle it, was even more of a chore.
Good upgrade! Better upgrade would be moving to an area which has fiber to the home based ISPs e.g. municipal fiber for $500/mo/10Gbps in Atherton or $50/mo/1Gbps, and even cheaper offerings from Sonic and Cruzio in Santa Cruz and places such as Petaluma, but I do not currently reside in such regions as the real estate costs are also high.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned