Re: [IRCA] Cable Routers OT

[Patrick Martin <mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Tim,

No charge for the modem. Only if I bought one with a battery backup for $40. I wonder if they make a dual modem that has no noise. I don't know if a phone modem can be purchased. I have never seen one, just the internet modems. Staples has a lot of them. 

Patrick

Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager

> Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 15:59:17 -0500
> From: tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [IRCA] Cable Routers OT
> 
> Apple makes only routers, so you'll still need a separate modem. If
> Charter is like a lot of other cable companies, you can buy your own modem
> as long as it's a model that Charter can support.
> 
> Does Charter charge you a monthly fee for the Arris box? If so, it's
> probably cheaper in the long run to buy your own modem or modem/router
> combo. For example, when my cable op started charging $5/month for a
> modem, I returned it and bought my own. It cost ~$70, so it paid for
> itself after 14 months.
> 
> Since my original post below, I switched to an AirPort Extreme to get
> better coverage throughout my house. As with the Time Capsule, I haven't
> noticed any QRM on any band.
> 
> >
> >
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> >Message: 7
> >Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 13:35:27 -0700
> >From: Patrick Martin <mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx>
> >To: IRCA <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: Re: [IRCA] Cable Routers OT
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> >Thanks.  Do they make a dual or should I have separate modems? The one
> >Charter cable supplied is a Arris.
> >
> >Patrick
> >
> >Patrick Martin
> >Seaside OR
> >KGED QSL Manager
> >
> >> Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2013 13:14:10 -0500
> >> From: tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Cable Routers OT
> >> 
> >> Since 2009, I've been using an Apple Time Capsule, which has an AirPort
> >> router built in. Zero QRM. It's fed by a Motorola SURFboard 6120, which
> >> also produces no QRM.
> 
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