Suggestions on cable modem?????

DETROIT_AREA_00_SS
07-16-2002, 09:14 AM
It is now time to get a cable modem. What do I get and through who??

CMJ917-95CMO
07-16-2002, 01:43 PM
I have one through comcast and it rocks for the most part. They were slow to upgrade the actual modem when their older model became obsolete, but their customer service is decent, their prices are good, and their cable modems are fast as he!!.

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35TH ED/ed
07-16-2002, 02:01 PM
dont know if its true but I was told by one of the telecom people at work that the cable modems go through satelites links.this is like a cordless phone where the airwaves are free domain and can be tapped.I believe the cable to be secure but I dont know.any comments from anybody?

v6maro
07-16-2002, 02:55 PM
F* comcast
go with WOW (wide open west)
cheaper and faster (less users)
-Steve


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Crazyj
07-16-2002, 03:11 PM
yeah i would go with the DSL modem i have had no problems with mine and that is with W.O.W cable

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robvas
07-16-2002, 04:32 PM
They dont need to go through the air to be tapped, you can sniff the cable from any other computer thats on the same node.

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by 35TH ED/ed:
dont know if its true but I was told by one of the telecom people at work that the cable modems go through satelites links.this is like a cordless phone where the airwaves are free domain and can be tapped.I believe the cable to be secure but I dont know.any comments from anybody?</font>

Dr. Weir
07-17-2002, 01:50 AM
I agree, stay away from comcast. They were much better when it was MediaOne. There rates suck, there service sucks, and there local phone service sucks too. Just try to get online in the middle of the day and you will see what I mean. I'm looking at Wide Open West right now and everything about it looks better.


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timmat1
07-18-2002, 08:54 AM
I had comcast for about a year then just switched over to wow cable... the both suck... they have thier ups and down... but wow pisses me off from 8pm-2am unlike comcast that only pissed me off from 7-10


I say check out dsl....