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ArtemisFolly · March 20, 2018

2 hours ago, Donut417 said:

Gigabit on Cable internet needs to be Docsis 3.1 modem. A Docsis 3.0 modem wont work.

Only if you want to be cost-efficient and have multiple connections at Gigabit speed. Docsis 3.0 can comfortably handle around 1.2 Gb/s. I did however paste the wrong link. Here is the correct link:

https://www.arris.com/surfboard/products/wi-fi-cable-modems/sbg7580-ac/

Donut417 · March 20, 2018

Just now, ArtemisFolly said:

Only if you want to be cost-efficient and have multiple downstream links. Docsis 3.0 can comfortably handle around 1.2 Gb/s. I did however paste the wrong link. Here is the correct link:

https://www.arris.com/surfboard/products/wi-fi-cable-modems/sbg7580-ac/

Cable CO"S will NOT do a Gigabit on Docsis 3.0. I dont know why people dont get that. Dont worry about what the modem manufacture says. Because what they say is bull shit. I know for a fact Comcast is one that will only do Gigabit on Docsis 3.1. The fact is, the manufactures go by the best case senio on the cable system. Guess what? The cable systems rarely run that cleanly. Its not a matter of what the modem can do, its a matter of what cable providers will provision the modem to. Take the SB6141, 8x4 modem. Its rated for 343 Mbps http://www.arris.com/surfboard/products/cable-modems/sb6141/. Take a look at Comcast's supported device list: https://mydeviceinfo.xfinity.com/device/arris-sb6141-336 only supported up to 213 Mbps. So you cant take the word of the marketing material on the box. All Gigabit service from cable providers is marketed as Docsis 3.1, because it can actually achieve the speeds, well technical the standard goes to 10 Gbps down and 2 Gbps up currently.

Go ahead an use there site to get Gigabit with Docsis 3.0 modem, they will tell you NO, not supported. The only reason these providers can do Gigabit is because of the Docsis 3.1 standard. And the only reason they are deploying it now is because its backwards compatible with Docsis 3.0.