I wouldn’t trust them to not randomly enable WiFi, but you can also use their modem but disable any built in WiFi on it & still use your own router. ISPs continue to try to bundle their modem & router, which gives them complete access to your home network. Some lucky people have found fiber providers that let them use their own SFP.
You can buy cable modems cheap, too. No reason to use their crap at all.
timewarp@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 16 hours ago
“cheap” is a relative term.
Nobody should be buying a DOCSIS 3.0 modem these days. They are obsolete and for some reason still being sold.
A decent DOCSIS 3.1 modem is at least $200. A Next Gen like S34 is at least $220.
And then you have to get your own wifi.
It pays for itself pretty quick (by not paying rental fees), but that doesn’t necessarily make it cheap.
I absolutely prefer using my own equipment, and do…but it’s also worth mentioning that in many markets, Xfinity removed data caps if you have a rented modem.
ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 14 hours ago
If a DOCSIS 3.0 modem still can’t be saturated by the tier of internet someone is paying for, what advantage would 3.1 have?
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 5 hours ago
Not buying another modem when the ISP quietly upgrades the CMTS and makes more speed available in your neighborhood.
CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
At least in my case, my DOC IS 3.0 modem was having connectivity issues. My neighbor in another apartment had similar issues: dropped connections, slower than expected speeds, etc. Switching to DOCSIS 3.0 modems solved the problem. I guess Comcast upgraded their hardware and it wasn’t compatible with my modem anymore
Vinstaal0@feddit.nl 8 hours ago
It looks like DOCSIS 3.0 and 3.1 are for coax which should be avoid anyway . VodafoneZiggo is already starting with DOCSIS 4.0.
jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
In my neighborhood you get a choice between coax or nothing.
Vinstaal0@feddit.nl 6 hours ago
5G modems are probably an opion.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
I used docsis 3.0 and it worked just fine. So why not?
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 hours ago
Because docsis 3.0 standard is nearly 20 years old at this point and 3.1 is significantly faster. Docsis 3.1 is only 15, but 4 (which is still 8 years old) probably isn’t supported by your ISP yet. But the speed difference is quite noticeable. 3.0 will theoretically do 1gbps down, and 100-200 up, but 3.1 could do 10 down and 1gbps up. In the age of symmetrical fiber internet those upload speeds are dire. 3.1 realistically gets you a symmetrical gig connection.
Zorque@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Ah, so 3.0 is fine if your internet still sucks. Got it.
ayaya@lemdro.id 8 hours ago
I have a 3.1 modem but my ISP only has 3.0 speeds as far as I can tell. 1000/100 is their highest plan so the extra doesn’t really do anything.
My modem is 32x8 and I can see in the UI that only 4 of the 8 upload channels are actually bonded to reach that 100, which is half of the 200 that 3.0 can theoretically do.