Need a new Cable Modem

witch_of_winter@fedia.io to Selfhosted@lemmy.world – 40 points –

Hi All my CM1000 I bought in 2017 seems to be end of life, this past month I had to rent a Comcast all in one (I know) to rule out that it was the internet service but it definitely seems to be my modem at fault.

What would you guys recommend I replace it with? I'm limited to 1Gbps in my neighborhood.

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My unpopular opinion.. Comcast's XB7 and XB8 boxes are fine hardware wise. If you're paying for unlimited data its literally cheaper to rent their modem with unlimited.

If you're paying a monthly fee to rent, you'll make your money back in a year by just purchasing a modem jnstead

Comcast charges $30 for unlimited data, and $25 for unlimited data + modem rental

Hmmm, what advantage are they having by you using their modem. does it give mor information to them?