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The SB6190 is a $95 product right now. Plus, it's just DOCSIS 3.0. You can get decent DOCSIS 3.0 modems for ~$50 if you don't need maximum speeds. If you've got
by ztjio 9y ago
The SB6190 is a $95 product right now. Plus, it's just DOCSIS 3.0. You can get decent DOCSIS 3.0 modems for ~$50 if you don't need maximum speeds. If you've got under ~300mbps connection, you could replace it pretty cheaply. For example, a Motorola MB7220 is about $50 without any discounts. Even a 16x4 is about $70. These are Broadcom based modems.
- existencebox 9y agoA note, not to distract from the validity of your points, but the sb6190 used to be 150 [0] (yes both prices are somewhat negligable in the long term but if I phrase it in terms of "I'm out a nice dinner" vs 2 I'm still pretty miffed) That being said, thanks for the clarity on 3.0 vs 3.1, I had pulled up the recommended SB8200 since I had broadly heard positive things about Arris in the past and saw it to be ~190; didn't realize the cutoff was as high as 300mbps, so I should be fine with my 250mb down to get a cheaper one. [0]https://camelcamelcamel.com/ARRIS-SURFboard-SB6190-DOCSIS-Cable/product/B016PE1X5K?context=search https://camelcamelcamel.com/ARRIS-SURFboard-SB6190-DOCSIS-Ca...
- ztjio 9y agoYeah and with the 16-4's you can get like 686 or something. DOCSIS 3.0 is pretty great still.