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Originally Posted by pip08456
Since when has a modem been obsolete? Rather a modem and my own router than the hubs many ISP's supply now.
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It was obsolete when DOCSIS3 came about, really. Especially more so as the tiers increased and the modem was unable to keep up. Also, just because it's obsolete doesn't mean the replacement is
better.
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Originally Posted by General Maximus
nope, I wish they had gone on to make an 8 and 16 channel variant. Mine performed flawlessly and my speed tests and pings came back perfect all the time.
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I mean technically that's exactly what they did, but the extra complexity is what's caused the issues. I get what you're saying, you'd rather they just made a DOCSIS3 modem and not a hub but let's not pretend that the Ambit 300 was perfect and didn't have its own issues - I remember those
