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u/jwort93 · 1 pointr/chartercable

Your signal levels look good. My guess would be like the others, which is that your node is overloaded during the evening. Ideally, you should try to get a technician to come out during the affected times of the day. Looking at your Channel IDs, it looks like you are in an area that supports 24 channel downstream bonding, so one thing you could try, which may help, but I can't guarantee that it will, would be to buy a modem like the Netgear CM600 which supports 24 channel bonding. This should give you more consistent speeds during times of high usage on the node, but I can't guarantee that it'll fully solve the issue. Best Buy also carries the CM600, so you could buy it, try it out, and if it doesn't help, return it. Also, make sure you DON'T buy a modem that uses the Puma 6 chipset (Netgear CM700 and Arris SB6190), as they are known to have issues with ping spikes, which still haven't been resolved with firmware updates. In the meantime, I'd suggest switching back to the Cisco modem they provided as it at least supports 16 downstream channel bonding, which is better than the 8 that your current Netgear modem supports. Just curious, are you in a Legacy Charter, Legacy Time Warner Cable, or Legacy Brighthouse area?

u/mmlzz · 3 pointsr/chartercable

I like the Asus RT-AC68U

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FB45SI4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_WrfyDb3N1GVWP

It has good range and I like the firmware.

For mesh the orbi from Netgear is pretty good.

u/steven1ee · 1 pointr/chartercable

I think you'd have much better luck with a wired solution if your TV or steaming device has an Ethernet port. I have been using this Ethernet over powerline device for a few years. They are awesome.

TP-Link AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter Starter Kit, up to 500Mbps (TL-PA4010KIT) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AWRUICG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_mEgOyb05KPJCQ

u/Jaybonaut · 1 pointr/chartercable

If you end up grabbing your own, I would recommend the Netgear CM600 or the TP-Link TC7650. The CM600 comes highly recommended by most people and Spectrum themselves - probably the best two commercially sold ones for the 400/20 tier and lower. Gigabit requires a Spectrum modem (DOCSIS 3.1) at the moment. I assume Spectrum will allow customer-owned DOCSIS 3.1 modems at some point next year.

u/hawaiian717 · 1 pointr/chartercable

I was assuming the house already had cable modem service and you were trying to get it into a particular room.

If the house doesn't have Internet service, then yes that will work, the installer should be able to set it up using the coax in your room rather than the living room. However that one is just a cable modem, which you could get for free from Spectrum. Using a simple cable modem will work if you only have one computer to connect via Ethernet. If you also have a phone, tablet, game console, etc., then you'd either need to separately connect a router (possibly with wifi) to the cable modem, and connect your computer to that, or use something like this which combines the cable modem, router, and wireless access point into one box.

u/beholder95 · 3 pointsr/chartercable

Don’t buy that modem - let them give you one and just get your own router.
If you want maximum performance invest in a delegate router and separate access point.
I swear by the ubiquiti products and highly recommend their UniFi security gateway ( router) and AC-Pro access point.

Ubiquiti Unifi Security Gateway (USG) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LV8YZLK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_xQCKBbWHTSG35

Ubiquiti Networks UAP-AC-Pro-E Access Point Single Unit New (No PoE Included in Box) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079DSW6XX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_dSCKBb1FA8XYQ

I’ve got this in my house along with several family members and it’s rock solid on both 2.4 and 5ghz bands.

u/RainbowShane · 1 pointr/chartercable

I use the Netgear CM600

The spectrum modems aren’t horrible. They first gave me a Arris TM1602AP2 and I got expected speeds. But had the puma issue. In some markets they’re giving out this modem for even the 100Mbps tier

All spectrum modems are free, and if you want the WiFi its $5 with the 100Mbps plan and free with spectrum ultra.

u/SupaZT · 1 pointr/chartercable

So could I get a router like so and just connect the coax in my room to it and then use the ethernet jack? Or do I need to just the main one in the living room?

This is to avoid wiring the cat5 through the wall

u/sabotage · 1 pointr/chartercable

Just would like to add, having recently dealt with a similar issue, I found the terminating box outside the apartment, found the one marked for my unit, and disconnected all but a single coax to the room where I wanted my modem connected. I then ordered these. Doing some reading, without terminating you’ll end up with ingress, essentially noise in. F Type 75 Ohm Terminator - 10 Pack https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000AAN76Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_QajKBb6PDXMBF

u/piercedtiger · 1 pointr/chartercable

Unifi is a line of business grade network equipment from Ubiquiti. Ubiquiti Unifi Ap-AC Lite - Wireless Access Point - 802.11 B/A/G/n/AC (UAPACLITEUS) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015PR20GY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_AKiwDb09ETXQD

After trying several wireless access points from Linksys, TP-Link and Netgear I gave them a try with an older A a few years ago. After not having to reboot them monthly or bi-weekly and able to pull full speed tests I was sold. Now I'm running 2 of their AC Lites linked above, and 2 8-port managed switches. So much easier to troubleshoot speed issues and the annoying buffering problems I had with Kodi. Lol The two APs cover our 2900sqft house with 5 laptops, 3 Roku TV's, PS4, XBone, and several phones.

When we switched from DSL to TW they were still charging $5/month to turn on the wifi in their modems so I got in the habit of not using it. Even with purchasing my own modem the built-in wifi wasn't good enough. So I just turn it off and run separate APs.

u/charteremployee · 1 pointr/chartercable

Not true at all. Heck you if you just need basic wifi services you can get a router for below 30 bucks. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MRVJYEI?tag=b0c55-20

u/afd33 · 1 pointr/chartercable

I bought this one last year. So far so good. Set up wasn’t bad if I remember correctly.

u/stonecats · 1 pointr/chartercable

coax latency is already triple that of fiber,
so just get a good wifi antenna for your pc;
https://www.amazon.com//dp/B00HF8K0O6 pcie
there are plenty to choose from, but i would
advise getting anything where the antenna is
on a wire so it can be far away from the card.
https://www.amazon.com//dp/B00MX57AO4 usb

the deal where you can't wire between his modem
and your pc is kind of lame, considering the cabletv
company would have run another coax to your modem,
so either way - more wires getting tacked along the wall.

u/DorilMagefont · 1 pointr/chartercable

Maybe you have already attempted it, but have you tried using your own modem/router? It sounds like you are using one provided by Spectrum. The modems/routers/gateways that ISPs provide are usually garbage.

 

I'm also an avid gamer and way back when I used to think these problems were all ISP controlled. Then I learned that router/modem instability can also cause these problems, independent of your ISP -- and to be completely clear, I think ISPs are evil, but it's not ALWAYS their fault. For example, your router or gateway could just straight up suck and cause packet loss, which is why you're experiencing the problems that you are.

 

It's a pricy one-time investment, but to me it's 100% worth it to avoid disconnects, etc. You'll also want to consider whether you want a gateway (a "modem/router-in-one") or a separate modem/router. I trust internet advice (maybe I shouldn't) so I got a separated setup (See: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3064021/modem-separate-wifi-router-modem-router-combo-unit.html)

 

Examples:

Outdated and I think overpriced because it's old hardware, but I've been using this combo:

-Modem (Had this for like 3-4 years and still going on strong): https://www.amazon.com/ARRIS-SURFboard-SB6190-DOCSIS-Cable/dp/B016PE1X5K/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1496277630&sr=1-4&keywords=modem

-Router (had this for 1-2 years and very rarely do I have problems): https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Archer-Wireless-Gigabit-Router/dp/B00BUSDVBQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1496277752&sr=1-1&keywords=archer+c7

 

I did a quick Amazon search and found this much cheaper modem: https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-340Mbps-Spectrum-Cablevision-CM400-1AZNAS/dp/B0111MRLES/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1496277801&sr=1-3&keywords=modem

 

PS. Yeah Spectrum sucks. I saw my bill almost double and I'm considering going to AT&T in my area for at least 1 month just to get the promotional pricing. I think at worst I could switch back to Spectrum and maybe get promotional pricing?

 

Edit: Forgot one more important point: make sure your modem is "compatible" with Spectrum (or whatever ISP you go with). In most cases, if you buy a modern one, you should be fine (google DOCSIS and read a little about it).