Review on 📶 NETGEAR CM500V Cable Modem with Voice - Xfinity by Comcast Internet & Voice , Supports 300 Mbps Cable Plans, 2 Phone Lines, DOCSIS 3.0, Black, 16x4 w/ Voice (CM500V-100NAS) by Craig Waters

It's time to shorten my Time Warner Cable account. So I got this puppy. Yes, it's cheap, but this little kid packs a punch. I pay for the Extreme package through Time Warner. I averaged 80 megabytes. Once installed and activated, my download speeds average over 115 megabytes - both wireless and wired. Installation is easy. 1. Unplug your current cable modem. 2. Insert this. 3. Connect it to your laptop or desktop computer (yellow cable to yellow connector on back of cable modem, other end to your laptop or desktop Internet port). 4. Turn on the modem (make sure you've also connected the coax cable. (If the globe stays green and doesn't blink, it's recognized as connected. 5. Open the activation page in the included mini-guide. promising links 6. Open the browser (with the pop-up blocker disabled) and follow the instructions, you will most likely get "Due to your account settings, this is not working - call the given 1-800 number". Cable modem The operator will ask for the MAC address (found on the box and on the bottom of the cable modem) The telephone agent will first remove your current cable modem from your plan (otherwise it will never work) They turn it off when prompted and switch it turns on again after 30 seconds. Go to any website and voila, you're back online! No more cable modem rental fees! By the way, I've been in IT for 25 years. This mod m will suffice unless you plan to increase the speed to 450 megabytes in the future. I have the following items that can be online at any time at the same time: Xbox One, PS3, two laptops, a desktop computer, a mobile phone and a tablet. I can play Netflix on all devices (on 4 at the same time since it's my Netflix account bundle) and there is no buffering at all. I connected this to a Netgear WNDR4500 Dual Ban Gigabit WiFi Router. Here is my layout. The cable modem provides power to the router. The router powers my 16-port switch. I work on the computer part time so the switch is handy. Any questions? Feel free to ask me. Lower your cable TV bills and buy this or any other cable modem. Please note that this is a cable modem only and does not offer WiFi. He only has internet access. There are no other Ethernet ports on it. So upgrade your router or buy one. The model mentioned above fits perfectly. Please!