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They made their own firmware which is lightly based on an older OpenWRT build, not the Mikrotik Router OS.
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They do, but the 7610 works fine on Comcast.... http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/17361941
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I use the 7610 on Comcast with those speeds fine. I wouldn't go with any other modem.
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I no longer reply to ignorant people who don't understand that this thread is about how modems work with the Netduma, not how the modem works on it's own. What good is a modem that has 1 ms less jitter but breaks features on our router? If anyone is looking to buy a cable modem and wants to guarantee the best gaming experience, don't listen to what other people have posted here. Refer to the first post in this thread.
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I guarantee you that I can break your modem with a simple test. Because ALL Arris modems have this bug with the Netduma from what I've tested. Plus, you put in a bad signal, you get bad results... Just like XSXS did in his "test". Plus the first line on my first post literally says "THIS IS IN NO WAY A FULL LIST OF WORKING/NOT WORKING MODEMS." so obviously I know other modems may work. But the SB6183 is not one of them. I can guarantee you that. To use the idea that X modem has a broadcom chip so all broadcom chips work fine is silly and ignorant.
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I'm not saying you're lying because the modem didn't work for you. I'm saying your test is flawed because not only is your signal an issue if you have to use a splitter or attenuator to drop the signal enough to work, but because you severely nerfed the 7610 by putting on the same line and same splitter as another modem which operates on the same frequencies. So in your very niche and rare case, you didn't get as good results. So to post here saying that the 7610 is worse than what people are using is misleading and flat out lying because your test is completely invalid due to your line quality and testing environment. You can't have a gimped modem and say no it doesn't work it's trash. But we're not only talking about how much my ping moves by 1ms with X modem vs Y modem. We are talking about functionality of the Netduma here. Sure, lots of modems have low and stable pings. That's their job... But do those modems also work with EVERY feature of the Netduma? NO. And how do I know? Because for months I blamed the Netduma for my ping spikes and internet problems. In the end, only getting rid of all my Arris modems fixed the problem. Also, +-5 downstream power is the perfect Docsis 3.0 spec and your SNR is pretty low. So not really within spec. Do you know your upstream noise level? Plus I don't believe a word any "tech" that comes to your house says. He can't measure upstream from your house. Dealing with Comcast for 2 years to fix my line shows the people they hire to do house calls know absolutely nothing. Plugging in a signal meter for 1 minute and checking it provides you with a snapshot of information. But what happens when a problem is intermittent? That shows nothing. I'm done with this conversation. 10+ people have switched from a different modem to the 7610 (even people who swore that their old modem was fine) and have said it was a night and day difference. You switched and because of your poor setup, it did not perform optimally so your test is good? Not how it works lol
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And in that case, your "test" is a joke because not only do you have to use an attenuators for your modem to work normally which should not be required on a "perfect" signal. But you also handicapped the 7610 by putting a splitter onto your main line and running 2 modems from the same splitter. Of course it's not going to perform optimally with that kind of setup, just like I've been saying. As for anyone else, you can't say "oh my arris modem works fine so therefore all other arris modems work too" or "this Broadcom chip work fine so that must mean all Broadcom chips work too" What kind of testing is that? When there have been multiple people who insisted that their Arris modem was fine, until they used a different modem and realized just how bad the Arris was. Specifically the SB6183. So to post here saying that the 7610 is worse than what people are using is misleading and flat out lying because your test is completely invalid due to your line quality and testing methods.
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This thread has just turned into one big mess of misinformation and misdirection now. Just want I wanted. /s
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You haven't tried anything except for Arris... So, no, you cannot say that it works just as good as any other brand lol Like I said, there is a difference. And just because chip A works fine, doesn't mean chip B will work fine too because they are the same brand. Every ISP supports the 7610 without a problem. The problem comes when you try to go over 100 Mbps plan with Time Warner/Spectrum because they put an artificial limit on 8x4 modems. So the simple solution is to not go over 100 Mbps because 1) you're trying to optimize your gaming experience 2) 100 Mbps is completely overkill for any game. I'll trade speed for stable ping any day, thanks. If that's the case, my friend is on Spectrum with an ARRIS SB6141 and can only get 100 Mbps because that's all they allow on 8x4 modems so does his modem work fine? http://forum.netduma.com/user/354-pharmdawgg/ He tested the 7620 as well as a bunch of other modems and I will take his word for it when he says the 7620 does not work well with the Netduma. I am done with this conversation.
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I don't believe what TP-Link barely speaks english paid 50 cents an hour chinese supports tells me. Common sense says two modems with different channel ranges can't have the same chips. Arris is a problem, you just don't know it until you've used a working modem. http://forum.netduma.com/user/899-kevo/was just as stubborn as you until he finally caved and bought the $40 investment. Immediately said it made a difference, dropping 200 kills in 2 games. So until you actually TRY using the modem, don't say that yours works fine. I too though that my modem was fine, until I saw the difference using a different one.
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The 7610 and 7620 can't use the exact same chips because one is 8x4 and one is 16x4. So they don't know what they're talking about or you just found some information online and are posting it. I'm not going to start another discussion about the SB6183 working for only you with no problems.
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The EEE "bug" is hardware related, so no software fix will fix it. If the hardware supports it then it's there causing a problem. I would never buy another Arris/Motorola modem again. As for why the 7610 didn't work for you? Probably a line issue. If I remember correctly you're using splitters and an attenuator besides changing internet plans. There's so many things at work here that could be a problem. The DPQ3212 uses a 8x4 Broadcom BCM3380. I'm sure there are TONS of other modems that work fine also. But judging from past experience I can say that you seem to be the only one who is having success with the DPQ3212 so I'd say it's safe to assume either it's working fine because of your unique setup and able to handle a bad signal better than other modems OR you just had some bad luck with your TP Link. You even said it yourself that the TP Link performed better in almost all ways, except for spiking was better on the cisco which is down to your line quality...
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Just an incompatible chipset, probably because of EEE, not that much to question really. TC-7610 works fine so there's no need for more.
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Future proofing for what? We are at the limits of Docsis 3.0 and now we are moving on to Docsis 3.1 which will change the entire infrastructure of the cable systems we use. Will we be kicked off our old 8 and 16 channel modems? Not right away, but eventually we will be. Ask yourself this, do you actually use 150+ Mbps download speeds? Not a single service requires those speeds. The ONLY thing it is good for is downloading large files such as games or illegal torrenting. If anything, upload is more important. Right now I have 240 down and 10 up. I'd much rather pay the same price for 150 down and 150 up. As for your ISP putting artificial limits on your modem's speed, that's on them and there is no reason to do it except to waste people's money. Also, more channels does not mean better performance at all. Most of it is a marketing gimmick, the rest of it is just theoretical. For example, if your modem is on for 3 months without being rebooted and 3 months ago channels 1-8 were perfect but now channels 7 and 8 are shit the modem will not just switch channels. It stays locked on those channels until you manually reboot it. So now say you have a 32 channel modem and you're connecting to all 32 channels. But channels 1-24 are shit, now your connection is bad and you're stuck on all 32 channels with no way to avoid it and bye bye ping times. That might seem like a far fetched example, but that's exactly what I had to deal with for 2+ years until Comcast gave in and fixed the problem. My only solution was to keep rebooting my modem until I got on the decent channels 24-32
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Tell me why is 16 better? What are you going to get from it? Not what some website or spec sheet says the theoretical benefits are, but what are you actually going to get from it? Ask http://forum.netduma.com/user/354-pharmdawgg/if the 7620 works lol
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Nope.
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I'm not saying that no arris modems work, but I'm saying the TC-7610 TP Link just works BETTER for gaming. I had the SB6141 and it seemed to work okay for me too until I used something else and it was a very clear difference even though my SB worked fine to me.
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Probably because your line is weak and splitting it causes a problem. For me I'm getting literally perfect power levels to my modem
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It has energy efficient ethernet and doesn't play nicely with the Netduma. Many people on here have had it, and had issues. Trust me when I tell you there is absolutely no reason to second guess anything on the not compatible list. There are still a TON of modems that aren't listed that may work perfectly fine, but the few that I have found are the ones listed. Not really a need to have a hundred modems tested when every modem works on almost all ISPs
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From my experience I would stay away from Arris
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From my experience I would stay away from Arris
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They all use a intel puma 6 chipset and you don't want that nonsense
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Yeah you need 2 and a good signal to split it
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Yeah as long as you split the service to each device it's fine, they won't bill you for double service. So I have the TM822G for phone service on one end of my house. The TC-7610 for internet in my computer room. Haven't had an issue with this setup for over a year now.
