Calling All Geeks.....Calling All Geeks......

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  1. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    The HCP needs your help.
    So after having pretty slow/the same internet for the past 5 years, I finally decided to go into Comcast and A) ask them how fast or slow my internet speed was and B) either get faster or move to some other carrier.

    Sat down and they said I had 10mbs speed. Thats slow right?

    So for the same price they offered me 75mbs speed. They didn't want me to move elsewhere.

    So shit, I'll take internet that's 7X faster for the same price!

    They also said I'm paying $10 a month to rent my router.

    I guess what I need is for you guys to give me some recommendations for a router to buy. Have know idea how to shop for one or even what to look for.

    Also, is 75mbs good enough for me and my family? Biggest thing we use it for is Netflix, AppleTV. Son plays PS4 every now and then. Thats it really.

    #LiveLongAndProsper
     
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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Unplug your modem.
    Wait 30 seconds
    Plug it back in.
     
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    KeepOnRollin Well-Known Member

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    Are your renting just the modem or is it a combo modem plus WiFi router?

    If you are just renting the modem and have your own WiFi router already then you can get a cheap modem like this that will work (ARRIS SURFboard SB6141):

    Otherwise, if you need the Modem/Router combo then here is one that will do the job (ARRIS SURFboard SBG6782-AC):
     
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    KeepOnRollin Well-Known Member

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    Did you put in something for Amazon @Denny Crane ? It turned my links into embeds like YouTube does.
     
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    that would have been my go to move
     
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    JFizzleRaider Sad Panda Global Moderator

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    Yep. Thats usually the router type i buy. So much better than renting from comcast. I used one for like 6 years with no issues. Leasing a modem from comcast is throwing money away.
     
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  7. Denny Crane

    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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    Yes, it does.
     
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    KeepOnRollin Well-Known Member

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    Either this is the first time I have bothered to put in Amazon links or I just didn't notice it before.
     
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    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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    It's done it for the past few years :)
     
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    Must be the former than. Thanks.
     
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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    Didn't we already have this exact conversation last year?
     
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    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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    An incomplete list of media links the site will convert:

    This pack contains the definitions for 116 media sites: ABC News, Amazon Product, audioBoom, Audiomack, Bandcamp, BBC News, Blab, Bleacher Report videos, Break, Brightcove, CBS News Video, CNBC, CNN, CNNMoney, CollegeHumor, Comedy Central, Coub, Dailymotion, Democracy Now!, dumpert, 8tracks, ESPN, Facebook, Flickr, FORA.tv, Fox News, Funny or Die, Gamespot, GameTrailers, Getty Images, Gfycat, GitHub Gist (via custom iframe), Global News, GoFundMe, Google Drive, Google+, Google Sheets, Healthguru, Hudl, Hulu, HumorTV, IGN, IMDb, Imgur, Indiegogo, Instagram, Internet Archive, İzlesene, JW Platform, Kontinental Hockey League (КХЛ), Kickstarter, Kiss Video, Libsyn, LiveCap, LiveLeak, Livestream, Mail.Ru, Medium, Metacafe, Mixcloud, MRCTV, MSNBC, National Geographic Channel, National Geographic Video, NBC Sports, NHL VideoCenter, NPR, The New York Times Video, Oddshot, Pastebin, Plays.tv, Podbean, Prezi, Reddit threads and comments, Rutube, Scribd, SlideShare, SoundCloud, Sportsnet, Spotify, Steam store, Stitcher, Straw Poll, Streamable, Team Coco, TED Talks, The Atlantic Video, The Guardian, The Onion, TinyPic videos, TMZ, Trailer Addict, Tumblr, Twitch, Twitter, Ustream, VBOX7, Veoh, VEVO, Viagame, Video Detective, Videomega, vidme, Vimeo, Vine, VK, Vocaroo, Vox, WorldStarHipHop, The Wall Street Journal Online, XboxClips, Xbox DVR, Yahoo! Screen, Youku, YouTube, Zippyshare audio files.
     
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    75mbps should be plenty. However, the pricing/rates of Comcast are a known racket. You'll still experience slowdown, but only if every device in the house is streaming HD content and it's peak hours (i.e. 5-10pm).
     
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    bodyman5000 and 1 Lions, Tigers, Me, Bears

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    Hopefully the faster speeds will allow basic internet searches to function so you won't have to come here and ask "geeks"
     
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    bodyman5000 and 1 Lions, Tigers, Me, Bears

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    I have one of them there surfboard modems that is a few years old and an Asus ac1900 router (I think, it's dual band and has lots of antennas but I'm no geek)

    Everything is lightning fast, only Amazon HD looks a little low definition for the first few seconds but I've read that is normal.
     
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    I am renting the Comcast box everything plugs into.....but we have our own wifi box. Wish I knew the proper terminology.
     
  19. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    I expected much more help from you boys...... Looks like I have to buy a modem? Thats the comcast box the the cables go into right? We have a netgear wifi box it looks like. Whatever you guys think would help make it the fastest.....
     
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    ...I recently downgraded to 75Mbps with Comcast a couple months ago, but I consistently get well over that. Like right now during peak hours this was my speedtest.net result:
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