In Reply to: I'll take that one step further posted by E-Stat on December 9, 2015 at 11:39:42:
I on the other hand choose to pay Comcast their $10/mo fee for my multi-purpose combo setup that they replace or upgrade as needed. Mine is a......battery backed cable modem, wifi 2.4GHz / 5GHz router, 4-port GigE switch, and 2-port phone jack in one tidy no-clutter box. ;-)
They upgrde my gear whenever there's an upgrade in service that warrants it. My last free upgrade was about 8 months ago along with free upgrade to ~180 Mbps internet.
The cable modem built-in battery backup also keeps the phone service alive during a power outage but I have it on a UPS anyway. Last time I tested (by pulling the plug), I get about 5 hours of internet uptime and 8 hours of phone service uptime... and then I have to switch to my iPhone 5S which I can use as a wifi hotspot via Verizon's 4G LTE data service.
I work from home so my laptop, internet, and phone uptime are important as I need to work even through power outages.
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Edits: 12/09/15
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- RE: I'll take that one step further - AbeCollins 18:46:24 12/09/15 (12)
- To each his own - E-Stat 10:18:58 12/10/15 (11)
- According to J. Paul Getty... - Ivan303 11:00:18 12/10/15 (5)
- RE: According to J. Paul Getty... - E-Stat 11:14:12 12/10/15 (4)
- It may come as surprise to you... - Ivan303 13:48:03 12/10/15 (3)
- Apparently - E-Stat 14:02:26 12/10/15 (2)
- As wth most advice, I came to it far too late... - Ivan303 15:15:21 12/10/15 (1)
- RE: As wth most advice, I came to it far too late... - E-Stat 15:36:45 12/10/15 (0)
- Agree.... To each his own. - AbeCollins 10:53:58 12/10/15 (0)
- RE: To each his own - Tony Lauck 10:53:41 12/10/15 (3)
- Maybe I'm just lucky - E-Stat 11:44:44 12/10/15 (2)
- RE: Maybe I'm just lucky - Rod M 17:58:49 12/10/15 (1)
- Yipes: Did you also have to buy a bunch of bumpers? - Sordidman 09:42:40 12/11/15 (0)