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expired Posted by SSteveTX • Aug 10, 2021
Aug 10, 2021 12:52 PM
Motorola MB8600 Ultra-Fast DOCSIS 3.1 Cable Modem
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NOTE: The MB8600 supports LAG on Ports 1 & 2 only, for speeds up to about two Gigabits per second.
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The next level up is a slight upgrade which is the MB8611 3.1 that does 2.5 Gbps, but it's identical other than that.
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- startup took 10 times longer. about 10 to 15 minutes to make all the connections
- Everyday, once or twice my connection dropped and waiting for resetting connections was not working. Every time I had to manually turn it off and turn it on again
- My connection speed dropped to around 270-280 and it was not stable whatsoever. Sometimes it was as low as 20 mbps
- So many lost packages and retries specially in higher channels.
Needless to say that going back to my older Arris 3.0 modem resolved all the issues.Some of this might be because of the wiring at my home or my neighborhood, and amount of noise on higher channels. But some of them are just poor hardware and software.This modem is really a garbage. Spend a little more and buy one of DOCSIS 3.1 modems from Arris or Netgear.
MB8600 = Four 1Gig ports (Port 1 and 2 can be set up under LAGG, but will need a router that supports it as well).
MB8611 = One 2.5Gig port.
Wondering if this is a worthwhile investment.
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I ended up getting a smart plug flashed with Tasmota that pings Google every few minutes to see if it needs to be power cycled.
When it does work, though, I'm still constantly worrying about going over the 1TB monthly cap.
Ajit Pai belongs in prison for how badly he allowed the telecoms to walk all over us.
Wondering if this is a worthwhile investment.