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An upgrade is not likely necessary. A couple of things to consider...

Posted by Mop (aka rburriel) Aug 1 '10, 10:21

1 - You may already have a DOCSIS 3.0 compatible modem. In that case, your cable company has taken care to upgrade it thought a packet push.

2 - The theoretical maximum throughput of DOCSIS 2.0 is in the 42 Mbit/s (downstream) range, so if you're only on an 8 Mbit/s package, you should be fine. This is in spite Comcast recommending a hardware upgrade for anyone using 30 Mbit/s package or higher.

3 - Test your speed at Speedtest.net. If you get anything near your 8Mbit/s rate (and Sunday morning is probably a good time to test), then you're good.

Mop

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- NP. More information you probably don't need. - Mop Aug 1, 10:28

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