RE: [Nolug] which cable modem to buy?

On Thu, 2003-01-30 at 23:43, Pietu wrote:
[snip]
> How about all the voice features of 1.1. Would Cox actually be able to
> provide me a phone line through my cable modem? (I've been waiting for that
> feature to show up in this country.)

What's the point of that? You'd have to re-wire your house, so that all
phones now plug into a PBX connected to the cable modem. Not a trivial
endeavour in homes.

It already does something close, if you sign up for Cox Digital
Telephone service. Then, voice data is sent through Cox's outside
lines, only to be split out outside the house, at the NID, where the
Bell phone line came in.

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-nolug@joeykelly.net [mailto:owner-nolug@joeykelly.net]On
> > Behalf Of pcguy1@cox.net
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 10:58 PM
> > To: nolug@joeykelly.net
> > Subject: Re: [Nolug] which cable modem to buy?
> >
> >
> > If you have the opportunity to purchase a Motorola 4200 (or
> > higher) series modem scoop it up. It is by far the best modem on
> > the market currently. While I love the Cisco 904s don't go for
> > them or the early Samsungs (i.e. SR series). The main issue with
> > the latter two is that they aren't going to be upgraded past
> > DOCSIS 1.0. What this means is that some of the newer features
> > won't be available on those two.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Charles
> >
> >
> > >
> > > From: Joey Kelly <joey@joeykelly.net>
> > > Date: 2003/01/29 Wed PM 03:08:50 EST
> > > To: nolug@nolug.org
> > > Subject: [Nolug] which cable modem to buy?
> > >
> > > Charles and Scott,
> > >
> > > Any recommendations on which cable modem to buy? Worst Buy has
> > 4 on their
> > > shelves, Toshiba, Net Something-or-other (I forget what the
> > brand name is
> > > now), Linksys and D-Link. They are all right at $100, with a
> > $10 mail-in
> > > rebate, with the exception of the Linksys which has a $40 rebate.
> > >
> > > Also there is a $50 credit or somesuch if HSD is ordered
> > through them at
> > > modem purchase. Dunno if that applies to all of the modems, or
> > just to the
> > > Linksys. Also I'm wondering about how the Cox sales dweebs are
> > going to react
> > > to activation done through a retail store, and if a
> > self-install is still
> > > available if ordered through Worst Buy.
> > >
> > > Money aside, which of those brands are good, and which ought to
> > be stayed
> > > away from at all costs? Any other brand besides these something
> > I should look
> > > for?
> > > --
> > >
> > > Joey Kelly
> > > < Minister of the Gospel | Computer Networking Consultant >
> > > http://joeykelly.net
> > >
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