Optimum Modem

[John Naylor]

Don't feel like paying the $11 / month to rent a Arris TM1602 modem from OptimumOnline ...

The replacement will be feeding a GT- AC5300 Asus Router w/ 8 LAN Ports, (2) 5.0 Ghz 4 x 4 and (1) 2.4 Ghz 4 x 4

I went searching for compatability lists and all I could find were blog sites and referral sites. Most of what I found listed models that you can't even buy new now.

Sticking w/ 200 Mbps now as we not even needing that but may want to go 400 in future. Among those seen online as "compatible" :

ARRIS TM804G 8×4 343 Mbps (8 x 4 seems light) ..... Not current model
ARRIS TM822G 8×4 343 Mbps (8 x 4 seems light) .... Not current model
ARRIS TM1602A 24×8 960 Mbps (Puma 6 chipset) ....... defective
Netgear CM600 24×8 960 Mbps (24 x8)......................... $97

BTW, OO doesn't do DOCSIS 3.1 Any suggestions based upon confirmed OO usage ?

 

[Solaris17]

Honestly looks like you already know to stay away from puma 6 (which is getting harder to get anyway) I dont currently use a modem at home, but at the satellite offices I had ALOT of luck with the arris surfboards. I generally stuck specifically with ones that were "just modems" I could put in bridge mode and NOT ones that included wifi etc etc.


worked out fine for the satellite offices.

something like this.

https://www.amazon.com/ARRIS-SURFboard-Approved-SB8200-Frustration/dp/B07DY16W2Z

oh sorry misread that. Didnt realize they DONT do 3.1 my mistake.

I've used https://www.amazon.com/ARRIS-SURFboard-SB6141-DOCSIS-Cable/dp/B00AJHDZSI as well which are 3.0.

Generally I find "compatability" complete BS. Even in the business environment I just call with the MAC. In residential iv generally had no issues dropping DOCSIS equipment in. Especially since 3.1 is backwards compatible with 3.0.

 

[Bill_Bright]

Note this Optimum webpage on compatible modems, including the section on purchasing your own.

 

[lmille16]

Note this Optimum webpage on compatible modems, including the section on purchasing your own.

That buy your own section is a bit of a joke. It only lists the same 3 models that you would rent from them anyway. Comcast for all its faults at least used to provide a pretty beefy list of compatible modems.

edit: if you do a google search for optimum online supported modems, there are a few sights that list quite a few more options. YMMV

 

[dirtyferret]

Don't feel like paying the $11 / month to rent a Arris TM1602 modem from OptimumOnline ...

The replacement will be feeding a GT- AC5300 Asus Router w/ 8 LAN Ports, (2) 5.0 Ghz 4 x 4 and (1) 2.4 Ghz 4 x 4

I went searching for compatability lists and all I could find were blog sites and referral sites. Most of what I found listed models that you can't even buy new now.

Sticking w/ 200 Mbps now as we not even needing that but may want to go 400 in future. Among those seen online as "compatible" :

ARRIS TM804G 8×4 343 Mbps (8 x 4 seems light) ..... Not current model
ARRIS TM822G 8×4 343 Mbps (8 x 4 seems light) .... Not current model
ARRIS TM1602A 24×8 960 Mbps (Puma 6 chipset) ....... defective
Netgear CM600 24×8 960 Mbps (24 x8)......................... $97

BTW, OO doesn't do DOCSIS 3.1 Any suggestions based upon confirmed OO usage ?

I grabbed an Arris TM822G off ebay. You have to call Optimum tech support to get it working, can take 30 minutes. They now charge $10 a month to "rent" their modems since we use the exact same TM822G in our office...but hey they are not a monopoly because you can always get frontier or if you want something faster and more reliable then frontier maybe carrier pigeons?