[ale] Comcast cable modem - incompatible?

[ale at pcartwright.com (Paul Cartwright)]

On Sat October 2 2010, Lightner, Jeff wrote:
> I don?t think Comcast is just trying to get me to lease a new modem as the
> letter says I can buy one at a retailer.? I?ve already priced replacements
> that do DOCSIS 3.0 (e.g. SB6120) that are listed as compatible on their
> site.?? However, without them being able to give me good information I?m
> loathe to do that because they can?t tell me why the current modem isn?t
> adequate or why there is a need for a change on Oct 12th in the first
> place. 

wouldn't you want a modem that can do DOCSIS 3.0 ? it says up to 4 times 
faster than DOCSIS 2.0...
I see one on Amazon for $80:

Motorola SB6120 SURFboard DOCSIS 3.0 eXtreme Broadband Cable Modem by Motorola
Buy new:  $80.73 
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=SB6120&x=0&y=0

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