“Is this modem 1000mb? The pic of box say up to 6gb? The netgear page says the new 3.1 standard is capable of 6gb or 6000mb. The Aries DOCSIS 3.1 model says it can do up to 10g. So how can this only be 1000mb?”
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As of right now, there are no consumer grade cable modems that are able to feed your network with anything more than Gigabit Ethernet. Having a modem that is theoretically capable of 6 Gigabit connection to your ISP is useless, as you cannot get the data out of the modem that fast. My sister and I both have the CM1000 modem and get spectacular speeds due to its ability to bind up to 32 downstream channels which allowed my Comcast technician to do some magic and get us both on nearly unused channels in our respective neighborhoods (as far as I understand). The 3.1 DOCSIS standard is great news for those of us that only have cable internet available to us, and will likely be implemented as the cable companies move to IPTV systems. The extra channels and speed your modem is able to bind will be used for your phone and television service. The CM1000 I can recommend without reservation, as my speeds through the ISP modem were around 180 (I'm paying for 200), and the speeds through the CM1000 are 250 or above. Hope this helps.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.It's 1000mbps (1gbps) because that's the maximum speed of the Ethernet port. The chip supports up to 6gbps, but it won't ever be over 1gbps because the Ethernet port is the limiting factor.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Just because it CAN handle speeds like that in a lab setting does not mean it will in the real world. Cable companies are currently maxing out somewhere in the 1000mb but only if you are extraordinarily wealthy. In all reality, by the time this box burns out in 5 - 10 years docsis 3.0 will be more than plenty to keep you at your current speeds. Truth be told, I only got the 3.1 because I had enough best buy reward points to cover all but $12 of the cost.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.It handles the 1000mpbs (1 gig per second). I just bought mine last month. The RCN guy hooked all my stuff together. Took him 10 mins, so I assume it would be pretty easy to do yourself.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The LAN port is only 1000 mb, so that is the upper limit of the throughput you will see at your router. The DOCIS 3.1 standard allows for faster speeds, but I have not seen any faster connections being advertized at this time.
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