The only type of modem you can order through Cox.com is a Dual Band Wireless Gateway which is a modem and router together, for $149.99+tax/activation fee. You can order a single band gateway over the phone with a rep for $129.99 instead, or the Cox Solutions retail stores may carry some standalone modems at variable prices, you would have to go in to look.
You can also buy modems at pretty much any Walmart ,BestBuy, Fries, or online at Amazon or Newegg and reach from 80-130$. It depends if you want a 8x4 channel modem or the newer 16x4 models. Most areas only have the ability for 8 downstream channels, so anything above that is just future proofing. For more info, this Cox support article breaks it down nicely.
I wonder if Cox will pick up support of the Netgear CM500 which will offer the 16 channels at the lower 99$ price tag.
SB6183 depends on hardware revision and either use the Broadcom BCM3383 or the BCM33843. The CM500 uses a known CPU with 8 MB flash and 128 RAM. The best I can find on the CPU for the CM500 is this picture. But I came up dry searching the different labels in the chip. They both work great but the SB6183 is 120-130$ while the CM500 will be 99$.
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The only type of modem you can order through Cox.com is a Dual Band Wireless Gateway which is a modem and router together, for $149.99+tax/activation fee. You can order a single band gateway over the phone with a rep for $129.99 instead, or the Cox Solutions retail stores may carry some standalone modems at variable prices, you would have to go in to look.
http://www.cox.com/residential/internet/prices.cox
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You can also buy modems at pretty much any Walmart ,BestBuy, Fries, or online at Amazon or Newegg and reach from 80-130$. It depends if you want a 8x4 channel modem or the newer 16x4 models. Most areas only have the ability for 8 downstream channels, so anything above that is just future proofing. For more info, this Cox support article breaks it down nicely.
I wonder if Cox will pick up support of the Netgear CM500 which will offer the 16 channels at the lower 99$ price tag.
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Wondering how that modem compares to the SB6183, which is also 16x4..?
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SB6183 depends on hardware revision and either use the Broadcom BCM3383 or the BCM33843. The CM500 uses a known CPU with 8 MB flash and 128 RAM. The best I can find on the CPU for the CM500 is this picture. But I came up dry searching the different labels in the chip. They both work great but the SB6183 is 120-130$ while the CM500 will be 99$.
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