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Arris sb6190

Is the ARRIS SB6190 bug free as of now. I want to own my own modem rather than paying monthly. I am on Premier but may go to Ultimate soon. 

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  • ChrisL's avatar
    ChrisL
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    There is a new firmware for the 6190 that improves it's stability quite a bit. For what it's worth it doesn't appear you're renting a modem from us.

  • djc6's avatar
    djc6
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    Check out this thread on dslreports.com:

    https://www.dslreports.com/forum/r31122204-SB6190-Puma6-TCP-UDP-Network-Latency-Issue-Discussion

    Seems the new firmware goes a long way toward fixing the problem but doesn't quite fix it 100%

    Have you considered the Netgear CM600 modem?  It uses a broadcom chipset and offers 24x8 channels which is plenty for Ultimate.  Check out part number CM600-1AZNAS on amazon its $90:

    http://a.co/itgIVCw

    Another option is the Arris SB8200 which uses a broadcom chipset, it will deliver 32x8 DOCSIS 3.0 channels and will work with DOCSIS 3.1 once Cox rolls that out.  However, its over 2x the price of the CM600