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Wired I always get 12MB/s or more for Download and 4MB/s or more for Upload, but using Wireless I never get anything above 9MB/s for Download. The only problem now is that the connection speed is a bit slower while on wireless. I am using the SBG900 with a Compaq F750US.At first it would constantly drop the wireless connection and sometimes I had to reboot both the laptop and the modem. Then I installed Vista Service Pack 2 and that problem vanished.
After read the reviews and decided to give Motorola a try, I'm glad I did. I had to reboot the device pretty much very single day - few times a day. With the help of Motorola customer service, set up wasn't too difficult. I've been using Motorola SURFboard SBG900 DOCSIS 2.0 Wireless Cable ModemGateway for about a month and I'm very happy with it so far. I had Linksys wireless cable modem for years and I hated it so much because of the unstable connection.
The quick installation guide was straight forward, I didn't have any problem whosoever setting everything within 30 minutes. Although it has only one Ethernet port, but that can be solved by adding a multi channels hub or router.
Give it a try, you don't have anything to lose except time. Overall, I am extremely satisfied with this product.
I decided to buy this wireless cable modem based on Amazon reviews. Best of all, two pieces of hardware combined into one.
Btw, my internet service provider is charter communication. The setup was quite simple & user friendly.
Highly Recommended for those who want something simple.
Once that was done, it began to function as a simple cable modem and allowed me to connect my own router, which supports Vonage. Mine came from the internet service provider (ISP) so I had no choice in the matter -- it was the cable modem the ISP insisted on issuing -- so I had to negotiate with the ISP to cripple the firewall and router functions. Thus, if you are interested in using Vonage or a similar VOIP service, avoid the Motorola SBG900. The Motorola SBG900 is notorious for its incompatibility with Vonage, the Voice-over-Internet-protocol (VOIP) telephony provider. Vonage devices simply do not work reliably with this device if the router and network-address-translation firewall are enabled.
This set up easy, and provides solid signal. I've had this over a week. All my setup issues were cause by my ISP.
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