Bigwilkey wrote:i belive virgin dont use surfboards as they are easy to flash and are a popular choice for modders to hack the network, i.e free internet, big no no!
Er you are talking about any Docsis 1 device there not a particular make or model do please get it right.
The are more Motorola devices on the network than the are are VMNG300 modems and that device was outdated before release hence they quickly released the Superhub and both are junk in comparison to any modern Motorola Docsis 3 device such as the SBG900.
Kouneloz wrote:Said model is a combo docsis 2.0 modem & wireless g gateway released in Q1 2009 capable of no more than 40Mbps whereas the VMNG300 is capable of 160Mbps.
Wireless N draft routers were available in around Q3 2008. This heap of a junk motorola gateway was already outdated when VM were testing it so it's a good job VM ditched it. VMNG300 was the best thing that happened to VM.
I probably have the wrong model number considering I am no longer an employee with no access to the intranet but the device in question was a Docsis 3 modem, I cannot remember the Cisco model number either but both were better than what we ended up with.
Any new Motorola Docsis 3 devvice is better than a second string device only capable of running with four downstreams plus we have the other turkey being the Superhub.
Luckily we will never see the VMNG300 again as it is of no use on the network once the rollout is complete but possibly by that time we will have decent standalone modem ( I rather doubt it as no one is going to admit to such a failure )
Bigwilkey wrote:ok sorry i was taking about docsis 1 AND 2 as they can run on either not just docsis 1 do please get it right, no pleasing everyone right?
No still all previous Ambits from the NTL120 through to the 256 and all Motorola modems from the SB3100 to the SB5100 beat it hands down for reliability and perseverance, I do not count the Scientific Atlantas DPX11o or 100 but do also count the EPC2100, the are many more of these modems than that under downstreamed piece of junk still working on the network with bearly a hiccup.
Now if you prefer a not very well thought out piece of junk that was outmoded even before release because someone decided correctly that 8 downstreams are always going to be better than 4 than be happy but you cannot polish manure sadly.
Kouneloz wrote:
Peter_ wrote:I probably have the wrong model number considering I am no longer an employee with no access to the intranet but the device in question was a Docsis 3 modem, I cannot remember the Cisco model number either but both were better than what we ended up with.
Any new Motorola Docsis 3 devvice is better than a second string device only capable of running with four downstreams plus we have the other turkey being the Superhub.
Luckily we will never see the VMNG300 again as it is of no use on the network once the rollout is complete but possibly by that time we will have decent standalone modem ( I rather doubt it as no one is going to admit to such a failure )
It boils down to price at the end of the day but over in the USA, my friend has to pay rental for his modem. If Virgin Media had a half decent standalone modem, I wouldn't mind paying towards the cost of it rather than having a sub par gateway (Superhub) shoved down my throat.
I have heard that the Superhub is more expensive than a mainstream device such as a Motorola if that is true then they are either quite stupid or the were some very greasy handshakes.
Bigwilkey wrote:SB probaly are more expensive as they have to out-source to netgear for the tech to go in the dam thing, then there is the amount of replacements to consider, in so many words the SB is just not up to the job, hell i can do a basic check using my mobile to know its not up to par! compared to connected to my own router, SB as a modem alone is the beez kneez, mix wireless into the mix and ya got an over cooked cranberry pie!
Regards
I find your signature about the VMNG300 ( do at least get the name correct ) being the most reliable modem Virgin Media have ever had so wrong but so funny, I worked a technical support advisor for Virgin Media until they closed the Albert Dock earlier this year and thre amount of issues we had with that device on 50Mb and above outstripped all other 50Mb and above calls, it is junk but of course unless you are dealing them everyday your glasses have to be rose tinted as you cannot base a signature on a single device.
The worse modems by a country mile were the Scientific Atlanta DPX110 and 100 series due to them drifting off frequency.
Your signature would be more honest if it said :
As far as I can tell the modem that I am using to me appears to be the best modem that I have ever used but as I have had little or no experience of any other devices how would I know any different.
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