Motorola SURFboard SBG900 DOCSIS 2.0 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway (Black)
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Customer Review: It's OK, but not great
Summary: 3 Stars
Positives:
Excellent Quality, Easy to install with easy to follow instructions, one product does the work of two--I like the all in one wireless router and cable modem, Motorola quality!
Negatives:
Only one standard wired router port. Not good if you have two or more computers that do not have wireless capability.
The alternative is to use the USB port for one computer and the standard router port for a second computer. Problem--the USB port provides noticably slower up/down loads! I would estimate its only 60 percent as fast as the standard. Considering these negatives, if I had it to do over again, I would have kept my old system (Cable modem linked to a US Robotics wireless router). However, after setting up the system and getting the MAC address changed, I'm too lazy to switch back and get a refund.
If you don't care about up/download speed and only have two wired computers, this is a nice product.
Customer Review: Great No Fuss Box
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this to replace the rental modem I'd been using for two-years and also replace the wireless access point capability of my old wireless switch. Like everyone else has mentioned, setup for initial operation is quick and effortless and its slim form factor is a definite plus; however, I was surprised by some of the limitations it has vs. my old Netgear switch. The prime issues I have are that you CANNOT disable the internal DHCP server and you cannot specify internal IP subnets; yeah, you can limit the number of IP addresses it assigns, but it's not the same as being able to subnet. This has caused some issues in having to rework my home's internal network, but for the average user this won't be an issue. The one thing I really like about this unit is the firewall. Using the custom config is straight forward and just what I was looking for in the first line of defense department. Overall, a great little box for the money.Customer Review: SBG900 Cable Modem/Router/Gateway
Summary: 1 Stars
This unit has problems. I set security to High & I had major problems sending emails or changing between emails. Called Motorola twice. Tech's helped, but neither one had much knowledge about this unit. Wish I could remove whip antenna as I can not put on top of computer. I disabled wireless, so do not need antenna. Set up manual limited & no owners manual. I could not download the CD owners manual. So I downloaded it from Motorola website. Price varies on Amazon a lot. I ordered it after price increased to $117, then dropped again. SBG900 should be best Cable Modem/Router/Gateway available. Look for it < $110. If it screws up, best reboot & wait a day. Using Astound 6 Mb/1Mb for $30/month for a year. Tech was here 10/11/08. He could not troubleshoot slow cable problem. Obvious he had not taken A+ & N+ courses. Motorola should provide hard copies of their manuals.Customer Review: Great product
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently signed up with Charter and was provided with a nasty cable modem, the Scientific Atlanta 2100. It worked part of the time as a direct ethernet connection, and not at all with my wifi (AirPort Extreme). Could not get them to communicate. So... read the reviews and chose this combo modem/router and love it.
This product has great range, never drops a signal, and set up was shockingly easy. In fact I just plugged it in and my MacBook Pro picked up the signal all by itself. Never messed with any software, never read any instructions. I phoned Charter with the HFC MAC ID so they could activate it (they tried to talk me out of it, of course, because they want you to pay for their "extra support" with their own routers and modems). We have a big house, three laptops, and have been using this for three weeks now, and it's solid!
Customer Review: works as advertised
Summary: 5 Stars
Although costing more than a standard modem this unit works as advertised. It offers a 2 way firewall watching both inbound and outbound packets. Most router firewalls are inbound only thus some setup is required for products like steam that need special outbound ports opened. A simple Google search for this modem and steam ports showed me how to fix the problem. The wireless is good not the best but has the latest encryption formats and I get signal thru the house. I have no connection issues to my laptop or playstation 3 using WPA encryption. I have been using this modem combo for about 2 months with no issues except the firewall ports. I do not see closed non standard ports as a problem as I appreciate the better firewall, verses my old router firewall/wireless that only blocked inbound ports. If you have cable buy this modem over renting.