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Do all cable companies bundle wireless routers into their cable modems for both digital phone and Internet services?
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Ant
Oct 5, 2014, 12:35:45 AM10/5/14
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Hi.
I recently got an Arris TG1672G cable modem from Time Warner Cable (TWC)
for its recent faster Internet upgrades and having both digital phone
(eMTA) and Internet services. However, it has a wireless router built
in. I was not happy with that. The old slower Arris TM502G one didn't
have a built in router, so I used a Netgear R6300 router which was nice.
I found out that TWC didn't have any other cable modem models, with
digital phone features and without their annoying internal wireless
router. I read that these built in internal routers suck. I had to
disable the new cable modem's internal wireless and router features (no
firewall, enable bridge [no NAT], etc.).
Do these cable modems, with digital phone features, not exist these
days? I wished there was a way to buy my own cable modem with digital
phone service (no, I do not want to get two different cable modems to
coax split -- have too many splitters already to make my signals ugly).
Thank you in advance. :)
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I recently got an Arris TG1672G cable modem from Time Warner Cable (TWC)
for its recent faster Internet upgrades and having both digital phone
(eMTA) and Internet services. However, it has a wireless router built
in. I was not happy with that. The old slower Arris TM502G one didn't
have a built in router, so I used a Netgear R6300 router which was nice.
I found out that TWC didn't have any other cable modem models, with
digital phone features and without their annoying internal wireless
router. I read that these built in internal routers suck. I had to
disable the new cable modem's internal wireless and router features (no
firewall, enable bridge [no NAT], etc.).
Do these cable modems, with digital phone features, not exist these
days? I wished there was a way to buy my own cable modem with digital
phone service (no, I do not want to get two different cable modems to
coax split -- have too many splitters already to make my signals ugly).
Thank you in advance. :)
--
"I don't understand them anymore, these people that travel the
commuter-trains to their dormitory towns. These people call themselves
human, but, by a pressure they do not feel, are forced to do their work
like ants. With what do they fill their time when they are free of work
on their silly little Sundays?" --Antoine de saint-Exupéry, 'Wind, Sand,
and Stars,' 1939
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Andy
Oct 8, 2014, 4:21:09 AM10/8/14
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Hi ant yes you can get one with out the wireless option you just have
to stress it to the costumer service rep that you dont want the
wireless modem just the internet and phone modem.
to stress it to the costumer service rep that you dont want the
wireless modem just the internet and phone modem.
Ant
Oct 12, 2014, 4:59:19 AM10/12/14
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On 10/8/2014 1:20 AM PT, Andy typed:
> Hi ant yes you can get one with out the wireless option you just have
> to stress it to the costumer service rep that you dont want the
> wireless modem just the internet and phone modem.
They said they didn't have one, but did suggest I buy my own cable
modem. I did not want to do that (more splitters used to make weaker
signals, more room and power taken, and heat). Bah.
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and pick up their dead friends and carry those around. I'm pretty sure
it's because they can get in the carpool lane and pass up that line."
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> Hi ant yes you can get one with out the wireless option you just have
> to stress it to the costumer service rep that you dont want the
> wireless modem just the internet and phone modem.
modem. I did not want to do that (more splitters used to make weaker
signals, more room and power taken, and heat). Bah.
--
"Ever watch ants just crawling around? They walk in that single straight
line, a long, a long, long mile of ants. Sometimes they will walk over
and pick up their dead friends and carry those around. I'm pretty sure
it's because they can get in the carpool lane and pass up that line."
--Ellen DeGeneres
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Winston
Oct 12, 2014, 10:19:42 AM10/12/14
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Andy responded:
cable modems RR offered in here several years ago could be run that way.
They had a "wired Ethernet LAN" socket (which used the "public" IP
address (logically before the internal router)) and had a way one could
disable all the wireless LAN functionality (incl. shutting off the
antenna). You'd then need your own router if you wish router
functionality, but since that would be *your* router, you could
configure it as you wish. To further reduce any chance of a WLAN signal
going out, you (usually) can unscrew the antenna.
-WBE
>> Hi ant yes you can get one with out the wireless option you just have
>> to stress it to the costumer service rep that you dont want the
>> wireless modem just the internet and phone modem.
to which Ant <a...@zimage.comANT> replied:
>> to stress it to the costumer service rep that you dont want the
>> wireless modem just the internet and phone modem.
> They said they didn't have one, but did suggest I buy my own cable
> modem. I did not want to do that (more splitters used to make weaker
> signals, more room and power taken, and heat). Bah.
Can you get a wireless modem and disable the wireless LAN aspect? The
> modem. I did not want to do that (more splitters used to make weaker
> signals, more room and power taken, and heat). Bah.
cable modems RR offered in here several years ago could be run that way.
They had a "wired Ethernet LAN" socket (which used the "public" IP
address (logically before the internal router)) and had a way one could
disable all the wireless LAN functionality (incl. shutting off the
antenna). You'd then need your own router if you wish router
functionality, but since that would be *your* router, you could
configure it as you wish. To further reduce any chance of a WLAN signal
going out, you (usually) can unscrew the antenna.
-WBE
Ant
Oct 13, 2014, 4:12:00 AM10/13/14
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On 10/12/2014 7:20 AM PT, Winston typed:
>> They said they didn't have one, but did suggest I buy my own cable
>> modem. I did not want to do that (more splitters used to make weaker
>> signals, more room and power taken, and heat). Bah.
>
> Can you get a wireless modem and disable the wireless LAN aspect? The
> cable modems RR offered in here several years ago could be run that way.
> They had a "wired Ethernet LAN" socket (which used the "public" IP
> address (logically before the internal router)) and had a way one could
> disable all the wireless LAN functionality (incl. shutting off the
> antenna). You'd then need your own router if you wish router
> functionality, but since that would be *your* router, you could
> configure it as you wish. To further reduce any chance of a WLAN signal
> going out, you (usually) can unscrew the antenna.
That is what I did. Disabled its wireless, router, and set to bridge to
act like a dumb cable modem. I just wished it was smaller like my old
Arris TM502G cable modem that handled both phone and Internet.
--
"I don't know how good ants are at swimmin', but I'd be willing to bet
that a good fire'd get their attention." --MacGyver in Trumbo's World
episode
>> They said they didn't have one, but did suggest I buy my own cable
>> modem. I did not want to do that (more splitters used to make weaker
>> signals, more room and power taken, and heat). Bah.
>
> Can you get a wireless modem and disable the wireless LAN aspect? The
> cable modems RR offered in here several years ago could be run that way.
> They had a "wired Ethernet LAN" socket (which used the "public" IP
> address (logically before the internal router)) and had a way one could
> disable all the wireless LAN functionality (incl. shutting off the
> antenna). You'd then need your own router if you wish router
> functionality, but since that would be *your* router, you could
> configure it as you wish. To further reduce any chance of a WLAN signal
> going out, you (usually) can unscrew the antenna.
act like a dumb cable modem. I just wished it was smaller like my old
Arris TM502G cable modem that handled both phone and Internet.
--
"I don't know how good ants are at swimmin', but I'd be willing to bet
that a good fire'd get their attention." --MacGyver in Trumbo's World
episode
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