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KarenEck

Router for Charter Spectrum Cable Internet

I understood over the phone that I would get a modem with 4 ports and 60 mbps from the new fiber optic lines put in by Charter. Inside the house it is still coaxial RF cable.

Well, since I don't want wireless, they give me an Arris modem with only one port. I need 2 and 4 sometimes comes in handy for visitors, a 2nd computer, etc.

My older Z-Net router, ZSR0104AS, is slowing down the connection plus causing it to drop out from time to time. Can this be updated?

Or do I want a newer model. I live in a small Eastern Oregon town with limited shopping options and of course wanted this set up completed yesterday when they finished Fri eve. Even driving an hour away, for stores that would be open Sunday I'm only finding WIRELESS models. There's a Belkin N600 for 59.99 locally. Walmart is 45 minutes away - the cheapest one is 39.99, a Belkin N300 and they have other brands like Netgear and Linksys. Add in gas and time, I might as well go for the $60 Belkin locally.

Is it difficult to turn off the wireless? Does it stay off? The photos look like it has the ethernet ports.

To order one off the internet means at least a 4 day wait. I'm tired of slow internet.

In the archives, I found this wired only modem - ARRIS SURFboard SB6121 DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem - but again with only one port. Maybe buying a modem with 4 ports is better as I think they charge monthly for their equipment.

Don't know enough about this stuff to know what to buy.

Thanks much if you can help.

Karen in the high desert boondocks

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Fog Top

Re: Router for Charter Spectrum Cable Internet

Hi Karen,

I use a Centurylink Actiontec upstairs and a CL Zytel down for DSL internet - not sure if those would work for your Charter internet service. These can be found at a low cost on Ebay. They both have 4 ports and can be used wirelessly or Ethernet cable. The wireless has never turned itself back on after being turned off and configured for Ethernet as some Comcast users complain about their modems doing.

Best wishes,

Bonnie

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BruceM

Re: Router for Charter Spectrum Cable Internet

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There are plenty of ethernet hubs for under $10. That's what you want, a "hub".
Here's one: https://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-5-Port-Ethernet-Desktop-TL-SF1005D/dp/B000FNFSPY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1476647569&sr=8-3&keywords=ethernet+hub

Amazon prime is well worth it when you're in a rural area and/or largely homebound.

Marc Martin

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All you need is a modem with 1 ethernet port. To get more, you can get a "switch" that will turn that 1 port into however many you want. I have two 8-port ethernet switches in our house, so in theory I could have 16 things plugged into the ethernet.

As with all things, some switches are easier to tolerate than others. I've had to return switches in the past because they caused symptoms. But the ones I'm using now are fine (for me).

Marc

BruceM

Re: Router for Charter Spectrum Cable Internet

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There are active switches, and inactive switches or hubs. If you don't need the buffering and distance extension of an active switch, you are much less likely to have a new emissions problem from a inactive hub or switch. They will be the cheap ones, and are much like an octopus for power cords; no active components.