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Modem Channel Bonding Question 16 x 4 versus 8 x 4 Benefits vs Cost
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<blockquote data-quote="krs" data-source="post: 1812972" data-attributes="member: 67742"><p>When I still had cable internet, the cable modem provided was a TC4300E.</p><p>There were 8 downstream channels active and 3 of the upstream channels active, the service we had as 50/10</p><p>Doing speed tests we sould consistently get a bit better than 50/10 during non-peak hours, but in the early evening the speeds would just drop, sometimes so bad that speed test would not even run.</p><p>But that had nothing to do with the modem.</p><p>As I understand it, the TC4300E is supposed to support up to ateast 125Mb/s down, but I have no idea if it requires 16 channels for that.</p><p>I never looked at the technical aspect of a cable modem.</p><p></p><p>As far as Mac compatibility is concerned, I think they are all equal - none work better or worse with a Mac.</p><p></p><p>However, I would not recommend the TC4300 because it uses a Puma chip set with a bug that causes additional latency occasionally.</p><p>Probably not an issue for your present use, but if you ever get into on-line gaming, this becomes a problem.</p><p></p><p>For routers I went with a brand name that includes the AC band.</p><p>What to get depends a bit on the area you want to cover - I bought a D-Link AC 1200 basically because it was on sale and included AC 1200 speeds.</p><p>Worked fine for me and gave me the coverage I needed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="krs, post: 1812972, member: 67742"] When I still had cable internet, the cable modem provided was a TC4300E. There were 8 downstream channels active and 3 of the upstream channels active, the service we had as 50/10 Doing speed tests we sould consistently get a bit better than 50/10 during non-peak hours, but in the early evening the speeds would just drop, sometimes so bad that speed test would not even run. But that had nothing to do with the modem. As I understand it, the TC4300E is supposed to support up to ateast 125Mb/s down, but I have no idea if it requires 16 channels for that. I never looked at the technical aspect of a cable modem. As far as Mac compatibility is concerned, I think they are all equal - none work better or worse with a Mac. However, I would not recommend the TC4300 because it uses a Puma chip set with a bug that causes additional latency occasionally. Probably not an issue for your present use, but if you ever get into on-line gaming, this becomes a problem. For routers I went with a brand name that includes the AC band. What to get depends a bit on the area you want to cover - I bought a D-Link AC 1200 basically because it was on sale and included AC 1200 speeds. Worked fine for me and gave me the coverage I needed. [/QUOTE]
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