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Is it worth upgrading from RBK50 to CBR40?
Currently have RBK50 with RBW30 to cover 5,000SF. The setup works fine and I have had no issues. Is it worth upgrading to CBR40? I am on Spectrum internet. I would give back that modem. I would g...
jim853 wrote:Is it worth upgrading to CBR40? I am on Spectrum internet. I would give back that modem. I would give the older router to my daughter to use in her apartment.
I agree with FURRYe38 . The CBR40 is not an "upgrade". The WiFi backhaul performance is less than the RBK50, and it sticks you with a DOCSIS 3.0 modem, just at a time when ISP's are deploying DOCSIS 3.1 modems (or fiber).
A lot of people calculate the "break even" on renting vs. owning a modem and decide to become responsible and purchase their own. Their thinking seems to be: (a) these things hardly ever break, and (b) if it does break, I'll just buy a new one with all that money I've saved from the monthly rental.
WiFi for the apartment is a different decision. Since you were planning to keep the satellite, the daughter can use "any old WiFi system".