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magatoni
Aspirant
Apr 26, 2019

New Comcast modem with my orbi

Hi gang. I’m not a tech guy so thank you for reading this. I have an orbi that I have in AP mode with an Ethernet cable to a Comcast gateway (that has the WiFi turned off on the gateway). If the ...
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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 27, 2019
tgltgl wrote:

I have xfinity and purchased Netgear CM1150V modem recently.

 

That's a modem only device. Well, Voice Cable Modem. So no router to mess you around.

 

Wise choice.

 

 

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tgltgl
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Apr 27, 2019

 

michaelkenward wrote:
tgltgl wrote:

I have xfinity and purchased Netgear CM1150V modem recently.

 

That's a modem only device. Well, Voice Cable Modem. So no router to mess you around.

 

Wise choice.

 

 

That's exactly why I purchased it - hoping to minimize messing around with setup/config on 2 devices (and because it's the only xfinity 'approved' modem that also covers voice/phone service).