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JenJimM
Apr 27, 2023Follower
OrbiRBR40
Just received new Modem and Router issued by Spectrum, raising speed from 400 mbps to 500 mbps. Will my existing Orbi RBR40 work with the modem, or will we have to scrap our Netgear plus five satell...
CrimpOn
Apr 27, 2023Guru - Experienced User
JenJimM wrote:
Will my existing Orbi RBR40 work with the modem, or will we have to scrap our Netgear plus five satellite system for something else???
If it worked with the previous Spectrum modem, it will work with the new one. As FURRYe38 mentioned, customers with their own WiFi equipment are better off when the Internet Service Provider (ISP) installs "a plain modem". Spectrum has a wide variety of equipment:
- Modems
- Modems with phone capability (which I have(
- Combination modem/router/WiFi
Perhaps a talk with Spectrum is in order?