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klingerm
Jan 13, 2022Aspirant
C7000v2 updates
I purchased a AC1900 Nighthawk C7000v2 router/modem a year ago. It is running DOCX 3.0. My internet provider, Spectrum, has sent me a new modem that supports DOCX 3.1 as they say as of January 26th e...
plemans
Jan 14, 2022Guru - Experienced User
You can keep using your device. But there isn't an "upgrade" to it for it to support docsis 3.1.
spectrum is still continuing to use docsis 3.0 devices, they just don't support the higher speed tiers that spectrum offers.
so if you're paying for a faster tier that requires docsis 3.1, then you'd need to use their modem and buy a router
klingerm
Jan 14, 2022Aspirant
Thank you for that update! Is there a way to just use the Netgear Nighthawk modem JUST as a router and use the Spectrum unit as my modem?
If so how?