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Cm500v no longer supported by Comcast/ xfinity.
Paying for 200 down, I’m only barely breaking 90. After reaching out to my provider Comcast through their app, I was informed that this device is no longer acceptable for my service even with latest f...
vrpcworld wrote:
Paying for 200 down, I’m only barely breaking 90. After reaching out to my provider Comcast through their app, I was informed that this device is no longer acceptable for my service even with latest firmware updated.
Be extremely cautious with the wording in communications from Comcast. They always have a secondary agenda, and that is to enhance Comcast’s revenue stream.
Your CM500 is a DOCSIS 3.0 compliant device. Most ISP’s (including Comcast) have upgraded their systems to DOCSIS 3.1. Part of that upgrade process is to phase out as many of the older DOCSIS 3.0 devices connected to their system as they can.
The new DOCSIS 3.1 specification requires backward compatibility with DOCSIS 3.0 hardware.
If you are not receiving the throughput rate you are paying for, Comcast has most likely over subscribed in your area. Look carefully at your modem cable connections page as well as your event log. Post copies of them here in pdf and we can see.