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Model CM1000 VDSL or ADSL support?(CenturyLinkSupport)
Hi, I was planning on buying this device but I couldn't find if it was VDSL or ADSL compatible and that's what CenturyLink needed to know to see if it was or not. Thanks in advance!
Fer sure, I just needed to make sure because no matter what I'll have to get a cable modem to convey between my coaxial input and my actual Netgear router so I'd assumed that getting the CM1000 would work for that. Am I wrong in thinking this?
Yes as both DM or CM modems have RJ45 port in back for connections to a PC or a external router.
Just make sure that your ISP fully supports the make and model modem your looking to get into before making the jump.
> [...] CM1000 [...]
> [...] I couldn't find if it was VDSL or ADSL compatible [...]
It's neither; its a cable-TV modem, not any kind of DSL modem.
> [...] that's what CenturyLink needed to know [...]
So far as I know, CenturyLink is not a cable-TV ISP, making a CM1000
(or any other cable-TV modem) useless with CenturyLink.
> [...] no matter what I'll have to get a cable modem to convey between
> my coaxial input [...]
_What_ "my coaxial input"? "input" to what? Is CenturyLink giving
you a coaxial _anything_?
> [...] my actual Netgear router [...]
Which is?
> [...] so I'd assumed that getting the CM1000 would work for that.
> [...]
It might, if you actually had a coaxial cable coming from your
cable-TV ISP. Do you?
> [...] Am I wrong in thinking this?
I'd guess so, but I can't see any of your equipment, and I don't know
what CenturyLink might have told you. I'd also guess that CenturyLink
would be providing some kind of DSL service, not anything where
"coaxial" would appear in the conversation.
> My Setup [...]
Who cares? How is this helpful? (Especially for someone who's likely
to be concerned with DSL service?)I've never actually used CenturyLink before. I'm getting them on the 10th and was going to try and have a modem at hand to use for when I do get internet from them. When I had Xfinity it went through a coaxial modem and I had to have a separate router after that. So I assumed that CenturyLink went through coaxial inernet as well but I could be wrong. I guess I'll have to double check on their end.
> I've never actually used CenturyLink before. I'm getting them on the
> 10th and was going to try and have a modem at hand [...]
What you need for a modem would depend on your level of service;
slower speeds may use ADSL, higher speeds may use VDSL. If you've
already chosen a service level, then CenturyLink should be telling you
what kind of modem to get.
> [...] When I had Xfinity it went through a coaxial modem [...]
Beacuse Comcast/Xfinity is a cable-TV ISP.
> [...] and I had to have a separate router after that.
With either cable-TV or DSL, you can use either a combined
modem+router, or separate modem and router. Among modern Netgear
models, CMxxx is a cable modem, DMxxx is a DSL modem, Cxxx is a cable
modem+router, and Dxxx is a DSL modem+router. For DSL service,
C<anything> will not be useful.
> [...] So I assumed that CenturyLink went through coaxial inernet as
> well but I could be wrong. [...]
Could be. Regarding "assume", a quick Web search for:
"Desk Set" "never assume"
could be valuable. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEoFFYH_m0Q )
> [...] I guess I'll have to double check on their end.
Couldn't hurt. No doubt, they'll be able to provide something.
Whether they'll be willing to suggest a third-party modem(+router) is
another question. If you want to supply your own modem, then it would
help to know the requirements (ADSL/VDSL, bonded channels, and so on).
> > [...] my actual Netgear router [...]
>
> Which is?
Still wondering.