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Number of Downstream/Upstream Channels for a Nighthawk X6 AC3200 R8000 Router
I own a Nighthawk X6 AC3200 R8000 router in my home. It's more than capable for what we need. I'm interested in upgrading my internet service with my local provider. Since I don't use one of their mo...
That is an excellent question. I'm naive enough to not know the difference. In order to increase the internet speed in my home, the customer service at TDS is asking me how many downstream/upstream channels my modem contains. I thought he was talking about the router. Is the modem a separate device connected to my computer?
nhench7 wrote:That is an excellent question. I'm naive enough to not know the difference. In order to increase the internet speed in my home, the customer service at TDS is asking me how many downstream/upstream channels my modem contains. I thought he was talking about the router. Is the modem a separate device connected to my computer?
A modem connects to the ISP line and to your router's WAN port. A router is not a modem so it doesn't have up/downstream channels. A modem is not a router. As a rule of thumb, the more up/downstream channels a modem has, the more bandwidth it can handle