Best Modems for Cost

many times you can find a decent rebate on this particular modem, which coupled with the occasional dollar off coupons, can net you a very low final cost.

the modem is great, but the whole rebate thing is a bit irritating and it cost them one point.

oh, maybe i can complain about the fact that i can not keep the modem in the up position because the cable "pulls" on it and it just points upward other thoughts: it's worth the $xx cost (if

in 3 months time, i will have recovered the cost of renting.(...).

this modem cost a lot less than what i would've had to pay for one through my cable company (i can thank the rebates that were offered at the time of purchase for that).

despite the hefty additional cost, i decided on the sb5120 instead of the sb5100 because it uses the ti chipset/processor.

the rebates provided made the cost only approx $25 with taxes so this will pay for itself within 8 months or less.

this time, before buying, i looked more deeply into the comcast situation and determined that it is supported by comcast, and that with the rebates available (totalling $60.), the net cost to me

basically, what i mean by that is our regular motorola cable modem was fine and our buffalo router was bad so we ended up buying the new cable modem and router costing us double money when our cable

matches my other linksys products well, and is saving me the rental cost of a modem.

other thoughts: cable modems used to cost less few years back.

linksys makes the customer pay the shipping costs to return the defective product.

pros: this is a solid little modem for the cost.connects at 48 to 52k everytime.i put it on a win2k/linux [mepis 6.5]box for someone[external serial modems are the only way to go for dialup with

you may want to factor in paying the additional cost for shipping when buying this product if you need it right away.

i am happy that i purchased this modem as it saved me $5.00 in rental cost from my cable company.

it had cost me additional $15, but version 3 works fine.

if signal strength becomes an issue you can purchase signal amplifiers to boost your video signal to your tv's, etc., but a decent one with adjustable gain costs as much or more than this modem.