Electronics

>

Modems

> Broadband

Best Modems for Broadband

Sort By
Wize has searched all the product sites to find the best and worst products. We have read 3,804 Modem reviews from 26 sites.
Price (Go)
Brand: Select
Features: Select
Top Products
1 RECOMMENDED by 8 people for BROADBAND
Motorola SURFboard SB5120 Cable Modem
fetching price...
$150.00 Est. at Amazon
wize choice
  1. from www.radioshack.com
    5.0 Stars wish i would of purchased this modem when i first got broadband.
  2. from www.circuitcity.com
    4.5 Stars only needs to report mac address to broadband provider to get it to work.
  3. from from, www.circuitcity.com
    5.0 Stars had no problems setting up and it works flawlessly with my comcast broadband.
  4. from FrankH from Atlanta, Ga., www.circuitcity.com
    5.0 Stars i purchase this so i could stop paying fees to my cable company on the one they provide to me via a lease with my broadband connection.
  5. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars i lease this cable modem from atlantic broadband for $4 a month and use it with their 3 mbit preferred service.
Read more reviews
Positives: Platform: Mac,Unix,Unix,PC,PC,Mac, Type: Cable Modem, Transmission Line: Cable, Cable Modem Standards: DOCSIS 2.0,DOCSIS 1.1
2 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for BROADBAND
Motorola 545101-011-00 SURFboard DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem (54510101100)
fetching price...
$110.00 Est. at Amazon
wize choice
  1. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars you have to call them (or whoever your broadband provider is) once the modem is hooked up, and have them activate it.
  2. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars as a broadband customer, this modem delivers from the isp like no other we've owned.
  3. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars motorola sb6120 surfboard docsis 3.0 extreme broadband cable modem allows the maximum non-commercial speed that a true gamer can appreciate.
  4. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars i was moving up to a faster broadband tier and needed a faster cable modem.
Read more reviews
Positives: Interface: Ethernet,RJ-45, Platform: PC,Mac,Unix, Transmission Line: Cable, Cable Modem Standards: DOCSIS 1.0,DOCSIS 1.1,DOCSIS 2.0,Euro-DOCSIS
3 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for BROADBAND
D-Link (DCM-202) Cable Modem
fetching price...
$76.00 Est. at Amazon
wize choice
  1. from www.tigerdirect.com
    5.0 Stars after registering the d-link with insight broadband (they need the modem id number) my download speed doubled!
  2. from www.tigerdirect.com
    5.0 Stars save money on your broadband bill and increase your speed noticeably.
  3. from clickfrom.buy.com
    5.0 Stars with the dcm-202 my speed went to 4.7 mb/s (as tested at broadbandreports.com speed tests).
  4. from www.newegg.com
    5.0 Stars worth trying if your broadband modem is old and not living up to your expectations.
  5. from www.newegg.com
    5.0 Stars this modem could easily be the best $xx investment in boosting your broadband speeds.
Read more reviews
Positives: Interface: USB,USB, Type: Cable Modem, Transmission Line: Cable, Cable Modem Standards: DOCSIS 1.0,DOCSIS 1.1,DOCSIS 2.0
4 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for BROADBAND
Motorola DOCSIS SB5100 2.0 Cable Modem (50120900100)
fetching price...
$70.00 Est. at Amazon
wize choice
  1. from www.pricegrabber.com
    5.0 Stars purchased the motorola sb5100 to replace the cable modem that my broadband internet provider (wideopenwest) had provided and now wanted to charge a monthly lease fee.
  2. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars i got this product when i first signed up to telewest broadband and it has never failed.
  3. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars combining broadband with the 2.8 gig processor and this thing screams even with the bandwidth collars.i have to say that, after being without broadband for nearly five years it is heaven to be
  4. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars it is very convient to operate, and simple to install for the feeling of broadband service through your phone lines, and cable high speed service.
  5. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars i quickly did some research at http://www.broadbandreports.com/ and found that the motorola surfboard is a very popular cable modem.
Read more reviews
Positives: Type: Cable Modem, Transmission Line: Cable, Cable Modem Standards: DOCSIS 1.1,DOCSIS 2.0, Platform: PC,PC,Mac,Mac,Unix,Unix
5 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for BROADBAND
Linksys BEFCMU10 Cable Modem
fetching price...
$130.00 Est. at Amazon
wize choice
  1. from Steve from Mount Laurel, NJ, clickfrom.buy.com
    5.0 Stars unfortunately, the "new" comcast.net broadband service does not support the linksys cable modem, and forced me to remove it from service.
  2. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars i have att broadband and after unpacking and setting up the modem, i called att and gave them the mac address and it was up and running.
  3. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars 5) watch your leds carefully, noting that your router is picking up the signal from the modem.6) if everything works great, you are about to enter broadband internet and loving it.
  4. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars all i did was take it to at&t broadband local office, told them to provision it, returned the old modem and i was set.
  5. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars with at&t broadband, and i was able to register my modem online using my customer account number(no mac address is needed).
Read more reviews
Positives: Interface: USB,USB, Platform: PC,PC, Type: Cable Modem, Transmission Line: Cable
 
Not What You Need? Try:
Top Products

Compare Modems for Broadband »

Community
Community Members
Community Guidelines
Wize Blog
© 2009 Wize, Inc.

Wize.com wants to improve! Will you please help by taking a quick survey?

Yes! Take me there.

No Thanks

Favorites