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    Is it worth the cost to upgrade from a DOCSIS 2.0 to a DOCSIS 3.0?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by JWBlue, Nov 20, 2013.

  1. JWBlue

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    I have Cox internet. They told me that upgrades were done on the network and said if I upgraded to a DOCSIS 3.0 modem I would have faster speeds.

    Is it worth the cost?

    Has anyone with Cox internet upgraded from a 2.0 to 3.0 modem and noticed a big difference?

    What percentage increase in speed can I expect?
     
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    What's the speed you pay for and what do you actually get?
     
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    Speetest.net says I am getting around 30 mbps which is surprising. It does not seem that way.

    Cox says I am supposed to get 15 mbps and if I upgrade my modem to a 3.0 I will get 25 mbps.

    Does that mean if I upgrade my modem I will get 45-50 mbps?

    I am on the Preferred package.
     
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    First of all your ISP may use a temporary boost - it's a great way of cheating in speed tests. Try downloading a bigger file from an ftp and see what speed it really sticks to most of the time.

    Secondly DOCIS 2 is perfectly capable of speeds over 40mbps down and 30mbps up so you could easily get 25mbps on your current modem. I'd inquire about it - maybe they offer 25mbps on DOCIS 3 for some specific reason but it's not because DOCIS 2 is the limiting factor.
     
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    I found this site to download a 512 MB file.


    thinkbroadband :: Download Test Files

    It is taking an hour to download it so I know that is not accurate either. Are there similar websites?
     
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