Toshiba PCX2600 cable modem?

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Toshiba PCX2600 cable modem? Timothy Daniels 10-04-2005
Posted by Timothy Daniels on October 11, 2005, 11:22 am
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"Bill M." wrote:
> "Timothy Daniels" wrote:
>> Thanks. How did you ever find this 6-day rebate?
>
> Here's one way:
> http://www.salescircular.com
>
> Select your state, then pick a category to see what's on sale.
> Many of the sale items have rebates.


Fantastic! Thanks.

*TimDaniels*


Pure Networks
Posted by Timothy Daniels on October 10, 2005, 6:06 pm
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"Warren" wrote:
> RCA cablemodems starting with the DCM315 are DOCSIS 2.0 compliant.


Maybe. The RCA website says:
"Resident BPI+ certificates enable future upgrades to advanced
DOCSIS 2.0 features." See:
http://www.legendmicro.com/store/more_info.asp?product_ID=3854
I wonder what the thing does NOW.

*TimDaniels*


Posted by on October 11, 2005, 4:34 pm
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On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 13:40:27 -0700, "Timothy Daniels"


> I'm restricting my search to those which comply with DOCSIS 2.0
> so I don't have to upgrade in another 6-12 months, and not all
> manufacturers have offerred products complying with DOCSIS 2.0.
> Zoom does, RCA doesn't, etc.

RCA does...oops...just noticed another poster pointed that out. Nearly
all cable modems are DOCSIS 2.0 any more...a few lingering to the
past, but most are current with the standards.

> <grrrrrrrr....> I subscribe to Comcast service, and like any
> large utility company, it only lists what is "compatible" with
> its system, and that list is for DOCSIS 1.1 compliance. It

Very irritating...makes your ISP sound like a politician. That'd get
old fast.

While others may shake their head at why you are scrutinizing so close
such a decision I sympathize with you. A few months ago I went through
the exact thing you did & I researched my purchase to death.

All DOCSIS 2.0 modems should be alike in theory, but they are not. All
modems require firmware. All firmware is not created equal & all
firmware writers are not created equal.

Good luck in your search...and if you still have your heart set on a
PCX2600 it's not too difficult to find new-in-box sealed units on
eBay. And while Toshiba no longer sells the modems they still honor
the warrantees on them.


Posted by Timothy Daniels on October 11, 2005, 3:22 pm
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> While others may shake their head at why you are
> scrutinizing so close such a decision I sympathize
> with you. A few months ago I went through the exact
> thing you did & I researched my purchase to death.
>
> All DOCSIS 2.0 modems should be alike in theory,
> but they are not. All modems require firmware. All
> firmware is not created equal & all firmware writers
> are not created equal.
>
> Good luck in your search...and if you still have your
> heart set on a PCX2600 it's not too difficult to find
> new-in-box sealed units on eBay. And while Toshiba
> no longer sells the modems they still honor the
> warrantees on them.

I actually don't have my heart set on Toshiba. It's
just that a few years ago, it was the acknowledged
"best" cable modem and I felt that it was likely that
the quality then had continued on. From what I read now,
though, the Motorola SB5120 is the popular "best", so
maybe I'll brave the Circuit City rebate mill and get a
Motorola.

*TimDaniels*


Posted by on October 12, 2005, 10:16 am
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On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 15:22:09 -0700, "Timothy Daniels"


>just that a few years ago, it was the acknowledged
>"best" cable modem and I felt that it was likely that
>the quality then had continued on. From what I read now,

The quality had continued on. It's a real shame Toshiba got out of the
cable modem market, but profit margins have become too slim for their
tastes.

>though, the Motorola SB5120 is the popular "best", so
>maybe I'll brave the Circuit City rebate mill and get a
>Motorola.

According to BroadbandReports the bugs in the SB5120 firmware are
finally getting fixed so you will probably be okay getting one of
those.

Hopefully, your ISP isn't one of those that insists that they cannot
and/or will not upgrade the firmware if you get a buggy revision.

Good luck in whatever you choose.


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