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On 02/13/2014 10:31 PM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:michael@yanovich.net">michael@yanovich.net</a> wrote:<br>
<span style="white-space: pre;">> On 02/13/2014 05:53 PM, FiL
Farris wrote:<br>
> >><br>
> >> Michael,<br>
> >><br>
><br>
> > If you still are paying "modem rental fee's" I would
check out getting<br>
> > your own hardware. I haven't checked lately but in the
past I have<br>
> > purchased my own "modems" from Micro Center for about
$20.00. I have<br>
> > always picked up the factory refurbs (plain brown box
with sticker) they<br>
> > always have. The most recent was a D-Link DSL modem for
15.00. After 3 or<br>
> > 4 months it was paid for, not to mention performance
was better then the<br>
> > ancient hardware Century Link was charging me for.<br>
><br>
><br>
> I've looked into getting my own and found TimeWarner's
recommend cable modem list:<br>
><br>
>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.timewarnercable.com/en/residential-home/support/topics/internet/buy-your-modem.html">http://www.timewarnercable.com/en/residential-home/support/topics/internet/buy-your-modem.html</a><br>
><br>
> The main thing that has kept me from getting my own modem, as
others have expressed here, is that when problems occur (which
they surprisingly do) TWC can't push the blame off to me and tell
me I'm SOL.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Also, the problems I often experience with TWC are
disconnects that last for a split second and they occur at random
times throughout the day every 2 to 5 days. It isn't that the
Internet goes out for long, it is only a few seconds, it is the
lost of all my connections. (I run various SSH proxies to
different hosts for different reasons, and these sit in the
background). Often these get disconnected and are not
re-established. That is what makes it annoying. What I have
noticed is that when this happens is that my cable modem lights
appear to act like it was just restarted. My IP address doesn't
change though. Oh well.<br>
></span><br>
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Call TWC support about that. You're having a problem that should
not happen and is not common. I can guarantee that there is
something wrong that a TWC field tech will be able to fix. Don't
let tech support off the phone until they've scheduled one for you.<br>
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