10-20-2022, 10:14 PM
mattkime wrote:
>He claims that cable modems decrease performance over time.
:RollingEyesSmiley5:
It's true.
Aging components and power-supplies impacted from heat and dust and corrosion will introduce noise, which degrades signal-quality.
Power surges on the cable-line can accelerate the process, and will eventually kill the modem. (Fiber doesn't have this problem.)
If you're considering a replacement, you might as well go for DOCSIS 3.1 to give yourself some future-proofing.