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Have Comcast cable in Chicago suburbs. With a DLink 614+ wireless access
point/router combo that I bought more than 3 years ago. These sell in
eBay for < $10. Motorola SB5120 cable modem.
Rock solid setup. If I ever have problems, that is because of Comcast
dropping out for a few minutes (don't happen more than once a month).
dslreports.com is the right place to look for review of quality
broadband equipment. Look for a forum dedicated to your ISP, and ask
questions. However, all those after mail in rebate $30 wireless/routers
are just fine.
Abhijit
mike ball wrote:
Tom,
I have and used to run that same Toshiba cable modem. It was for my backup line in case DSL went down.
If you are trading (actively) throughout the day. Number one, I wouldn't rely on shared bandwidth(cable) for my trading. If that can be avoided.
Furthermore, as for the cable modem wouldn't worry much there, your weaker point will be your Router, these 59.99 dollar specials; linksys, Netgear, etc..
are more of a concern. Their fatality rate is high, not to mention their low heat-tolerance ASIC chips they use, as a result performance problems manifest themselves in
a myriad of ways. If you are building your network for mission critical work like trading, then isn't a top quality router worth the extra money?
mike
----- Original Message ----
From: TOm <t47usa@xxxxxxx>
To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 9:11:54 AM
Subject: cable modem inquiry
Hi,
Any thoughts about the most reliable cable modem to use for trading? I'm
not too concerned about speed but would like to find a solid performer.
Running my old Toshiba PCX 1100 for a few years and at times I am
noticing a loss of connection. I think it is probably time to upgrade. I
also run a Linksys 4 port router off of the cable modem.
I can't seem to find any test reporting on this subject and all Cox will
say is what modems are compatible with their service.
Thanks,
Tom
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