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by jk849
Sun Jan 30, 2005 3:23 am
Forum: General Broadband Forum
Topic: [cable] Should I get a new cable modem?
Replies: 6
Views: 1981

Having ruled out most other possibilities I went ahead and bought a new Motorola SurfBoard SB5100. It appears the new modem has solved the problems since I have enjoyed many long gaming sessions over the last couple of weeks without a single interruption in the connection.

Install was a simple ...
by jk849
Mon Jan 03, 2005 9:03 pm
Forum: General Broadband Forum
Topic: [cable] Should I get a new cable modem?
Replies: 6
Views: 1981

The original cable was run to the house within 10 years of the Internet installation (3.3 years ago) but I think the lines were upgraded or replaced within the last 3 years. Prolly not the squirelll chew problem unless it is farther down the lline from our house.

I will continue to try and get to ...
by jk849
Sat Jan 01, 2005 4:28 pm
Forum: General Broadband Forum
Topic: [cable] Should I get a new cable modem?
Replies: 6
Views: 1981

[cable] Should I get a new cable modem? *UPDATE*

I am still using the Toshiba PCX 1100 modem I started with over 3 years ago.

A while back I started having connection problems with Counter-Strike/Steam servers. Typically I play the game for a spell before getting the "WARNING: Connection Problem" message, often followed by a time-out and loss of ...