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| Motorola SB6120 SURFboard DOCSIS 3.0 eXtreme Broadband Cable Modem | |||||||||||||||
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| Motorola SURFboard SB6120 Cable Modem. DOCSIS 3.0 Certified. Integrated U/S Amp USB 1.1 16 SIDs Designed to provide a cost effective next generation technology for our MSO customers to offer a high speed residential or commercial service tier. User-friendly online diagnostics and bonded channel status page Remote management using SNMP and TFTP 1 GHz Tuner GigE PC connectivity IPV6 support Up to 160 Mbps downstream up to 120 Mbps upstream Rear panel color coded for ease of installation and troubleshooting Front panel easy to read operational LEDs to indicate status and simplify troubleshooting Multi-colored LED option to identify Bonded Channel mode |
- Designed to provide a cost effective, next generation technology to offer a high speed residential or commercial service tier
- User-friendly online diagnostics and bonded channel status page
- Features a 10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit Port for incredible wired network speeds
- Capable of downloading up to 2000 times faster than 56k analog phone modems; up to 4 times faster than DOCSIS 2.0 broadband
- Intuitive, easy to read front panel operational status LEDs
 Horrible, both times!!! |
| Review Date: September 10, 2010 |
| Reviewer: K. M., Detroit, Michigan |
| I bought this to replace a Motorola SurfBoard SB5120. What a mistake. After repeated calls to Comcast and having a Tech come out and replace my line from the telephone pole to the service block on the side of my house and testing the line on the inside of my house for functional integrity. It was concluded that the new SB6120 was a POS and should be returned. The Tech even commented that the new SB6120's that he installed in houses had a high failure rate and were frequently replaced.
I guess I'll stick with the old until Motorola can get all of the bugs worked out! |
| Junk! |
| Review Date: September 9, 2010 |
| Reviewer: R. Pardoe, |
| Don't waste your time with this modem - does not do the job! Will not connect with comcast - constant time outs. Defective!- Not on the modem approved list for comcast - some say update "bricked" a bunch of these. Beware! |
| MAC Address Sticker was WRONG! |
| Review Date: September 8, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Sandip Patel, Florida |
| Just like another reviewer here I had the dreaded incorrect MAC address sticker on my cable modem. After an hour with Comcast on the phone and them having me repeat the MAC address 10x I finally decided to just login into the web interface on my modem and check the MAC address there. Guess what, the sticker on the modem was wrong. Stuff like this seriously pisses me off as it wastes my time- and this was the first time in buying hundreds of network gadgets where the stated MAC address has been blatantly wrong. For that reason I give it 3 stars (ease of installation). Otherwise, the modem seems to be running good. If you experience trouble with Comcast not being able to "see" your cable modem, then you might be experiencing the same problem. Hopefully you've read this review and save yourself hours(/days?) of headache. |
| Motorola SURFboard Cable Modem |
| Review Date: September 5, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Steve Vagnozzi, |
| This modem installed easily once Comcast support figured out how to update their system to accept it. I called Motororla support for help with the install and they answered quickly and were knowledgable regarding configuring this product. It has doubled my download speed on my PC with a wired connection to my router. |
| Not a magic bullet for improving speed or bw |
| Review Date: September 5, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Frederick P. Barnes, Greenwood, SC USA |
| Just got cable a few days ago, and a beat up modem from the cable company. Read up on the SB6120, found one locally, and got it.
Disappointing...not the increase in performance many claim. For me, it's not worth 30% more $$$ over the previous models. I do think, after some testing online, that it IS an improvement over the older Motorola, but no where near what others claim. If you are looking to try this out, be sure you get it from a place with a good return policy. You won't know how good it will be until you try it on your individual connection and cable company. Don't expect miracles. But if you have money to burn, I would go for it. Recuperating your investment (vs renting) will be a few months longer. But you do get the latest technology and a bit of the old "future proof". Installation was a breeze, out here in Hickville Carolina. And this is soooooooo much nicer than DSL. One thing to remember about providing your own cable modem: If it quits, even under warranty, you will be without anything for a while. Which means renting for a while or getting a backup. That is one good thing about renting a cable modem.....if it quits, you get a new one at no cost (except monthly rental fees), quickly. |
| SB6120 Cable Modem |
| Review Date: September 4, 2010 |
| Reviewer: william yost, usa |
| after receiving the modem i contacted Cox, my service provider and activated the modem. the modem performance exceeded my expectation by helping to increase my range and bandwith of my wireless and wire computers.
wireless download bandwith increased about 20% but my upload doubled. my previous modem was a WRT54gx6. bios could not be upgraded. i have been using his modem for about i month without any problems. only good results. i will add this information, since it may be of some help for someone.: i am running windows xp home with sp3, i have a new linksys e3000n router that this modem works with. i highly recommend this modem. |
| Worth the cost. |
| Review Date: September 2, 2010 |
| Reviewer: C. J. Dorton, VA. |
| I purchased this modem to replace the nearly decade-old modem I received with my Comcast HIS.
Easy to set up. Well made. The reviews stating a obvious speed increase were not joking. The modems' ability to bond multiple channels (DOCSIS 3) should provide an absurd bandwidth increase on networks that support it, providing you have the proper tier of service. Though, even on a single channel (DOCSIS 2? network) I've noticed a 15-20% increase in downstream and upstream bandwidth has increased even further. If you're on ComcastHIS you can update the MAC tied to your account by simply connecting it, opening an IE window, entering your HIS account number into the Comcast window, then downloading the software and following the prompts. I'm assuming it's ActiveX dependent. (No need to call and all that nonsense if this works as it should.) |
| High Speed Modem |
| Review Date: August 31, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Kevin Specter, |
| This product works great with my Comcast high speed internet. Great download and upload speeds, and online gaming is excellent. |
| SB6120 |
| Review Date: August 31, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Michael J. Bryk, |
| I installed the SB6120 myself and called my cable company gave them my SB6120 MAC ID and while I was on the phone the installation was completed. That was easy, especially since I never had internet service at home before. One note however, My system was Win7 64bit and the SB6120 installation disk supplied was only for Vista, not a problem since I never needed to use it for anything. The speed has been 1.0 gbps (Comcast high speed/6 month intro. promotion) for the last 3 weeks with no problems yet. |
| Great modem - but service from Comcast to help swithc is terrible... |
| Review Date: August 29, 2010 |
| Reviewer: E. Saburi, Tokyo, Japan |
| Good experience w/this product. I bought it to save money from the monthly rental cable modem fees from Comcast. Seems to be very fast and reliable. Switching over does require you to contact Comcast to register the MAC and S/N. That was a TERRIBLE experience. The tech support must have been off shored in some corner of the earth w/automated drones on the other side. I have a 15 page dialogue that I saved because it was so terrible (and kind of funny to look at now...) Anyway, the modem itself is fantastic. But if you're going to switch w/Comcast as your service provider be prepared to spend at least 120 minutes w/them... |
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