I have been very happy with the performance of my new Netgear modem. My first Netgear product was the CM500V - Docsis 3.0 modem @ 571 Mbps. This was on 24 hours a day for several years and worked perfectly. It was now time for an upgrade. I now have a new Netgear CM1150V - Docsis 3.1 modem with voice for Gigabit Speed. This was very easy to set up with Xfinity and, my new updated 1000 Mbps. plan. I am very pleased with my new purchase. The CM1150V is performing flawlessly and, I am now getting the speeds I was looking for @ 850 - 950 Mbps. This will also future proof my system for a long time. I attached a USB powered 120 mm 5 volt fan with Velcro dots to the right side of the modem and, an outlet power adapter. The modem runs very cool to the touch now… NO HEAT AT ALL. This is on 24 hours a day for voice. From my personal experience, I would highly recommend this Netgear modem for great performance. You won’t be disappointed!

BACKSTORY I have had GIGABIT Internet (part of my triple play package) with Xfinity since it hit my area. Xfinity installed their XB6 modem and everything was good to go. I purchased this Netgear modem for issues with the XB6. I live in Acushnet, MA and the cable infrastructure is terrible from Xfinity. They are "working" on fixing the town, so we shall see... I was on my 3rd XB6 modem from Xfinity. I was experiencing drops in speeds (at times could only get 400 down) almost daily. My home has NEW RG6 cable from Xfinity and I have a RG11 drop from the pole. I am also properly grounded and have no noise in the house (via Xfinity tech's test). The tap on the pole has been switched NUMEROUS times by the Xfinity line techs. They have also switched the COMMSCOPE CSMAPDU9VP Amplifier 4 times. The tech would test at the tap at the pole (full speed with no issues), test at the amplifier (again no issues but replaced 4 times), test from the amplifier to the RG6 line at the XB6 modem (again no issues), but when tested from the XB6 it would only test at less than desirable speeds (not within parameters). Tech's would scratch their heads and just replace the modem. After doing this 3 times, I got tired of paying the $13.00 a month lease fee and unreliable equipment. So I purchased this in hopes to have a consistent internet experience. I called Xfinity (highly recommend that over trying to self install) and had them remove their XB6 and install my Netgear modem. That took them about 20 minutes and then they had to transfer me to an overseas agent who then had to reset the Netgear modem, ping and test and then had me run my own speed checks. That entire process took about 30 minutes in total. REVIEW I have been extremely pleased with this modem from NETGEAR. My speeds are consistent across the board at any time of the day. I have not experienced any drops whatsoever (purchased and installed on 28 February 2020). The most I have ever received from GIGABIT here at my home has been 952 Mbps down and 43 Mbps up. Those speeds with my Netgear have been reliable and consistent. I keep it well ventilated and my only complaint would be the lights on the modem are not bright enough for me. I no that's nitpicking but they could have been a bit brighter (again my preference). As of my review today 28 March 2020 I have nothing to complain about. I purchased this for $249.99 and did also purchase the two year warranty from Best Buy ($25.99) for some piece of mind. I also purchased a NETGEAR Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-band WiFi 5 Router.

I paired the modem with NETGEAR Nighthawk Smart WiFi Router (R6700) - AC1750 (purchased earlier). On speedtest.com easily getting speeds over 500 download and 12 upload. The wifi runs smoothly with more than 11 devices at the same time. No overheating issues. Resetting the modem is very easy . It also runs the phone service from comcast.

This NETGEAR Nighthawk unit was a perfect replacement for my Xfinity modem. It had the phone line connection and it was an easy setup. I use used the Xfinity on line app, entered the Mac numbers and that was it. Even I, who is not a tech savvy guy was able to get it to work quickly. One note of advice, if the Xfinity WIFI is your primary source then do what I did add a couple EERO Mesh units on each floor of the house. You will get better WIFI coverage, able to handle up to 24 devices including TV streaming as well. I would highly recommend this model unless you don’t need the phone connection. The model without PL is $50 less.

The first one I got had some type of problem and would not pass an IP on to my router. Netgear was absolutely no help and just kept telling me to contact Comcast. The second one works like a champ. On my Gig service I consistently get 920 to 960mb download speeds and about 40mb upload speed. It did seem a bit pricey and time will tell if it was worth the price. Very satisfied.