A:AnswerThe Netgear - Docsis 3.0 Cable Modem has one ethernet port, but for purposes of connecting to a router which would provide many ethernet ports, the cable modem only having one ethernet port is sufficient.
A:AnswerIt's not a question of this modem or a wireless-AC router. I'm not sure of Time Warner's requirements for those services. Theoretically it can handle those speeds, but you'd have to inquire what number of download & upload channels are needed for their service. They should be able to provide you those numbers. This modem is 16x4 (16 download channels and 4 upload channels). Aside from that, a Wireless-AC router will be faster than a Wireless-N router. There'd be a significant difference in performance among tasks that involve traffic between machines on the same network. In regards to online gaming, it depends on the connection speeds to the servers you're using. The more bandwidth they use, the greater the difference you'd notice. If you already have a wireless-N router, you can check your connection and see how much of your available network bandwidth it's using. If it's saturating it (ie: using all of it), then you'll see an improvement with AC, but I unfortunately can't say how much of an improvement, other than that there will be one. Overall, Wireless-AC won't hurt and you'll *likely* see some improvement, but without knowing your full setup and the servers you connect to, etc. it's impossible to say *how* much improvement. To be honest, I don't even know what kind of bandwidth those games use and if it's already below the wireless-N's speeds, then you won't see anything. But keep in mind, you'll be able to handle *more* users at the same time at higher bandwidths with Wireless-AC.
A:AnswerDefinite works on Xfinity - used the Xfinity app to install it. Worked flawlessly (took maybe 10 minutes). Been working flawlessly since! I believe this qualifies for the Best Buy 15 Day return policy. From the product page:
15-day free & easy returns
If you aren’t 100% satisfied with this item after 15 days, you can return or exchange it for free.
Your last day to return this item is officially calculated from the date you receive your product.
Bringing this item back to a store is the quickest way to process a return or exchange. You can also mail returns with a pre-paid return label.
