“Is any of these 3 units a cable modem? Ideally, I’d like to use a router/modem + 2 satellites to cover a long ranch house + detached garage.”
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No, none of the units are a cable modem. BUT there are good reason to be thankful. Orbi has sold units in the past that included the cable bridge in to their router. This limits your flexibility and if you choose to change providers in the future, say to Fibre Optic, you would have to pitch the system and re-buy. So by not having the cable modem integrated, you are future proofing your purchase. NOW to solve your ranch issue, buy the Orbi, ditch your cable modem and purchase a Surfboard Cable modem WITHOUT wireless. That will ONLY convert from Cable/Coax to ethernet that you then plug into your Orbi. The cable modem pays for itself in a year or less because you do not have to rent one from your provider. -Best Wishes
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Remember the TV/VCR combo? Yeah. Same thing. Don’t get one with a modem built in bc that technology rapidly evolves and if you switch providers or they come out with some better (or different) technology, you’ll be wishing your TV had a CD player instead of a VCR (kinda, analogy might be a little loose). Plus I couldn’t find very many options when I was asking the same question so it leads me to believe it’s not the right way to go. Modems are less than $100 on AZN and the prices on these things are WAY lower too with many more options. Best of luck!
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Nine of the Orbi WiFI 6 models are cable modems as of yet
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