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Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars with 1963 reviews

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    Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars

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84%would recommend to a friend

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Customers have good things to say about the SURFboard DOCSIS 3.1 Cable Modem & Dual-Band Wi-Fi Router's ease of use, Wi-Fi performance, and setup process, frequently citing its speed and reliability. Many also appreciate the product's performance and price. However, some users have reported compatibility issues and occasional unexpected restarts.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Cox

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great purchase needed Cox help to set up but after 3 hours they found it. It works great!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great modem and router in one.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    We purchased this to cut the cable from our cable company. We still need internet for streaming and this saves the rental fee. Purchased in February it is now June and it works great! We are saving money.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Stop throwing your money away

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This unit was easy to set up and worth every penny. I could have rented the providers modem for life and pay 10 times what this one cost. Stop paying for the one that comes with your internet service, this unit does the same thing and you own it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Work s as expected

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Seems to work from a good distance. We have it located off the garage about 50feet from our bedroom and I have good service in there

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Modem

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great modem/router for my xfinity service so far no issues.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    cable modem

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    cost more than i wanted to spend but works perfect.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Surfboard is a great for home or office environmen

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is such a great deal router and modem in one (1) system. Doesn't take up extra space on table, is high quality and great speed.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great modem and router

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    it is working good, no problem.ARRIS - SURFboard DOCSIS 3.1 Cable Modem & Dual-Band Wi-Fi Router

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Router

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This router is nice and easy to setup. It works very well.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Setup

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Everything switched right over and my isp (longlines) was able to activate the new modem in minutes

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome Gateway

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great router. Easy to set up. Surfboard app is easy to use to monitor the network and set up a guest WiFi.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Modem

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    We were renting a modem from our internet provider and for the price of seven or eight months we could purchase our own and save money.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Wi-fi

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Well worth the money

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I am, and especially my female partner are very happy with the Arris. She is sooo happy that she can be on internet for hours, playing her slotomania and doesn't lose the connection. Even on the second floor I can enjoy being on my desktop.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Horrible, awful, really really bad

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Decided to upgrade to a modem with wifi, instead of the separate modem and router I had been used to. This particular modem/router looked like just the thing to improve speeds and allow plenty of room for future improvements. WRONG. Almost immediately, I noticed that connectivity was poor, even with the 5 GHz band. Download speeds varied wildly, from 120 Mbps to 4.95 Mbps to no connection at all. Transmission speeds between the router and my devices was more consistent (above 250 Mbps), but still varied by as much as 100 Mbps—when I used the Arris mobile app to test the modem's speed and viewed it as a graph, it looked like a 3-year average for a stock market index. NOT GOOD. After 4 hours, I finally went back to my old modem and router, and things went back to normal. Avoid at all costs.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Very fast, just a pain to setup.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Once operational, it is very fast. If you have Xfinity, it will be a pain to setup. I had to call back and forth between Xfinity and Arris for my MAC address not working when trying to setup the equipment.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Combo unit

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy to set up and use, wish they would last longer. Last one I bought only lasted 2 years hope this one is better. Seems to work well , no issues yet.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    ARRIS - a good modem

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    A good product. Not very difficult to link it up to my computer. I know ARRIS is a good brand.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good value

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works well and was easy to connect. It seems to be a good value for the money

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Outstanding product

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Working good so far so far worth every penny way better than the Netgear CEX 30 I believe that cost just about the same but perform way worse good job Arris outstanding so far no drop connections fast and accurate

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Works with Xfinity internet, setup challenging

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The main reason I purchased this was to save $$ on the rental fee Xfinity charges. I’m not a tech savvy person, but I can follow instructions and get things working properly. This item proved to be more challenging than I anticipated. Between going back and forth between Xfinity and Arris each of them blaming the other I finally managed to get it connected. I’ve had this product for almost a year and have been satisfied with the product. I have few connectivity issues in a back bedroom, but it’s not enough to bother me.

    I would recommend this to a friend