Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- S33
- |
- SKU:
- 6425831
Customer reviews
Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 2053 reviews
(2,053 customer reviews)Rating by feature
- Connection Quality4.7
Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars
- Performance4.7
Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars
- Setup4.7
Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars
Customers are saying
Customers have good things to say about the SURFboard S33 modem, particularly its speed and overall performance, with many reporting blazing fast internet. Users also appreciate its ease of use and simple setup, as well as its compact size. The 2.5 Gbps Ethernet port and broad compatibility are also well-received features, though some customers have noted concerns about heat and price.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
- Pros mentioned:Setup, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great modem
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Easy to set up and the speed is much better than our old modem.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Overall performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Cord Cutting
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I chose the Arris modem as a beginning to gain more control over my home internet and television technology. Switching from my rented gateway to the modem was extremely easy using the rented gateways app. I immediately experienced an increase in performance over the rented one. Highly recommend!
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Overall performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent modem, but overpriced
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The Arris S33 is a great cable modem. It was extremely easy to install, probably because I installed many Arris modems before. The instructions that came in the box need clearer and simpler. As expected, performance has been excellent. I believe it is overpriced compared to other competitors' modems.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
ARRIS S33
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Nice high speed modem for gig service! This small little powerhouse packs a mighty punch! Nice design with a small footprint. Would recommend.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Overall performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
The BEST!
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This is the best Modem I have ever owned. It's easy to set up and is set up for upgrading. I highly recommend this! I use it with Cox and it hasn't gone down once.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great product for current and future needs.
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Very easy to setup and activate with my ISP. Getting great speed up now.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Setup, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great modem
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Got this modem for Xfinity 800mbps service and have had zero problems with it. Provisioning was super easy and since initial setup everything just works.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Xfinity activation very slow
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Modem easy to setup. However you must contact Xfinity to activate the modem. I tried using the Xfinity App to activate to no avail. I then tried calling Xfinity which is beyond frustrating. I could not get access to a live person. I was able to text with a tech. This took 2 techs and 3.5 hours.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Overall performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Needed only a modem
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Excellent product that perfectly fulfilled my needs.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Overall performance, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Modem
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.It delivers better performance then the isp made modems it gives me more consistent speeds and connection
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Just works
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Installation was simple. Got the full download speed supported by the carrier.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love this products
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Small but does the job. Easy to set up and better to buy than renting. Ive been using Arris products for sometime now and they have great costumer service
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Nice unit.
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Really good unit for the price. I'm getting the full internet speed I'm paying for. My only complaint is that the instructions were wrong on setting up with Spectrum. The instructions gave a link to a website and it would automatically register your new mac address. That didn't work. I had to log into my Spectrum account and live chat with a rep who submitted the new mac address. After that everything worked great.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Blazing fast
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Really fast, needed to replace my old arris model to take advantage of the new cable speeds offered. Setup was simple and has been working great for us.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ethernet port, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
2.5g Port a plus!!
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Decent cable modem with upgraded 2.5g port. If you'r provider updates to over 1gig speed and you have a 2.5 or 10g network you'll be good to go.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works great, easy install
||Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Very easy setup, replaced an older model. Works as it should, blazing fast, small form factor, no problems!
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Price competitor
||Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Docsis 3.1 is essential. This is pretty good for the price compared to Netgear.
I would recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Overall performance, Setup
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Easy Setup; Works great
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Purchased this to replace an existing SB modem because the Internet provider now requires DOCSIS 3.1. Easy to set up and no problems. Performance is good.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Arris Modem review
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I was looking to switch from cable for my tv to streaming. I was using an Arris Modem/Router Docsis 3.0 to start. Although I was paying for 800 Mbps I was only getting 20-30 Mbps at the modem. My streaming was very sketchy and constantly buffering. I went to Best Buy a talked to an associate who suggested this standalone Modem coupled with a Google Nest system. After purchasing this combo I am now getting consistently 700 Mbps at the modem and having no buffering. Coverage and speed is great throughout the house. I am overjoyed with this product to this point,
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Overall performanceCons mentioned:Heat
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Worked great....until it didn't
||Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This was a great performing cable modem, handling gaming traffic, multi-gigabyte uploads and downloads (WFH!) and the usual multi-device home stuff. BUT...it consistently ran VERY, VERY hot and ultimately quit working after just 5 months from purchase at Best Buy. We suffered from intermittent wifi and ethernet pauses and delayed responses for a couple of days, but couldn't isolate the reason. Then the S33 just flat died. My wife and I both WFH, so this really hurt. Our house has used Surfboard/Arris modems as long as I can remember, but a $200 modem burning up in 5 months has really soured us on the brand. Replaced it with a Motorola modem with a much bigger, open, heat-dissipating housing.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend






