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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 2091 reviews

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

  • Performance

    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

  • Setup

    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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92%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers love the SURFboard S33 modem for its speed and overall performance, with many reporting it supports their high-speed internet plans and delivers blazing fast speeds. The modem is also praised for its ease of use and setup, especially with the Xfinity app, and its 2.5 Gbps Ethernet port. Some customers have noted concerns about the modem's heat and price.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Setup

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to work with

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Plug and play , if not other network has been setup, if so then You need to login to it's portal and change the subnet accordingly The 2.5 port apparently is not for agrégation i believe is for either or , kind of deal

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ethernet port

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great upgrade

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

    We needed to update this and found this was the one we needed works great.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Surfboard S33 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.

    Great bang for buck modem. Full Docsis 3.1 support and with 2.5Ghz port makes for excellent performance.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy

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

    Works like a charm, easy setup, took about 10 minutes total. Haven't had any issues with my ISP since.

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

    End to throttling

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

    Finally committed to no more throttling by local cable provider and couldn’t be happier.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ethernet port

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Surfboard inspector

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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 an excellent Modem for my purpose, where I speed to use for my ethernet connection without wifi.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Heat

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Runs Hot and Slow, bad exchange policy

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

    First of all, I have been in the tech support service, installation and support business for 40 years. I would not suggest this modem to anyone. Save your money and headaches and buy from a different vendor. This modem runs very hot. If this was the only problem, I could live with it. I have Cox multi-gig service and bought the Arris s33 to provide internet to my multi-gig router. At first, I got 2300 bps to one computer that has a 2.5gbe adaptor and 1000 + on another computer with a 1 gbs. Soon after, my speed droped from 2.5 gbs to under 1000, and 1000 + to just under 400bps respectfully. Called Arris tech support and troubleshooted for an hour before they said the upstream frequency from Cox was too high. They would not exchange the Modem until Cox bring the upstream frequency within Arris specs. I had Cox come out and adjust the frequency to within Arris specs. I still had the same slow speeds! Arris tech support said they had to put a hold on a credit card for the mfg suggested cost of the modem and pay shipping to receive a replacement!!! They would only remove the hold when they receive my failed modem back. I am still waiting for the modem. This is not worth the trouble. If I, as a tech experienced testing and troubleshooting problems with this modem, I hate to think what the average user would go thru. If this modem was still in the return stage with Best Buy, I would definitely have returned it and bought from a different vendor.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast modem

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

    Increased my cable speed from 130 m to 835! great modem

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best modem you can buy & save on rental fees

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    Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The best modem you can buy if you have the 1GB Service Teir from your internet provider..You get to save on rental fees.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent Product - 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.

    Great product - works better than all cox cable modems. It was very easy to install and works great.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great replacement

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

    Worked as a replacement for COX. Easy installation and setup.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    So far so good

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It's better than my previous one. It's supposedly future proof as well.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    very fast modem

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

    works well, Cox speeds went from 285 down to 585 down.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great compact little modem.

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

    Easy setup. It was up and working in less than 15 minutes. Its just too bad that Comcast throttles down the bandwidth so you can't take full advantage of the modem.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Product

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    Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The Arris modem is working great, no problems. I would purchase again.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Magnifique

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Arris knocked it out of the park with this one. This will be my last cable modem before i get fiber! Incredibly smooth, tiny and fast. Absolutely no complaints.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Product

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    No problems so far. Works great and solved all the issues i was having

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works as promised

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

    I upgraded my Internet speed package and this was the suggested modem. Its been excellent in performance with no issues till now.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great replacement for cable modem

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My Mediacom modem kept dropping and they wanted me to wait 4 days for service. I decided to quit paying rent and this modem came highly rated. Setup was a breeze and I haven't had a single issue with it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Modem

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

    This modem works flawlessly with my internet at home.

    I would recommend this to a friend