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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 101 reviews

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  • Connection Quality

    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

  • Performance

    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

  • Setup

    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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93%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers enjoy the SURFboard S34 modem for its overall performance, speed, and easy setup. Many have noted its compact size, ease of use, and simple connectivity. The modem's heat dissipation was mentioned as a potential drawback.

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    No complaints

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

    Upgraded to this modem from older Arris. I’ve had it a little over 2 months now and no issues or complaints. Some reviews complained about how hot the modem would get. We have on average 14 devices always connected to WiFi and it doesn’t get hot. It’s warm, but never hot. My old modem was always warm too. Feels relatively the same.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Cable Modem

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

    Great modem (we have Cox as our provider), easy installation

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Surfboard on Xfinity

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

    The modem installation was finished using a process from my cable provider and has worked as advertised ever sense.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Ture speed

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

    Finally, the speed I've been yearning for 2 gig downloads/uploaded for the money i have been spending for years ... 2300dn/ 375 up, thank you, Arris

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Modem

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

    Overall great modem and I I noticed my download speed increased. It’s a overall great powerhouse modem

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great!

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

    Happy to be rid of service orovider’s modem. Arris surfboard works great!

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

    Great modem, poor setup.

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

    Definitely a great modem, but the web interface needs to be more secure as both the router and browser complain that it isn't secure. The Energy Efficient Ethernet is a great feature, but it would help to be able to turn it on and off easier. The worst thing about is the app they recommend you use to setup and register it. It's much easier to skip the app and use the web interface to register and set it up.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    ARRIS > NetGear

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

    Replaced a bricked NetGear. Should have stuck with ARRIS. This works and does what it is designed to do.

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

    Easy to set up

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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 setup, works seemlessly with spectrum, just had to call and give them the info off the bottom of the unit. Soon as they sent the signal and rebooted it, it works like a charm. I actually get speeds over what I pay for with it. My subscription through spectrum is 500mbps and I generally get around 550 or more. Way faster than my old cable modem.

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

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Works OK but runs HOT

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

    Seems to work OK so far but runs really hot. Hoping it holds up. I got this to replace an old one xfinity said wasn't capable of the speeds being provided, but I haven't noticed this new one being much faster. My youtube streams are at HD more often now, That's about it.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Honestly, I'm a little disappointed

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

    I bought the S34 modem believing my router (capable of 350Mbps) would still allow me to reach into the 150 Mbps range. My outdated old modem only gave me 28 Mbps and the S34 bumped it up to 38 Mbps. I'm either missing something or Xfinity has me throttled. I'll update this review if I figure out a speed increase.

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

    Wonderful

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

    As described. Easy insrall. I use mulitple devices and ut works great. No issuse.

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

    Works fairly well. No issues outside of setup being a bit much.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome performer.

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

    Finally a modem that provides the speed I need without dropping connections!

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

    Router

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

    Router works great! Connection was easy and no delays.

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

    Faster interwebs speed

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

    my interwebs speed is as fast as usain bolt, good modem

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best modem

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

    Great modem better than netgear the best on the market

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good modem

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

    Good modem..im a tech for the cable company anf i apprive.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good modem for most needs

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

    Easy to set up. Follow the directions (yes, read it carefully), and I had no problem with using the App to register.

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

    Works very well

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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 and has good range, even in my block house.

    I would recommend this to a friend