whats best cable modem to pair with new apple extreme 802.11 ac

whats best cable modem to pair with new apple extreme 802.11ac

Questions like this are actually impossible to answer.......mainly because no one has tested every modem with an AirPort Extreme to find out if a "best" modem really exists. Even if it were possible to come up with a "best" modem though.....it would make little sense to choose that modem and then find out that it was not supported by Comcast.

So a better plan for you might be to look for a list of modems that are supported by Comcast, narrow your choices down to 3-4 products, then post that list here and ask other Comcast users for feedback on how the products have performed for them. You might also consider posting on a Comcast online forum as well.

As far as your question about the new Zoom modem, that product really is brand new, so it will be some time before a track record can be developed for that product. It appears that the new Zoom modem is designed primarily to work with higher speed connections.......600, 700, 800+ Mbps Internet speeds. So, unless you are planning to move to an Internet connection plan with those types of speeds in the near future, you probably don't need a modem with that type of capability.

And, once you have things narrowed down......I suggested that you post that list here and ask other users for feedback regarding their experience with their particular modem.

It's probably going to be tough to get "views" for your original post though.......since you want to attract Comcast users who have an AirPort Extreme. You might want to start a new post with a title that would attract users who might have the kind of information that you need. Something like a title of.......

Need modem recommendations for use on AirPort Extreme with Comcast 100 Mbps service.

Good luck

I'm in a similar situation. I'm also looking for a Cable Modem that plays nice with my new AE ac.We have just dropped Cox cable TV and are considering going to a VOIP in the future (perhaps http://www.ooma.com/)

@tesserax mentioned that there have been a lot of issues with my new SB6141 Cable modem and AE devices.

I currently have:

• iMac 27" Late 2012, MB Air A1465, iPhone 6s, 5s, 4s, iPads, ATV 4
• Airport Extreme ac (not installed yet)
• Motorola SB6141 Cable modem (just updated from SB5100 last week - but can return)
• Cox Cable 50 Mbps (usually w/ ~32 Mbps) (we dropped our cable TV last week also, after testing for few weeks)

Cox recommends various brands on their site:

AND

I'm not on Cox, but the Zoom 5431J that I use with Time Warner has been flawless since it was installed almost two years ago. I also use a Netgear CMD31T and it has been flawless as well. I rotate these two products about every other month, just to keep things interesting, as to always have a spare on hand, just in case.

I have Comcast and the Zoom 5341J, the combination works well.

Thanks for the ideas, Bob!