Refurb Imo Linksys CM100 Cable Modem

10 Review to this product

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  G. Kishi
  November 7th, 2010 on 2:09 am

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  I received this item and had made arrangements to cable service started. What I thought was interesting was the tech from Comcast said this device was completely unusable since the serial number had been registered elsewhere I had to rent a unit from him. After a couple of days, I called the service department and while on the phone he told me all I needed was the MAC address and they would take care of the rest.

  Well, needless to say, the unit works great! Was even able to connect my router to and set up my network with no issues. What was Comcast thinking? Well, when I got my bill they overcharged me for the service I signed up for and kept the rent charges on the bill after I returned their modem.

  The modem works great and I’m glad I made the purchase!
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  Kevin Raber
  November 8th, 2010 on 4:38 pm

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  Replaced Charter rental modem – took about 5 minutes, turned on PC, filled out web form, then returned the rental modem. Will pay for itself in less than 6 months at the rental rate I was paying.
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  D. Sullivan
  November 8th, 2010 on 7:38 pm

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  I ordered 2 on Thursday 4/22/2010, received today(4/27/2010). Hooked the first one up at 3PM, but couldn’t get online so I called Charter Cable at about 5:30. Don’t waste your time with the automated service, just ask for an agent. I wasted 10-15 minutes with the auto service. You’ll need to give the MAC Address to the agent(this is the Second line on the bottom of the unit). The first modem, that had been hooked up since 3PM, worked right away, but the second one didn’t. The reason was, I gave the agent the MAC Address without having the unit hooked up to the system first. I told him this might be the problem, so I hooked it up and sure enough, he re-enters the MAC number and it appears on his screen. Now I have 2 modems for less than the price of one at Best Buy. Also, they have a 90 day Warranty from Cisco-Linksys(almost all refurbs I’ve ever seen do). The bottom of my invoice states “Linksys offers a 90 day warranty on all their refurbished products. You may contact Linksys with any warranty issues. In the event that Linksys can not help you, we will honor the terms of the warrranty!”. Linksys sells this same item on their website(found it through Bizrate). I had already bought it here for around the same price. If it dies before 90 days are out, I’ll repost it.
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  Baby Shoes
  November 8th, 2010 on 11:45 pm

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  Easy to set up. Been running ever since without a hiccup. No reason to buy the “new” one when the refurbished model works perfectly at a much lower price. Highly recommended.
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  C. Moberg
  November 9th, 2010 on 6:42 am

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  I was renting the Motorola Surfboard 5120 (SB5120) from Comcast for $5/month. This seemed reasonable to me up until I found this modem for $30 including shipping. I will make my money back on the purchase in 6 months. Excellent deal!

  As others have mentioned all you have to do is call Comcast to activate this modem by giving them the MAC address. It is both on the box, and on the unit itself. This process took me a grand total of about 15 minutes once I opened the box.

  This modem has plenty of speed out of the box. In response to other’s getting up to 30 Mb/s, this is not going to be a cap on the modem’s ability. This instead is a cap limited by your service provider. This is a DOCSIS 2.0 Modem, which means it can handle up to 42.88 Mb/s raw throughput (including overhead) or more simply 38 Mb/s (usable data). For me, I pay for 12 Mb/s on Comcast, and have seen this modem getting upwards of 14 Mb/s, although this says nothing as to what the modem itself can handle. It’s just Comcast not limiting me strictly enough to what I’ve paid for.
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  Thomas J. Cheney
  November 9th, 2010 on 4:50 pm

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  Unpacked the unit,plugged it in, followed a few simple on screen commands and it has worked like magic ever since. I don’t even notice that it is there.

  The CM100 was a replacement for rented modem from the cable provider. Buying a Refurb unit will allow me to pay for it in six months and then it is pure profit.
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  alur
  November 10th, 2010 on 12:53 pm

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  I can’t seem to keep a modem working for over 18 months, so I have been renting from Comcast for $3 a month. Since cost recently increased to $5 a month, I took a chance on this product. For only $20, it just has to last 4 months, and then my savings will be $5 a month for as long at it works. I use a router and the modem installed easily without using the enclosed disk. The Comcast install screen appeared right after installation, and it was the easiest setup that I have experienced in a long time. Shipment was fast, and it came with boxed with cables and warranty. I recommend it for the price and easy setup.
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  JR
  November 10th, 2010 on 4:52 pm

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  Purchased this cable modem to save $5/mo on my cable bill. Product was easy to install; just gave it’s MAC to the Charter Cable tech on the phone and he modified my account. It will pay for itself in less than 6 months.
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  Krushna Ramasamy
  November 12th, 2010 on 5:09 am

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  I recommend this product. Saved $5 / month rental for the modem provided by the cable operator and this is far better to what was provided to me by the cable operator.
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  Samer Mina
  November 12th, 2010 on 5:03 pm

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  For the price, this thing will pay for itself in no time. It’s much better quality than tha bulky modems you get when you sign up for an account with the cable company. I also saw this at best buy for 80 dollars so you’re getting a good deal here. I almost always buy NEW but for something like this… it really doesn’t matter. I would do it again.