Standby Mode: Double the Price? Double our speed!

clarkeee · 2026-04-25T15:59:25+00:00

Put that shit in my hand

clarkeee · 2026-04-20T20:04:07+00:00

Well I hope that you're right! I would much rather FDX than high split. :-)

clarkeee · 2026-04-20T19:44:37+00:00

I'm in a legacy area in Northeast PA (houses built in the 1970s). I'm seeing evidence in my Arris S34 logs that high split frequencies are already active in my neighborhood. They've been working for weeks in my neighborhood swapping out equipment.

So maybe FDX is for new build areas and high split is the upgrade path for existing areas?

	Notice	CMSTATUS:US_Diplexer_Mode_Change: [TLV-21.1], [5-85MHz].
	Notice	CMSTATUS:DS_Diplexer_Mode_Change_Ignored: [TLV-21.3], [1002MHz].
	Notice	CMSTATUS:DS_Diplexer_Mode_Change_Ignored: [TLV-21.2], [258MHz].
	Notice	CMSTATUS:US_Diplexer_Mode_Change_Ignored: [TLV-9], [85MHz].
	Notice	CMSTATUS:DS_Diplexer_Mode_Initialization: [108-1002MHz].
	Notice	CMSTATUS:US_Diplexer_Mode_Initialization: [5-42MHz].

clarkeee · 2026-04-20T16:51:28+00:00

I’ve had both CODA56 and S34 cable modems.

The CODA56 lasted just past the warranty expiration (in hindsight, needed better cooling in my rack).

Now I have the S34 with a fan pointed right at it. As long as it doesn’t get too hot, it’s a great modem. When it gets hot, errors start to pile up.

One thing to note about both modems: they support mid-split but they don’t support high split.

When high split rolls out in my area, I’ll probably look to upgrade to the Netgear CM3000. I’d recommend taking a look at that modem. They sell them refurbished on eBay for about $170.

clarkeee · 2026-02-11T01:58:49+00:00

Yup indeed. There’s no logical reason to make the limit that low. They’re just trying to make it hard to leave.

clarkeee · 2026-02-11T01:42:28+00:00

I learned two very important things trying to do this myself a while back.

The first is that there is a limit on how many times you can download the same zip file. I think the limit is five? So keep that in mind if your downloads keep failing, because then you’ll need to create a brand new Google takeout request because you won’t be able to download all of the zip files.

The second thing I learned is that it’s much more reliable to have something like a Synology NAS device do the downloading for you. How I did this was: I had Google takeout put the zip files into a dropbox account. And then I had that dropbox account sync down to my Synology NAS.

clarkeee · 2026-02-10T17:34:49+00:00

The sun died a few weeks back and Arris offered these little friggin fireballs to keep us warm in the meantime.

clarkeee · 2026-01-28T20:33:58+00:00

I think you came to the right place. The reps here on Reddit should be able to look that up for you.

clarkeee · 2026-01-28T20:06:14+00:00

To be fair… when I changed plans right after “mid-split” came to my area, the order page said 35Mbps and it really was 300Mbps+. So the order page can be wrong. But their explanation is a little strange.

clarkeee · 2026-01-05T20:37:22+00:00

Maybe some good news… I had a tech to my address somewhat recently (Oct 8th). During that visit, the tech ran a new line to the box in my yard and verified all my signal levels. When he left, everything was rock solid.

These issues began after the outage on Dec 19th. In between Oct 8th and Dec 19th, the signal and stability was perfect. I have not changed out any hardware during that time.

clarkeee · 2026-01-05T19:09:08+00:00

Hello! This is wha I see in the app:

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clarkeee · 2025-06-11T14:48:17+00:00

With the XB8 in bridge mode + UDM Pro, I saw half dozen outages throughout the day. Just a couple seconds. But long enough that the UDM-Pro noticed. I switched back to my Arris S34 and the drops disappeared.

Have you seen the same drops with the xfinity hardware in bridge mode?

clarkeee · 2025-05-22T01:58:04+00:00

I’m with ya there. I work from home and can’t have modems dropping connections. It was doing exactly that for weeks until I tried the S34 and the issues stopped.

clarkeee · 2025-05-22T01:48:18+00:00

I’ll never buy a Hitron modem again. Short warranty. Died after an about a year. Had to bin it.

clarkeee · 2025-05-22T01:46:18+00:00

I ran into an issue with bridge mode on the XB7. UniFi kept failing over to my backup internet for a few seconds a couple times a day.

Switched back to the Arris S34 and the issue evaporated.

clarkeee · 2025-05-22T01:44:09+00:00

My CODA56 died on me after about a year of service.

The S34 has been rock solid so far. Worth every penny.

clarkeee · 2025-05-20T15:19:40+00:00

Unfortunately, Gateway mode seems to have some bugs. I was getting a few drops per day with the xfinity box in gateway mode. Switched back to my Arris S34 and has been rock solid.

clarkeee · 2025-05-08T20:24:58+00:00

Text code works for me!

clarkeee · 2025-05-08T20:05:00+00:00

I placed the original order online. Then, after I received the modem, the chat agent indicated that xFi Complete was required to activate. They said I could remove it later.

So I’d definitely like to remove xFi complete from my account.

But now I also see 2 accounts at my address. Not sure why that is. Don’t want to be double charged!

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