Hi all! My toddler spilled a cup of water on our TekSavvy modem (Technicolor TC4350), and now we need a new modem. Welp. TekSavvy sent us the list of compatible modems. My question is – are there any important considerations for this decision other than price and (immediate!) availability? I don't think I've ever actually had to choose my modem, so I don't know what I don't know. Here are the options, all opinions welcome: - Technicolor CGA4234DGW WiFi - Firmware must be CGA4234-P15-13-CA902-c0200r181-191007 - Hitron CODA-4680 WiFi - Firmware must be 7.1.1.2.2b9 - Teksavvy sells for $199.95 or $16.66/month for 12 months + $10 shipping. We also rent for the cost of $8 per month. - Hitron CODA-45 - Firmware must be 7.2.4.3.1b3 - Teksavvy sells for $139.95 or $11.66/month for 12 months + $10 shipping. We also rent for the cost of $6 per month. (Not recommended to be acquired outside Teksavvy due to firmware) - Technicolor TC4400 - Firmware must be SR701343-190628-D - (Usually available at Canada Computers) - Compal Broadband Networks Inc. (CBN) CD8000 - Firmware must be 7.13.198.12 - (Usually available at Canada Computers) - Sercomm DM1000 - Firmware must be V1.12.03.011 - Compal Broadband Networks Inc. (CBN) CH8568 WiFi- Firmware must be CH8568-7.13.198.53-NOSH Thanks! Yosh -- *Yoshua Wakeham* yoshwakeham@gmail.com
Does the modem still work? Take the modem cover off, bury it into rice, and it will dry out, then try it again. Since the modem is already damaged there is no harm in trying. Water will not leave a sticky residue like, for example, a soft drink. Don On Fri, 24 Mar 2023 at 23:32, Yoshua Wakeham via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
Hi all!
My toddler spilled a cup of water on our TekSavvy modem (Technicolor TC4350), and now we need a new modem. Welp. TekSavvy sent us the list of compatible modems. My question is – are there any important considerations for this decision other than price and (immediate!) availability? I don't think I've ever actually had to choose my modem, so I don't know what I don't know.
Here are the options, all opinions welcome:
- Technicolor CGA4234DGW WiFi - Firmware must be CGA4234-P15-13-CA902-c0200r181-191007 - Hitron CODA-4680 WiFi - Firmware must be 7.1.1.2.2b9 - Teksavvy sells for $199.95 or $16.66/month for 12 months + $10 shipping. We also rent for the cost of $8 per month. - Hitron CODA-45 - Firmware must be 7.2.4.3.1b3 - Teksavvy sells for $139.95 or $11.66/month for 12 months + $10 shipping. We also rent for the cost of $6 per month. (Not recommended to be acquired outside Teksavvy due to firmware) - Technicolor TC4400 - Firmware must be SR701343-190628-D - (Usually available at Canada Computers) - Compal Broadband Networks Inc. (CBN) CD8000 - Firmware must be 7.13.198.12 - (Usually available at Canada Computers) - Sercomm DM1000 - Firmware must be V1.12.03.011 - Compal Broadband Networks Inc. (CBN) CH8568 WiFi- Firmware must be CH8568-7.13.198.53-NOSH
Thanks! Yosh
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I strongly suggest you search each model and check the reviews. I can't remember the model, but teksavvy sent me one at the start of the pandemic when I wanted to upgrade to 300M. Different modems have different upper limits of performance. The modem I got was a nightmare and kept dropping out at the worst possible time. I subsequently did some research on it, and there was nothing but horror stories. I had to return it at my expense. On Fri, Mar 24, 2023 at 11:32 PM Yoshua Wakeham via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
Hi all!
My toddler spilled a cup of water on our TekSavvy modem (Technicolor TC4350), and now we need a new modem. Welp. TekSavvy sent us the list of compatible modems. My question is – are there any important considerations for this decision other than price and (immediate!) availability? I don't think I've ever actually had to choose my modem, so I don't know what I don't know.
Here are the options, all opinions welcome:
- Technicolor CGA4234DGW WiFi - Firmware must be CGA4234-P15-13-CA902-c0200r181-191007 - Hitron CODA-4680 WiFi - Firmware must be 7.1.1.2.2b9 - Teksavvy sells for $199.95 or $16.66/month for 12 months + $10 shipping. We also rent for the cost of $8 per month. - Hitron CODA-45 - Firmware must be 7.2.4.3.1b3 - Teksavvy sells for $139.95 or $11.66/month for 12 months + $10 shipping. We also rent for the cost of $6 per month. (Not recommended to be acquired outside Teksavvy due to firmware) - Technicolor TC4400 - Firmware must be SR701343-190628-D - (Usually available at Canada Computers) - Compal Broadband Networks Inc. (CBN) CD8000 - Firmware must be 7.13.198.12 - (Usually available at Canada Computers) - Sercomm DM1000 - Firmware must be V1.12.03.011 - Compal Broadband Networks Inc. (CBN) CH8568 WiFi- Firmware must be CH8568-7.13.198.53-NOSH
Thanks! Yosh
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On 2023-03-24 10:12, Yoshua Wakeham via talk wrote:
My toddler spilled a cup of water on our TekSavvy modem (Technicolor TC4350), and now we need a new modem. Welp. TekSavvy sent us the list of compatible modems. My question is – are there any important considerations for this decision other than price and (immediate!) availability? I don't think I've ever actually had to choose my modem, so I don't know what I don't know.
If it was clean water, it will probably work after drying out. Anything else will require a proper cleaning. Back when I was a computer tech, we often cleaned circuit boards with hot water and dried with compressed nitrogen.
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