Suggestions to alternatives to Motorola ExtremeSURF 6580 & Questions about Powerline

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We're in the middle of consolidating homes right now. My in-law's house has a Motorola ExtremeSURF 6580 cable modem/wireless access point; to say that it sucks would be paying it a compliment. I've almost always dealt with DSL so I'm not familiar with cable modems at all. Any suggestions to replace this connection dropping beast are appreciated!

Now, onto my nextI prefer a wired network but we're moving to a house where the room where our home office/gaming den will be doesn't have a network drop. I'm not sure we'll get permission to run cable to the office.

I've been living under a rock and only just discovered Powerline adapters as an alternative to wired networking. Hubby plays a lot of twitch games and if Powerline isn't going to be a reliable connection, I'd really rather avoid it and whatever gamer rage may follow. It's a newer house, built in 2002 so theoretically, the wiring should be fine. Hubby's not convinced and is concerned that the Powerline adapters may screw with the electricity or otherwise just be crap.

Any input would be great!
 
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Powerline adapters are very dependent on the environment. They are really hit or miss. The best thing to do is to just try it and see. In some houses they work great and in some they do not. There are so many things that can effect them: power strips, wiring, circuits, what leg they are on in the breaker box, and even what type of circuit breakers are in your breaker box. If you want to try them find a place where you can return them if you need to. Another option is a MOCA adapter if you have cable (for like cable TV) in the 2 rooms you need to extend to and from. These adapters work really well but don't always play nice if you have Satellite for your TV.
 
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I was afraid the verdict on the Powerline bit would be "it depends". I wish MOCA was an option; they use cable for their TV to. Of course, there's a coax line in every bedroom BUT the designated office. Though maybe I'll get lucky and we can get a coax line run. Hrm.
 
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1. Are you sure its the modem? I know comcast [I assume other mso's] got a bad firmware ordeal with that model modem and are awaiting a fix from arris . I work for comcast, but have not seen the issue, its posted all over dslreports.com though.

2. Moca can be run over cable with tv just fine, it requires some knowledge of the coax and more specifically splitter configuration though, and the installation of some filters. Want moca over 1000Mhz, want filter that cuts off over 1000Mhz, filter goes to prevent signal from riding out of house into cable plant.

3. Most common cause of problems in a coax system is a loose or old connnector, true story and it will wreak havoc on a device with a return system in it. I'd try snugging up the fittings at all teh boxes and tv's with a 7/16 wrench just using the weight of my hand [no muscle those things break very easily] and see what happens first.
 
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