Netgear CM500

The CM500 does get a bit warm though I will say, so that's partly why I've been looking at it as a potential upgrade opportunity. Now that I work from home full time, I'm wondering if I should re-architect my home network to put my work devices on a separate VLAN from my personal stuff (probably makes me sound quite paranoid, but oh well). I know my router doesn't support that with the native firmware, so I would have to flash a different firmware if I want to stick with what I have. I have seen that a lot of the supported models on the Comcast list are combo router/modem devices (like the Netgear CAX80 for example) but I feel skeptical of having both in the same device (though the space savings can be nice and it's the same type of device the ISP themselves would issue).

This modem was an upgrade from my NetGear CM400 so I could get the 200Mbps that my internet plan provided for. The CM400 was also an upgrade a few years ago for another NetGear modem. It took three days and calls to Xfinity, Lynksys and NetGear (all with long waits on hold) before the NetGear tech I...

I currently have a Netgear CM500. From my understanding this Modem can support 300 Mbps down over cable lines per the manufacturer spec.

Seeing I had issues with the Netgear CM1100 (sent it back DOA) and this one is fine, I figured I would write a good review to balance off the WITHERING review of the CM1100. Bottom line, aim for a DOCSIS 3.1 device (but I had bought this 2 years ago and never used it). I bought it to have on hand if...

Moving and needed new router and modem. Pairing this (which I got for $57) with a Netgear CM500 modem (DOCSIS 3.0, 16x4, up to 300 Mbps), which I know is a bottleneck but my internet plan will only be for 200 Mbps and this modem was $27. Figure the router will give my few WIFI 6 devices those benefits and since both are cheap in a few years I can always upgrade either just the modem to a DOCSIS 3.1 one when they come down in price/if I ever go for a faster internet plan or both when 6E routers become more common place/cheaper.

it works but I went through hell getting it set up. the tech support in India didn't know what he was doing. I spent hours with him going through the same loops with him---kept sending me to the sales website where there was no way to sign in or do any set up. When I finally asked if maybe it might ...

I had set up my Netgear CM500 modem and a router to get my unit's networks up and running. It worked for a week and then this morning I was getting the Walled Garden URL when I tried connecting to the internet. Support said that I need to buy a new modem as the CM500 lost support for Business service back in July. This sounds like bs to me, but I'm not the account holder (just a tenant) so I can only escalate so far for service diagnosis.

I bought this twice and didn’t need to. The power adapter went out about a year later, and so I thought I needed a new modem. I rebought the same modem bc it works great for 250 plus mbps. Again, now another year later it keeps turning off. This time I know I only need to replace the 12v power adapt...

I signed up for Performance Pro (200 Mbps) service a few weeks ago. Now I was using my own equipment, a Netgear CM500 to be exact, which is rated for about 350 Mbps on Comcast’s website.

We got it to save money over renting from our ISP. It's done just that. It's lacking in features and configurability. It also doesn't provide the most consistent experience and will sometimes cause latency to bounce around. Overall it's a good cheap option for plug and play type operation and the av...