Time Warner Spectrum / Bright House Compatible DOCSIS 3.0 and 3.1 Cable Modems
Modem list updated November 2018. Prices updated every hour.
Charter has now bought Time Warner and Bright House TV and internet businesses and is beginning the process of rebranding it Spectrum. You can still buy your own modems. (If you're not in a former Time Warner/Bright House area and have Spectrum internet, go here to find modems: Charter Approved Modems.)
Below are all the modems on the Time Warner/Spectrum Approved Modem List and that can be bought at Amazon, Walmart or Best Buy. We've gone through all of them to find the ones that can be purchased at major retailers.
If you're paying $10 a month to rent a modem from Time Warner or Bright House, that's $120 a year or $600 over 5 years. You can buy a new one that will pay for itself in less than one year.
Easy to install. Just call your internet company and give them the Cable Modem ID (MAC address) and drop off your old leased modem with them. (Instructions for finding your MAC Address)
Note: If you have Time Warner phone service, you can buy one of these modems for internet service. You then keep your old Time Warner modem for phone service, and Time Warner will not charge you for rental fees. Here's a helpful link on Time Warner's site: Instructions for activating and connecting modems. Basically you just need a splitter to run one cable to your phone modem and one to your new internet modem.
DOCSIS 3.0 and DOCSIS 3.1 Cable Modems
Cable Modem Buying Tips and FAQ's
Time Warner Spectrum or Bright House customers buy any of these DOCSIS 3.0 or DOCSIS 3.1 modems. If you subscribe to plan up to 100 Mbps, choose a modem with 8 downstream channels to maximize your speed. For plans up to 300 Mbps, buy one with at least 16 downstream channels. For higher speed plans, but a modem with 32 downstream channels.
This list also includes minimally qualifed modems. You can read more about that here: Minimally Qualified Modems
All of these modems are high quality and have pretty much the same features, except for number of download channels and those with routers built in. So don't worry too much about deciding which one to buy.
See all Time Warner / Spectrum approved modems and compare prices and features in a searchable table: All Time Warner / Spectrum Approved Modems: Price and Feature Comparison Table
See all Time Warner / Spectrum approved modems and compare prices and features in a searchable table: All Time Warner / Spectrum Approved Modems: Price and Feature Comparison Table
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Minimally Qualified Modems
This is Spectrum's statement about minimally qualified modems that can be found here: Charter Spectrum Approved Modems List
"You may also choose to buy a modem that has passed minimal testing to confirm that it won't cause harm to our network. Though permitted for use on our network, we recommend against using Minimally Qualified Modems because they haven't been tested to confirm their ability to deliver your purchased internet service speed."
"Note: If you attempt to install your own device from our authorized modems list that doesn't meet the speed tier you ordered or if we can't determine the device qualification, you'll get a message that notifies you of this, and you'll be asked to acknowledge this before you proceed."
Comments (25)
I've never set one up, but maybe you can search for more info on it. I'm guessing you can just buy any of the modems listed above as well as the adapters. Anybody else ever set up a coax network or have a better idea if this would work or not?
And yes, buy a Docsis 3 modem if you can afford it regardless of your current speed package, because when TWC flips the switch in your area to where 300/20 is the top tier, Lite and Basic will be the only speeds that can be put on docsis 2.