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250 Mbps from ISP. 686 Mbps Cable modem. Is the modem powerful enough?

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I have a Motorola MG7540 Cable modem capable of up to 686 Mbps. My ISP is providing 250 Mbps download speed. Is there any issue here? Am i correct in thinking that it will never need more than the 250 Mbps that the ISP is providing?

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Often times the cable ISP will have other options in both downstream and upstream services. Alas, you will end up pay more for that service.

As far as your Modem: Think of it like a car… You have a nice Porsche which tops out at 183 MPH! But of course you can drive that on US highways? Nope! In Germany the Autobahn has a speed limit of 130 km?h (81 MPH) in dense areas so you still couldn’t go flat out in and around the city’s. So having a Ford or Saab will likely suit you.

So having a modem that is able to work at high data rates is not a bad thing if the cost was not to much more than the standard modem. At least you could upgrade your service if need be.

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Hi Jacob, Please share ISP you are using.

One way to confirm, you can actually call your cable provider to confirm.

I guess is to just provide them the MAC address and they will do the provisioning at their backend.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/com...

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Yes. If the cable modem can provide greater than or equal to the speed of the internet connection, it will be fine.

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