Unifi Cable Modem

[@walkerfamilyreviews]

I ended up having to call the ISP to fully activate the modem. It does work out of the box but will have reduced speeds until you call you ISP.

[@ShinyTechThings]

Sounds like your ISP is really unsecure. Cox communications that I have it won't work at all until they add it to your account.

[@Kieran28]

How reduced?

[@YunqTab]

@@Kieran28 the ISPs routers just reduce you down to what their default throttling speeds are. Some do 20% of your advertised speed, some do even less.

[@Frraksurred]

I have used Netgear & Acris Surfboard modems prior to switching to Ubiquiti. Even plugged into a battery backup, line conditioned UPS, these last me 3-5 years before they inevitably either fail outright or start having frequent dropouts. When installing, I have always had to call the ISP with a MAC address to get service (Mediacom).

[@ShinyTechThings]

This came up after watching my own UCI video as a recommended video so the algorithm and or search are favorign this video so keep it up! 1 big tip I'd like to share is that when I first started being in front of a camera is to literally freeze when I lose my train of thought and then cut the dead air space. Did Ubiquiti reach out to you after buying as well? They wanted to make sure I got it activated and I asked them questions. They said they are planning on adding telemetry stats within Q1 so you can see the power levels, correctables, uncorrectables, etc. Hopefully that will come sooner rather than later. I like mine and it's more stable than my old SB8200 which I believe is the same chipset as the NetGear that you had previously.

[@walkerfamilyreviews]

No one from Ubiquiti reached out to me, I would have been great if they did so I could have insured it was setup correctly.

[@Hatch3dLabs]

Absolutely love mine. Quick and easy setup. Will be cool to see if Ubiquiti adds more functionality into the backend for monitoring / reporting.

[@TechyTillett]

Definitely appreciate this video. I've worked with Uniquiti in the past and wanted to incorporate it more into my own SOHO. I know once get it, I'll be investing more and more into Ubiquiti ecosystem.

[@Zel0978]

Great vid bud, nice setup. Peace to you and yours from the UK (& a fellow Ubiquiti guy!)

[@bigboy501son]

If you have spectrum like i do, they use the company supplied wifi/router to provide free connections to other spectrum customers. I replaced mine due to this, not only did you rent it but they used your electricity to provide services you didn’t agree to.

[@walkerfamilyreviews]

That's a great point, I didn't mention in my video, thanks for sharing.

[@spikedagod]

Actually, you do agree to it, and, you can disable it in the my spectrum app

[@ParakeetMcGee]

Curious if you recognize any speed or stability difference from the Netgear 1000 modem.

[@laufgeek]

Thanks for your Video, i am from Germany and at the moment i use the TC4400. I hope this Modem will also come to germany.

[@walkerfamilyreviews]

I hope so too

[@jolebole-yt]

Do you need a UniFi dream machne or you can use the Unifi controler app as long is its at ver.8 ?

[@walkerfamilyreviews]

No, you can use any gateway/router with the UCI.

[@ecu8r]

You didn't have to call your ISP? you're supposed to give them the MAC address showing on the display. When I installed mine it took only 5 minutes on the phone with Spectrum, very easy and quick experience unlike past experiences where I was on the phone for hours. Overall I'm very happy with this new modem, it fits perfectly with the rest of my equipment and I used very short cable from the UCI to UDM Pro.

[@ldm58427]

6:57

[@walkerfamilyreviews]

Yes, I ended up having to call to get the modem fully activated.

[@mvp_kryptonite]

@@walkerfamilyreviewsyou should update this with a pinned comment

[@Photoshopuzr]

hey the netgear modem I know works with optimum online what service internet do you have. I know Ubiq said comcast only.

[@walkerfamilyreviews]

Using Spectrum over here.

[@Photoshopuzr]

@@walkerfamilyreviews did some research and it will work with mine as well. Will have to call them and let them set it up for me.

[@Kieran28]

I like your videos! Keep it up

[@cobram161]

I’m trying to explain why we need this and the dream router to my wife. I keep telling her in 2 years this moden would pay for it self, but if I get this do I need the dream router or can I just get a switch and a u6 WiFi point?

[@walkerfamilyreviews]

You will still need a router (Dream Machine), the modem is like a road, the router is your license, the individual devices ie phones, computers are the vehicles.

[@TheRevRobWilson]

It would nice if that had a 2.5 GB version of this whereas I have 2.5 GB service…

[@fortinoixta4927]

It works with 2.5 gb service

[@ikkuranus]

Honestly, that seems like a huge waste of money unless you have Xfinity 1.2gb service. Was something wrong with your netgear modem?

[@851995STARGATE]

rackmountable makes it worth it + having it native to the unifi ecosystem. For business customers like myself our rack is filled with cisco gear and I've been looking for a rack mountable modem for a long time

[@Thinktanq2000]

Are you related to a Cedric?

[@hpsfresh]

You need a script, dude