MOTOROLA SBG6580 SURFboard Wireless Cable Modem Gateway Ethernet Port DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS 3.0

Pros: -Great Range! (reaches to my yard and garage)
-All in 1 box! no more having 2-3 devices for home network
-Very Stable & Reliable

Cons: -Needs space due to high heat/temperatures it seems to radiate heat from all sides.

Other Thoughts: Ive owned this since it first hit the market over two years ago(maybe 3?) its been amazing! Ive had no issues or concerns and the reason im writing this is due to the fact that all the reviews on here bashing it do not corelate with the experience ive had with it.

The range is amazing! I have it setup in my master bedroom and I recieve perfect wireless signal across the entire house rather its upstairs, bathroom and even in my garage. I can even stand in my driveway and I can stay connected the range is perfectly fine and amazing.

The only compatability issue ive seen was a new droid/HTC phone did not want to connect but that was the phones fault and a update to the phone fixed it.

It also does not strain or have issues running a huge network my current home network has 3 desktops, 2 laptops, 2 xboxs, 2 smart TVs, a home theater, multiple phones, 2 printers and more. Typical useage is any combination of the above.

Pros: Most seem to like it when it does what its supposed to.

Cons: Does not work with Suddenlink internet. Spent a while on the phone with their tech support and searching for solutions for this issue online.

There is nothing but frustration and dissapointment and RMAs with this modem and Suddenlink as your ISP.

Other Thoughts: There seems to be a quarrel between Motorola and Suddenlink on whose responsibility it is to fix the incompatibility issue. This should be solved.

Suddenlink reps should let folks know in advance that the SBG6580 is the ONLY router they dont support.

This product should have a disclaimer that this modem is incompatible with Suddenlink internet.

Pros: Modem works most of the time.
Multiple Ethernet Ports for wired LAN connectivity

Cons: Absolutely Horrid Wi-Fi performance if you aren't in line of sight and within 10-15 feet of this thing. I have had TWC replace this modem twice because I thought it was defective. Turns out its just built in wireless that is awful.

I do get connectivity hiccups that I didn't have before when I was on Docsis 2.0 (different modem). They are infrequent, but of course, they are annoying when it happens (get dropped from games, lose terminal acces, etc..)

The device itself gets quite warm. Make sure to give it some room to breathe.

The router on this device is extremely limited. Don't expect anything like QoS or VPN from this thing.

Other Thoughts: I used to have Docsis 2.0 service from TWC. At that time I had a simple modem from them, and I used my own Linksys WRT54G for my Wi-Fi and Routing. My network was rock solid with that setup. Ever since moving to this modem after upgrading to Docsis 3.0 service, my local network wireless connectivity has suffered immensely. Streaming Netflix and Youtube from the bedroom is no longer possible. Being less than 20 feet away and around 1 corner will drop speeds to less than 1 mbit/s (30mbit within 8 feet and line of sight). Its unacceptably bad. Having gone through 3 of them, I can say that its just the modem. I know that people like the all-in-one package, but honestly, get the modem only version and get your own wi-fi router for better performance.

Pros: All-in-one design results in less wiring mess and uses less desktop space.

Cons: Very inconsistent performance, web pages take a long time to load, sometimes up to 5 minutes! Wireless performance is the worst I have ever used. My service provider is Suddenlink, my packages is 30/2Mbps, most of the time performs worse than my old Netgear with 6Mbps AT&T DSL...

Other Thoughts: I own and operate an internet service provider and have a high understanding of computers, wifi, routing, et cetera...

Pros: It is a modem and wireless router in one. The range on it is about the same as the d-link gigabyte router give or take I have not noticed any range difference and it is much faster than the cisco linksys modem it also replaced. I have not had to reset or mess with it once since I turned it on and set it up.

Cons: the only con I have had was with the set up software that it came with didn't want to run with windows 8 but did finally run may have just been my computer I don't see anybody else saying anything like that so who knows

Other Thoughts: I didn't have to call my isp to add it to my service either I plugged it in and clicked on internet explorer and it took me to my isp's new modem set up page and did it online without me having to do anything but click add and agree but that is with cox so it may not be that way for other people

Pros: Being a DOCSIS 3.0 modem you will get better and faster connections. I have and its wonderful how much faster your internet will actually be.

Cons: Wireless range on this SUCKS. Plain and simple. I can walk 8 feet away from it and my signal drops ridiculously low. No explanation for it other than no external antenna which also makes it look really nice, but like I said, probably is the reason the range sucks so bad.

Other Thoughts: They should have made it where you could add an external antenna if you wanted, but its just not available.

Pros: Works great.

Cons: nothing

Other Thoughts: So many bad reviews I have owned this for almost 2 years bought it from best buy I have never had any problem with it whatsoever.

Pros: All-in-One design makes for fewer cables.

Cons: Slow. Crashes under stress. Interface--I could not have designed a worse interface if I tried. No ability to select DNS servers (forced to use ISP's). Can't reset from web interface (are you kidding me?). Some features slow it down even MORE, like "IP Flood Detection." One "feature" isn't labeled, and is the only box checked in a long list of checked boxes. Of course if you check it, it turns it into a 1 computer bridge. Why label that? Also, "NAPT" ? Why would they label it NAPT? It's NAT. More confusing idiocy.

But the slowness. I can't believe the slowness. Sure, speedtest.net will read fine, but I don't want to wait 1-5 seconds for a page to start loading.

I'm now on a Cisco DPC3000 and a $30, 150mbps Netgear Wireless N. So relieved.

Other Thoughts: Anybody involved in the development of this piece of garbage should be shot. The only people happy with this product are the ones whose computers are infested with spyware and they believe that the internet is normally that slow. Disregard any positive reviews for this junk. JUNK!!

Pros: Not difficult to set up at all, not sure what others are talking about. fast downloads (with a 25Mbps connection).

Cons: none anymore. when I first got it, my wireless would drop occasionally, more of an ISP problem though since they control the firmware updates. a new one was released however and its been fine for the past 8 months, very heavy use.

Pros: It works well for the 4-6 seconds it will provide wireless output.

Cons: Definitely not worth the price unless you only want to use it for <6months. I just read the warranty, here's a quote from it in BOLD letters, " IN NO EVENT SHALL MOTOROLA BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER OTHER PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT" All I wanted was for it to function, not break down every 2 weeks

Other Thoughts: don't buy it