Front and back of the SB8200. Ease of Use. Modems are generally easy to set up and the ARRIS SB8200 is no different. You will have to register your modem with your internet provider, I use Comcast.

Then I became aware of the Arris SB8200 (found out later the competing modem is the Netgear CM1000). I pinged my ISP a couple weeks ago, and they said they support it (albeit in DOCSIS 3.0 mode).

According to the release, the ARRIS SurfBoard SB8200 is a DOCSIS 3.1 ready modem featuring 32 download and 8 upload SC-QAM channels along with 2 download OFDM and 2 Upload OFDMA channels.

Arris has announced its first Docsis 3.1 modems, the Touchstone CM8200 and SurfBoard SB8200. The CM8200 is aimed at operators and delivers data rates of over 5 Gbps downstream and 2 Gbps upstream.

Before we jump in, let’s first take a look at the capabilities of the entire lineup of ARRIS standalone cable modems. With the introduction of the ARRIS SurfBoard SB8200 not too long ago, the ...

The CM1000 is occasionally less expensive than the Arris SB8200, but like other Netgear modems, it has a shorter, one-year warranty. The CM1100 features two Ethernet ports, while the business ...

ARRIS's new DOCSIS 3.1 devices include a dedicated cable modem for operators and a retail cable modem: Touchstone CM8200 – This ultra-fast DOCSIS 3.1 modem delivers unprecedented data rates of more ...

The Arris SURFboard SB8200 is a clean, modern-looking modem that is affordable, has an easy setup procedure, and includes dual ethernet ports for link aggregation if you have a compatible router.

Anyone know what the difference(s) is/are between the Arris SB8200 and the Arris CM8200? They're both DOCSIS 3.1 modems with 32x8 channel bonding, as far as I can tell.