Only need router for Gigablast and not modem?

Question

I'm due to have Gigablast installed at home in AZ soon.&nbsp; Do I need just a router in the room from which the Gigablast will come into the house, or do I need a modem as well?&nbsp; I would prefer having my own equipment.&nbsp; This room will be the hub and wired and allow for wifi in the other rooms.&nbsp;&nbsp; Thanks for any help you may provide.

bruce · Answer

Ah, as Paul Harvey once chronicled:&nbsp; The Rest of the Story [is fiber].&nbsp; This would be a different consideration.
First, if Cox is or will wire your neighborhood with fiber-optic cable, you need to determine where the fiber will terminate.&nbsp; There are expressions in the fiber world for this termination point:&nbsp; Fiber-to-the-[Neighborhood]-Node...Fiber-to-the-Curb...or Fiber-to-the-House.&nbsp; These termination points would dictate what equipment you'll need.&nbsp; The best scenario, Fiber-to-the-House (FTTH), would not require the traditional cable modem (DOCSIS).&nbsp; This scenario would require an Optical Network Terminal (ONT).
You'll need to research where the fiber cable will terminate in your area.

bruce · Answer

You'll need an Internet modem to connect to the Cox Network.&nbsp; You'll then need a router connected to the modem to share the Internet connection with all your devices.&nbsp; If you subscribe to Cox Voice (landline), Cox will freely loan a combo Internet &amp; telephone modem.
I recommend purchasing your equipment.&nbsp; Before purchasing...or connecting a current modem...check to ensure the modem is certified for the Cox network.&nbsp; Again, if you subscribe to Voice, Cox will freely loan a certified modem.&nbsp; Just don't lose it.
Do you currently have a router?&nbsp; If so, does your router have a gigabit WAN port?
Research modems:&nbsp; www.cox.com/.../cox-certified-cable-modems.html

asufool · Answer

I do not have Voice.&nbsp; I had bought (erroneously in my eagerness) a Netgear AX6000 Wii Cable/Modem Router which I was told will not be compatible.&nbsp; If this is true, I'll have to sell that hardware and buy the modem and router as separate devices?&nbsp; Aint technology wonderfully confusing even to someone who has been using it since the mid 80's? 😃
I appreciate all the help I can get.

bruce · Answer

Is this your device:&nbsp; www.cox.com/.../netgear-cax80.html

bruce · Answer

I didn't find many posts for the Netgear AX6000 in the Forum, which is good because subscribers aren't having problems using it..
This subscriber uses it on the Cox network:
forums.cox.com/.../slow-wifi

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