Plans as of 2025-01:
| Cost | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Cap | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $128 | 1000 | 100 | No | |
| $118 | 500 | 100 | No | |
| $81 | 100 | 10 | No | |
| $71 | 60 | 6 | No | My current plan, no longer offered |
| $61 | 30 | 5 | No | |
| $48 | 10 | 1 | No | |
| $37 | 5 | ½ | 400GB | |
My current plan is a lot better deal than the one below it, but a lot worse of a deal than the one above. My only real problem is low upload, though, so while the top-tier plan is on paper a much better deal than the one $10 less than it, I'm not gonna fall for such trickery! Plus, old copper lines are questionable even with Shaw's fiber-to-the-node rollout in theory having hit these parts, I would want more headroom between my bandwidth and the theoretical max of the line anyways.
But, this will take new hardware, as my venerable old Thomson DCM475 (added nearly 10 years ago now!) can't do DOCSIS 3.1. Annoyingly Teksavvy doesn't publish a compatibility list, nor provide non-multifunction units themselves anymore, but a Reddit reply at https://www.reddit.com/r/teksavvy/comments/188u7sw/comment/kbpzvcn/ lists the following modem-only units as being compatible as of 2023 (February or December, unknown because failing to use ISO-8601):
| Model | Firmware | DOCSIS | Rate | Purchase links | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco DPC3000 | v303r2390-090629a | D3.0 4x4 | 40 | ||
| TP-Link TC-7610 | v1_1_0_20160920 | D3.0 8x4 | 60 | ||
| Technicolor DCM476 | STAC 2.50 | D3.0 8x4 | 60 | ||
| Technicolor TC4300 | STFC 01.01 | D3.0 8x4 | 60 | ||
| Hitron CDA-RES (HW REV: 1 & 2) | 4.2.17NA-T1 | D3.0 8x4 | 60 | ||
| Coship CCM8200 | 3.0.0.27 | D3.0 8x4 | 60 | ||
| Cisco DPC3008 | dpc3000-v302r125552-120315a | D3.0 8x4 | 60 | ||
| ARRIS (Motorola) SB6141 | 1.0.6.12 | D3.0 8x4 | 60 | ||
| Technicolor TC4350 | 50041.1.15.0/50041.1.19.0 | D3.0 32x8 | 250 | ||
| Hitron CDA3-35 | 6.1.3.31 | D3.0 32x8 | 250 | ||
| Hitron CDA3-20 | 6.1.3.31 | D3.0 24x8 | 250 | ||
| Sercomm DM1000 | V1.12.03.011 | D3.1 2x2 D3.0 32x8 | 1024 | $170 CanComp but sold out | |
| Hitron CODA-45 | 7.1.1.1.2b1 / 7.2.4.7.1b2 | D3.0 32x8 D3.1 2x2 | 1024 | No longer sold? | some folks say it's bad |
| CBN CD8000 | 7.13.198.12 | D3.1 2x2 D3.1 32x8 | 1024 | $175 Amazon.ca, $180 CanComp | Has standard mountpoints so is current frontrunner |
| Hitron CODA56 | 7.2.4.7.1b7 | D3.1 | 1024 | $170 CanComp | |
| Sercomm DG4244 | v1.14.04.012 | D3.1 | 1024 | $280 | Has Wifi, listed wrong? |
| Technicolor TC4400 | D3.1 2x2, D3.0 32x8 | ?? | $162 CanComp but sold out | Not listed in that Reddit post, but it's the brand I know, and I do want one that has mounts rather than dumb stands... | |
I should call 18777791575 and inquire...
Canada Computers listing for modems: https://www.canadacomputers.com/en/1040/modems