Supplement to the Service Modems Post

Due to new policies put in place by Comcast, I’m reluctantly having to add an update to my last post. Whereas I have been previously adding a second modem in situations where a client is utilizing a Comcast phone (VOIP) telephone line; they are changing their policy on second modems. Since Comcast is required to make a provision to add a second IP address for the new modem, they are no longer allowing a second modem to be on an account. In this case if you decide you are going to use their VOIP line, we will simply use their modem and put it in bridge mode. They have assured me that a default to the modem (resulting in making the modem a router/combo unit again) is highly unlikely. In the case that a client does not need a Comcast phone line, we can still use a standard (non-Comcast) modem that has no routing capabilities which is a better option if possible.