My ISP is "Optimum Online", will I benefit if I buy a new modem?
Hello.
I have Optimum as an ISP. I have a modem from them which is an Arris TM1602. My router however is a Netgear Nighthawk R7000.
This ISP is the only one in my area in Long Island, NY. Verizon Fios is not allowed here, probably because they didn't pay the town off, or I'd switch in a second.
So Optimum has been an issue since as long as I remember, with speeds slowing, especially when people start coming home from work I noticed, and it's been dropping completely, around the same time every night. I believe my plan is 100mbps
1) Will I benefit from purchasing my own modem to go along with my Netgear Nighthawk R7000? If so, how?
2) Which modem shall I get? I hear people talking about the Arris SB8200.
3) Will switching to my own modem eliminate the ISP being able to broadcast a wifi hotspot from my setup?
Thanks.