RCA Digital Cable Modem (DCM245R)

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• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005UK8T
• Item model number: DCM245R
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 30, 2001

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Continuing RCA's leadership and investment in cable products, the DCM245R represents RCA's fifth generation DOCSIS cable modem. Based upon the industry's DOCSIS 1.1 standard and RCA's reliance on our own reference and software designs, the DCM245R is enhanced with dozens of tuning, diagnostics and performance features.

Product Description

Continuing RCA's leadership and investment in cable products, the DCM245R represents RCA's fifth generation DOCSIS cable modem. Based upon the industry's DOCSIS 1.1 standard and RCA's reliance on its own reference and software designs, the DCM245R is enhanced with dozens of tuning, diagnostics and performance features.PRODUCT FEATURES: CableLabs certified; Speed: advanced silicon enables throughput of over 10 megabits per second in UDP mode and 7 Mbps in TCP/IP mode; Convenience: offers an always-on, "ready-when-you-are" unlimited Internet access to online multimedia services; Security: supports BPI+ communications privacy to support secure data exchange between modems and cable operators servers; E-Z Start-Up Indicators: easy-to-use LED indicator lights on the front of the unit show the modem status; USB connection for plug and play connectivity; Compatible with PCs with Pentium equivalent or better, and Macintosh 601 or higher; On/Off Security Button: turning the modem off puts the modem into "standby" mode. The modem is still on, and remains locked to the CMTS, responding to SNMP.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Grab these before they replace it with the new model, September 19, 2003

By	Courtland J. Carpenter (Fort Wayne, Indiana United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

For a couple years we had one of those rental units from the CATV Company. When we found out that under the rental agreement, if it broke they had the right to charge us way too much cash for replacement, it was time to get our own unit. In rental fees alone, the RCA paid for itself in less than a year. The cable company itself has gone away from the expensive units of the past, and uses a black, lay-down only version of the RCA modem.

The RCA model here can be used as an upright (which is the way we use it), or attach the rubber feet, and use it as a lay-down model. It features either USB connection, or the standard Ethernet. I have an older computer running Windows 98SE, and the generic Ethernet card did not seem to work. The USB option works well, and is a nice option. It also features a rear reset, and a front on-off button. One feature that's hard to appreciate if you didn't know about it is the placement of the cable connector. On the old rental unit it was high in the middle, and even with the large modem size it would sometimes tip the modem if the cable were disturbed. RCA places their connection right near the bottom when used in the upright position. This not only alleviates the problem with our old rental unit, but also helps prevent tipping of the much lighter RCA unit.

We have used the RCA unit now for several months, and find it performs as well or better, than the old expensive rental unit. If we could ask for anything more (hence the four stars), we'd like units to show a simple display of the current connection speed, and activity. We realize this is available in software, but its nice to see it before attempting a download connection, or accessing Internet monitors. Currently the RCA unit flashes in response to changing speeds, but we'd like to see a simple numerical indication. As more CATV high-speed connections are installed, overall speed will decline. In the future, we'd like to try and hit the best times for fast downloads. Even over a CATV modem, a recent download of OS updates for my fathers Mac, took a few hours to complete. Now that video, media, and other files are getting ever bigger; its nice to know what speeds can be obtained.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Nice Little Cable Modem, December 10, 2002

By A Customer

I bought this item from e-bay new and unopened in the box.
When the internet cable technician installed it he said it
was a good one. So far I have had no problems and it seems
to be a nice little modem. The modem front displays are
easy to read and the installation is easy. The only drawback
in my case was that it didn't have an ethernet cable as part
of the system (USB cable was included in the box) and I had
to purchase one of these. No big deal.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Performer, July 7, 2002

By A Customer

I have had this modem (provided by my cable company) for about 6 months now and I have had no problems at all. This modem has a MAC address which I needed to provide to my cable company so they could link my service to the modem (not sure if other cable providers operate the same way). The performance has been good and if I have lost my connection, it has been the fault of the company/lines, not the modem. In which case, a phone call usually gets the problem resolved within a couple hours at most.