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stokie mac · 15-05-09, 11:01 PM

Im currently using a ambit 255 modem flashed with haxorware 1.0rc3 & will be gettig it flashed with the latest haxorware 1.1 Rev 31..
I live in an ex c&w area & im hoping to get back online again using G77s fix he put up in his thread..
Ive seen a motorola surfboard sb5101e flashed with the latest haxorware 1.1 Rev 31 for sale on the bay & was enquiring if its worth swaping from my ambit 255 to a surfboard as are they really BETTER modems & are the more FUTURE proof than the ambits??..
If so why are they better modems??..
Also does the surfboard SB5101e work in ex c&w areas??..
As the listing on the bay it says..
The SB5xxx series of modem are NOT the same as the SB4xxx series, these are a newer model of the SB4xxx series but they are DOCSIS 2.0 compliant, The SB4xxx series are only DOCSIS 1.1 compliant and the system is due to be upgraded to DOCSIS 2.0 in the very near future...
So is it worth having a surfboard instead of an ambit??..
Cheers..

g80878 · 15-05-09, 11:13 PM

Correct as the ad states the sb4xxx are different to the sb5xxx , Recently the sb3xxx and most sb4xxx won't lock on to my regional area ( Bristol ) and even the sb5100 without Sigma X2v15 BPI HACK installed tend to be a bit hit or miss , most of us down south are only staying online stable with haxorware weather it be ambits or sb5101e's but anything running haxorware seems to be the way to go , but for how long it lasts , who's to say.

G77 · 16-05-09, 09:48 AM

they are better modems yet, but not that much better. arn't ambit 250's also docsis 2 compliant? i think they are.

how much is he chatting for one? about £40 no doubt.

all surfboards can be used in c+w. its just a case of setting the annex and tuner type correctly.

stokie mac · 16-05-09, 10:29 AM

Its £28 for it including postage mate..
I didnt know the ambits are docsis 2 aswell..
What modems do you use G77??..
Cheers..

G77 · 16-05-09, 11:02 AM

i mainly uise 250's 255's and sa2100's but i do have a selection. i have quite a few 200's but cant get sb5100mod to work right after the recent events

i have surfboards but just for experimental purposes

liamroe · 16-05-09, 09:25 PM

250's are docsis 2 100 percent

cockneysean · 16-05-09, 09:36 PM

As I always say, ANYTHING with JTAG capabilities is better than the Ambit. Theres no real difference in real world performance but the fact that the Ambit 250 is a very big pain in the arse if it's firmware gets fubar'd makes it less favourable.

SB5101/Webby 2100 FTW

15-05-09, 11:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
stokie mac Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Stoke-On-Trent.. Posts: 254 Thanks: 197 Thanked 17 Times in 16 Posts	MOTOROLA SURFBOARD SB5101e Or Ambit 255 Im currently using a ambit 255 modem flashed with haxorware 1.0rc3 & will be gettig it flashed with the latest haxorware 1.1 Rev 31.. I live in an ex c&w area & im hoping to get back online again using G77s fix he put up in his thread.. Ive seen a motorola surfboard sb5101e flashed with the latest haxorware 1.1 Rev 31 for sale on the bay & was enquiring if its worth swaping from my ambit 255 to a surfboard as are they really BETTER modems & are the more FUTURE proof than the ambits??.. If so why are they better modems??.. Also does the surfboard SB5101e work in ex c&w areas??.. As the listing on the bay it says.. The SB5xxx series of modem are NOT the same as the SB4xxx series, these are a newer model of the SB4xxx series but they are DOCSIS 2.0 compliant, The SB4xxx series are only DOCSIS 1.1 compliant and the system is due to be upgraded to DOCSIS 2.0 in the very near future... So is it worth having a surfboard instead of an ambit??.. Cheers.. __________________ Be LOYAL.. Be PROUD.. Be STOKE!!.. Last edited by stokie mac; 15-05-09 at 11:17 PM.

15-05-09, 11:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
g80878 Senior Cable Muppet Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bristol TW / Vermin Posts: 1,669 Thanks: 558 Thanked 726 Times in 575 Posts	Re: MOTOROLA SURFBOARD SB5101e Correct as the ad states the sb4xxx are different to the sb5xxx , Recently the sb3xxx and most sb4xxx won't lock on to my regional area ( Bristol ) and even the sb5100 without Sigma X2v15 BPI HACK installed tend to be a bit hit or miss , most of us down south are only staying online stable with haxorware weather it be ambits or sb5101e's but anything running haxorware seems to be the way to go , but for how long it lasts , who's to say.

16-05-09, 09:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
G77 Super Moderator Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 6,118 Thanks: 695 Thanked 1,250 Times in 1,044 Posts	Re: MOTOROLA SURFBOARD SB5101e they are better modems yet, but not that much better. arn't ambit 250's also docsis 2 compliant? i think they are. how much is he chatting for one? about £40 no doubt. all surfboards can be used in c+w. its just a case of setting the annex and tuner type correctly. __________________ 1M Motorised Dish, 45W-36E, DM800HD. Quad LNB Mesh Mini Dish, 28.2E, DM500, TM500. Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000 XXJVU & CF-Root.

16-05-09, 10:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
stokie mac Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Stoke-On-Trent.. Posts: 254 Thanks: 197 Thanked 17 Times in 16 Posts	Re: MOTOROLA SURFBOARD SB5101e Its £28 for it including postage mate.. I didnt know the ambits are docsis 2 aswell.. What modems do you use G77??.. Cheers.. __________________ Be LOYAL.. Be PROUD.. Be STOKE!!..

16-05-09, 11:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
G77 Super Moderator Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 6,118 Thanks: 695 Thanked 1,250 Times in 1,044 Posts	Re: MOTOROLA SURFBOARD SB5101e i mainly uise 250's 255's and sa2100's but i do have a selection. i have quite a few 200's but cant get sb5100mod to work right after the recent events i have surfboards but just for experimental purposes __________________ 1M Motorised Dish, 45W-36E, DM800HD. Quad LNB Mesh Mini Dish, 28.2E, DM500, TM500. Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000 XXJVU & CF-Root.

16-05-09, 09:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
liamroe Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 76 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: MOTOROLA SURFBOARD SB5101e 250's are docsis 2 100 percent

16-05-09, 09:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
cockneysean Technology Forums Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,331 Thanks: 78 Thanked 332 Times in 183 Posts	Re: MOTOROLA SURFBOARD SB5101e As I always say, ANYTHING with JTAG capabilities is better than the Ambit. Theres no real difference in real world performance but the fact that the Ambit 250 is a very big pain in the arse if it's firmware gets fubar'd makes it less favourable. SB5101/Webby 2100 FTW

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