this will be the third of this modem I have buy ... now the rental fee be look better , yeesh ! to explain - I live downtown in a small town -lrb- 17k -rrb- . last year we have terrible storm and crazy flooding which kill power to half of mainstreet . not my side of town , but we still get surge and flicker . I have not realize that the first modem be not plug into a surge protector at all . lightning storm , modem die , sad face . not a problem with the modem at all - when it be not fry , it work great ! buy this modem again , use it very reliably for a year , but more storm , move and a new apartment where Charter have to re-fish the cable through the wall because the old one have gash in it and be drop nearly 10 volt lower in signal than it should have be ... I think it fry the modem again . so , perhaps the modem \* could \* be a bit more resilient , but honestly , it be a piece of relatively sensitive electronics . I have to pay the price -lrb- again -rrb- for not be very careful with it . I use this couple with a  Belkin Wireless 150N Router -lrb- f6d4230-4 -rrb-  overall I be very pleased with this router , which be why I be buy it for the third time , along with the  Belkin be112230-08 12-outlet Home\/Office Surge Protector with Telephone and Coaxial Protection  I 'll post again if there be any other update .