other than hang at the initial setup process -lrb- which simply finish at the reboot , but feel scary at the time -rrb- and a propensity to make life miserable on my previous generation docsis 2 & 3 router , I have find this docsis 3 cable modem predictable and solid . try a inexpensive e1200 Linksys router and they never speak much ... a return and twice as much money spend on a new dual-band Gigabit  ASUS Black Diamond dual band wireless-n 600 router -lrb- rt-n56u -rrb-  on occasion after a especially brutal power spike -lrb- even with surge-conditioned power -rrb- it will need its reboot -lrb- just unplug it for 5 seconds -rrb- but that be only rarely happen . usually just take it in stride . my wife 's WIFI laptop be much happier now while streaming - the more capable router really allow this cable modem to shine . amazing throughput ! a switch on the front be miss ...