Title: Modem Suffers from Premature Aging
Product review: This modem worked flawlessly for 3 years. But, then as other reviewers have written, connection problems became more and more prevalent. It got to the point that every time I wanted to send an email or access the Internet; I'd have to power cycle the modem and hope that it could complete negotiation with my service provider.Electronic devices (with no moving mechanical parts) should last much, much longer than 3 years. When they don't, there are two primary causes - poor quality components and/or internal heat issues which prematurely age the components. The rapid aging of components due to excessive heat is calculated with a mathematical formula that can predict when a component will fail. Because these modems are dropping dead at the 3 year mark, I suspect that Motorola has a heat issue with these modems. There's no impetus to fix the design, as 3 years is way beyond the warranty period.
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