Mediacom Compatible Modems
(May 2026)

Did you know that Mediacom can charge over $10 a month for the privilege to rent a cable modem from them? That’s well over $100 every year for the average customer! Did you also know that you buy ones of these Mediacom approved modems for less than $100 on average? Think about it, by buying your own modem, you’ll generally break even in under 1 year, then continue to use that modem for years in the future! For that reason, it’s probably best to spend a bit more and buy a modem with higher supported speed tiers to ensure long term use than to buy a cheaper one and have to buy another one in the future. Here’s all that you need to do to start saving:

Check out and purchase one of these Mediacom approved modems. Please pay careful attention to Voice and built in WiFi support as each modem has its own unique attributes.


BrandModelChannelsDOCSIS VersionTop SpeedWiFiWiFi SpecVoiceAffordabilityDetails
ARRIS SB6183 16x4 DOCSIS 3.0 200 NO NO Budget Click to learn more!
ARRIS SB6190 32x8 DOCSIS 3.0 200 NO NO Budget Click to learn more!
ARRIS SB8200 32x8 DOCSIS 3.1 1000 NO NO Mid-Tier Click to learn more!
MOTOROLA MB7420 16x4 DOCSIS 3.0 200 NO NO Budget Click to learn more!
NETGEAR CM1000 32x8 DOCSIS 3.1 1000 NO NO Mid-Tier Click to learn more!

While you may see many other modems are approved by Mediacom, many of them are older and are no longer being made. For that reason, the links above only highlight those that are still actively being sold as new. You definitely want to avoid purchasing used modems as many times the modems may still be locked to the previous owner’s account (and possibly even the carrier’s network), which of course will render your device inoperable.