I had to upgrade boxes and modems last year. I had the option of keeping the older ones, but the price going up, or upgrade to Tivo boxes. I checked into them and DUH! Faster, more recording channels at one time, cheaper. Now they have new modems, and the installations are free, so....
Glad you had better luck this time getting yours up and running, and you were able to dodge the storms.
Sounds like your situation is different than ours. We didn’t have a choice if we wanted to have TV and internet. What we had wouldn’t work once they shut the system off Sunday.
I notice a little bit of difference in internet speed but not much.
I’m just glad I didn’t have to go back and forth a few times due to be given defective boxes. Last year was a pain in the rear.