• Reviews around light (3.68 of 5)

    ARRIS SURFboard SB6183 Modem 16x4 Docsis 3.0 Cable Modem- Retail Packaging- White

    • Setup was painless; I plugged it in, waited for the lights to go solid, went to comcast.com/activate and went through the activation
    • We keep the modem and router in our bedroom and the lights aren't too bright that they would disturb your
    • Obnoxious lights, unable to disable them in software.
    • The lights seem too bright
    • It works fine as a cable modem, but the lights are SO BRIGHT it is ridiculous
    • The harsh blue lights can be turned off in software and made a nice peaceful green
    • Nice lights
    • The lights on the front of the modem are really bright, though
    • My modem came with the indicator lights disabled
    • I wish it didn't have so many bright lights.
    • It has this mesh-like outer case which I suppose is to help for cooling, but it also has bright blue lights inside that are brighter than a nightlight.
    • About one month later the lights on the box went from flashing to totally solid all the time
    • It emits a bright blue light everywhere!!!
    • We then called Arris for router naming of network in order to secure Our network with Our own password while disabling blue LED lights
    • The lights in front are easy to see.
    • The modem does run a bit hot and the lights on the front, as others have said, are very bright.
    • The lights are bright as some people have said
    • Colorful lights enhance appearance.
    • Unfortunately the lights can't be turned off, so you'll just have to put it in a room where you don't mind a bright blue light shining at all hours, or find some other way to cover over it without it overheating.
    • I disabled the lights but there is still a bright yellow LED.
    • The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because I am forced to have the modem in my bedroom and at night, with the holes all over for airflow, it spreads light all over my walls like a disco.
    • Another issue I have are the lights on the front
    • I personally like the lights.
    • Works great and it doesn't have flashing lights like the SB6141
    • I had to take mine apart and disable the lights myself
    • But the low stars is because I was under assumption that the LED lights can be turned off in the settings
    • The status light is really bright, I have to block the light so it doesn't illuminate the room blue.
    • Size is nice, lights aren’t too bad, I put a post it note over the front to dim some
    • No way to turn off this model's LED lights even though it says some SB6183s have a config screen that allows you to do it.
    • The lights are blindingly bright
    • Also the lights in it are very bright and since it has many small holes around its casing (I presume to keep it cool
    • And as for the LED lights and there brightness, they aren't any brighter or annoying than my old modem so no issues.
    • Ive checked the Download speeds and it seems a taste quicker than the stock Motorola Surfboard that TWC leases,lights are a bit bright but nothing obscene
    • The lights are very bright, so buy some LightDims Black out edition to help eliminate bright lights on the modem
    • Minus one star due to insanely bright LED lighting
    • Very bright lights that cannot be controlled to dim or turn off
    • Easy to set up, nice lights (one the nice blue color glow), and it's so small and compact
    • Very bright lights as other have indicated
    • The lights on this thing is pretty
    • Depending on where you put it and how much it bothers you, the blue LED lights are rather bright, so heads up.
    • But the lights are not adjustable...beware!
    • The modem was hung one day with all lights are solid on
    • I with a black model was offered, and that there was a way to turn off the LED lights
    • PS lights are really bright.
    • My only complaint is the lights are too bright and there is no option to dim or shut off the lights
    • I only gave four stars because the LED lights on the front are very bright at night
    • The only negative is the lights are waaaay too bright
    • Suffers from the problem many devices do now though... the lights on the thing are like the Close Encounters spaceship landing
    • But the lights are not adjustable...beware!
    • Great modem, blinding front indicator lights
    • The only minor complaint I have is that the blue lights are bright and illuminate the room a bit when I switch off the lamps and try to go sleep
    • excellent modem - works great - sucker that the older version of the one I
    • excellent modem - works great - sucker that the older version of the one I
    • excellent modem - works great - sucker that the older version of the one I
    • Arris AC1750 is useless only half my devices see the 5G wifi and the weaker signal sucks even after I messed with the frequencies.
    • worked better than tm822g
    • n’t had any issues with this modem/router