The Hitron WiFi modem has the notorious Puma 6 chipset (with with a known hardware defect) that 'craters' every now and again also has high latency from what I understand (goto DSLreports.com for more info). I had used this modem in my home for the last couple of years, but grew frustrated as I never received the advertised speeds at either 2.4G or 5.0G. And I had drop outs in my basement when trying to stream NetFlix. I finally purchased a Ubiquiti Amplifi WiFi that uses a technology to 'blend' the two wave lengths and deliver a consistently strong signal. I achieved 75Mpbs over the WiFi which is good and the advertised 150 over the ethernet. I still suffered from those drop-outs.
As I owned my Hitron and had a need for it at the cottage where I could replace my rented Hitron, I called Shaw about the XB6 (now called the BlueCurve Gateway). The tech arrived today, installed the BlueCurve, and so far (knock on wood) I've been getting 150 Mpbs over the Wifi and presumably 300 over the ethernet (I only have one device connected, my A/V Receiver).
The XB6 uses the Puma 7 chipset and uses the same technology that the Ubiquiti Amplifi uses (and others like Google Mesh) so even though its only been hours I'd have to say this modem is a definite upgrade. I could have save myself a couple hundred bucks if I had done this sooner.
