Al , enjoy your Teutonic Trip, and don't forget the weisswurstfrühstück (an excuse to have beer for breakfast) in Munich
Helpful hints: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A412534 + http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A593697
Just self installed a Docsis 2.0 Modem I got at a garage sale this morning for $5.
Slightly improved performance over the leased Docsis 1.0 modem which was EOL'ed ( since 1/11 - thanks for the heads up comcast - not)
So thats $7 + tax, less a month that I now have to hand over to comcast. ROI of < 1 month = WIN !