Cable Modem

[stasiu]

I know it's hog wash but curiosity bums me to post this and seek a comment.

I had a cable modem that was so called an end of life. ISP provider informed
me I could take it to a payment center and exchange it at no charge.
The payment center he advised me to visit was not in the city where I live
but a suburb close by. At that center the female clerk told me I had to get
one from the payment center where I live since the modem from there payment
center only works for that particular suburb. Not to create a fuss I
departed knowing she was full of it.

Never knew cable modems were designed for a particular area.

Just had to vent my emotions.

Thanks for reading this. Any comments will be read and appreciated.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I know it's hog wash but curiosity bums me to post this and seek a
comment.
I had a cable modem that was so called an end of life. ISP provider
informed me I could take it to a payment center and exchange it at
no charge. The payment center he advised me to visit was not in the city
where
I live but a suburb close by. At that center the female clerk told
me I had to get one from the payment center where I live since the
modem from there payment center only works for that particular
suburb. Not to create a fuss I departed knowing she was full of it.

Never knew cable modems were designed for a particular area.

Just had to vent my emotions.

Thanks for reading this. Any comments will be read and appreciated.

The answer is fairly simple..

Any given provider *can* restrict their network to work with only particular
modems. It can and does occur. You now have experienced this.
The "end of life" jazz is just a polite way of saying that your modem will
not be supported and probably will not receive the signals being transmitted
by the ISP (perhaps there was an ownership change - or the company made a
deal with another cable modem hardware provider - etc.)

As long as there was no charge (ie: you had not purchased your modem
previously and had to now purchase another one) - I would trhink it was on
the up-and-up.. After all - getting everyone to bring in their old modem and
take a new one home would be an administrative nightmare as well.

 

[stasiu]

Thanks for your comments.
It was a Comcast Modem, old one and new one. Comcast covers the country.?

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "stasiu" <[email protected]>

| Thanks for your comments.
| It was a Comcast Modem, old one and new one. Comcast covers the country.?


COMCAST should allow you to purchase a DOCSIS compliant Cable Modem and use it on their
network.

You would own the modem and you would not have to "rent" a modem on a per month charge. All
you should have to do is Register the MAC address of the modem with COMCAST to make it work
with your subscription.

 

[thecreator]

Hi stasiu,

You can buy a new Motorola Surfboard Cable Modem and you will ever again
pay rent for a Cable Modem from Comcast.

If you decide to buy a new Cable Modem and are considering to add
another computer, then you might wish to get a Cable Modem that also
includes a Wireless Router built-in. This way, you only need one piece of
equipment, instead of two.


--
thecreator

Thanks for your comments.
It was a Comcast Modem, old one and new one. Comcast covers the country.?

 

[Smiles]

Hi stasiu,

You can buy a new Motorola Surfboard Cable Modem and you will ever again
pay rent for a Cable Modem from Comcast.

If you decide to buy a new Cable Modem and are considering to add
another computer, then you might wish to get a Cable Modem that also
includes a Wireless Router built-in. This way, you only need one piece of
equipment, instead of two.

your lucky
we can only rent our boxes and where I live there are over 4 different
boxes for the city

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "thecreator" <[email protected]>

| Hi stasiu,
|
| You can buy a new Motorola Surfboard Cable Modem and you will ever again
| pay rent for a Cable Modem from Comcast.
|
| If you decide to buy a new Cable Modem and are considering to add
| another computer, then you might wish to get a Cable Modem that also
| includes a Wireless Router built-in. This way, you only need one piece of
| equipment, instead of two.
|

If he doesn't know that he can purchase a DOCSIS modem then he certainly shlouldn't get a
wireless Router !

Otherwise he'll be the subject of War Driving or worse, identity theft !