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Nicolaskl

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My cable modem I get from my provider (ImOn) is the size of a frigging DVD player and I just called them to ask whether I needed to look for anything specific if I bought my own replacement and they said I can only use their cable modems, that any others wont work.

Possible? Or is he just clueless (he was clueless about a few other things I asked him)?
 
Nicolaskl said:
My cable modem I get from my provider (ImOn) is the size of a frigging DVD player and I just called them to ask whether I needed to look for anything specific if I bought my own replacement and they said I can only use their cable modems, that any others wont work.

Possible? Or is he just clueless (he was clueless about a few other things I asked him)?
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Clueless, BUT theres a good chances that your cable modem/access is MAC address filtered, so without changing or flashing the mac address from the provided one, it won't work plug and play, I've gotta finish this post quickly, but once I get home from work, I'll post what you should be looking in a modem

Out of curiosity, what model modem did they give you?
 
It's a Cisco uBR900. It's about the size of my laptop, and my laptop is frigging old.
 
Most likely they wont like you using your own modem and may possibly deny you service if they find out you swapped out their modem for another. Have you asked them if they have newer/smaller/better models you can switch to?
 
It all depends on your service provider. My provider, Mediacom, allows you to purchase your own modem instead of renting one from them. The only caveat to this is it must be a modem on their approved list (mostly having to do with the proper technology and protocols so it can be managed correctly on their network) and you must inform them of when you physically hook up the cable modem. At this time I would have to call them up and give them the MAC address of my own cable modem so they will allow it access on their network.

All I have to do after that is drop the cable modem off at the local office so I don't get charged for it anymore. This is not the case with all providers, though. Some of them want to make a shitload of money off of you by making you rent their modems for x dollars per month. However, if you talk to the correct person, you may find out that you can replace their modem with your personal one as long as the one you buy is on their approved list. I wouldn't be surprised if most providers hide the fact that you can use other modems because they want to keep that monthly rental fee going.

 
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