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trs80
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 Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:00 pm Post subject: why replace modem with docsis 2.0? |
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My cable company sent me a new modem. They say for free but Ill beleive it
when I see no charges on the monthly bill. Is a Motorola 5100 and I use a
Motorola 4100 right now. Why should I replace the 4100? Will the 5100 give
the cable company more visibility into my home LAN to be able to charge me
for the multiple PCs I have running? |
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Bit Twister
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| Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:04 pm Post subject: Re: why replace modem with docsis 2.0? |
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On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:00:04 GMT, trs80 wrote:
| Quote: | My cable company sent me a new modem. They say for free but Ill beleive it
when I see no charges on the monthly bill. Is a Motorola 5100 and I use a
Motorola 4100 right now. Why should I replace the 4100? Will the 5100 give
the cable company more visibility into my home LAN to be able to charge me
for the multiple PCs I have running?
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You may find you get higher throughput. If you have a router between
your LAN pcs and the cable modem they would not be able to see past
your router.
Now if you have a hub, then only one pc could connect to the internet
untill you buy more connections. |
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Whomever
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:29 am Post subject: Re: why replace modem with docsis 2.0? |
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"trs80" <trs80@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:JGr5s4.Mx9@news.boeing.com...
| Quote: | My cable company sent me a new modem. They say for free but Ill beleive
it when I see no charges on the monthly bill. Is a Motorola 5100 and I
use a Motorola 4100 right now. Why should I replace the 4100? Will the
5100 give the cable company more visibility into my home LAN to be able to
charge me for the multiple PCs I have running?
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If your that paranoid about it then refuse it and keep your older modem. |
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f/fgeorge
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:33 am Post subject: Re: why replace modem with docsis 2.0? |
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On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:00:04 GMT, "trs80" <trs80@yahoo.com> wrote:
| Quote: | My cable company sent me a new modem. They say for free but Ill beleive it
when I see no charges on the monthly bill. Is a Motorola 5100 and I use a
Motorola 4100 right now. Why should I replace the 4100? Will the 5100 give
the cable company more visibility into my home LAN to be able to charge me
for the multiple PCs I have running?
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No, DOCSIS 2.0 is described here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOCSIS
You know you can actually use yahoo or google for something good! They
are search tools! |
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f/fgeorge
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:34 am Post subject: Re: why replace modem with docsis 2.0? |
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On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:00:04 GMT, "trs80" <trs80@yahoo.com> wrote:
| Quote: | My cable company sent me a new modem. They say for free but Ill beleive it
when I see no charges on the monthly bill. Is a Motorola 5100 and I use a
Motorola 4100 right now. Why should I replace the 4100? Will the 5100 give
the cable company more visibility into my home LAN to be able to charge me
for the multiple PCs I have running?
Cable Companies have no interest in how many pc's you put on the |
network. It is your speed that will go down, and when it does you will
be calling them for more of it. THEN they can sell you something new. |
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