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  1. Perhaps Comcast is just inadequate? by eldavojohn · · Score: 3, Interesting · on Comcast Accused of Blocking VoIP

    All these ideas are entirely possible but it could simply be that Comcast doesn't provide the kind of broadband consistently necessary to use VoIP.

    My experience with Comcast has been extensive and I am nothing but a little dissatisfied with how consistent my connection broadband width was. I'm not complaining that I lost connections (though I know people who have) but I will complain that my upload and download widths were anything but stable.

    I eagerly await the broadband over power lines initiative that's inevitably going to be made available to everyone. Imagine paying for broadband but not having to pay also the cost of using an extensive cable network. Brilliant idea! Use rudimentary piggy backing techniques to deliver two signals through one line. It's actually not that difficult, I'm not sure why this took so long to develop and why it's taking even longer to make available to the public. Yes, I've heard of security concerns but there's got to be some encryption you can use.

    If I ever live to see the day where cable is obsolete, I'm going to uncap my modem and host something huge to my friends. Anyone care to take a guess on how long I'd be able to keep that up before they shut me down?

  2. how to uncap your cable modem by schmaltz · · Score: 2 · on FBI Raids Homes and Seizes Bandwidth Pirates' PCs

    First, test your modem to find out the up/down speed: http://dslreports.com/stest/

    Next, if you're a Windows user, there are registry tweaks you can make:

    http://www.cable-modems.org/articles/speed_tweaks/

    Mac and Windows tweaks:

    http://www.dslreports.com/tweaks

    Note, however, these are all legal -so far!

    Uncapping a 3Com cable modem (what AT&T uses)--

    http://online.securityfocus.com/news/353

  3. in other news.... by Patrick13 · · Score: 2, Interesting · on FBI Raids Homes and Seizes Bandwidth Pirates' PCs

    Due to these actions, cable internet service providers around the world quake in fear of the tens of thousands of people who have just found out that uncapping your cable modem is possible.

  4. Re:Allows? Not really, it's a bug by JPriest · · Score: 1 · on Security Focus on Cable Modem Uncapping

    This is true, You can't use this same method with RCA modems because they won't accept or request the TFTP config file from the CPE (LAN) interface. On top of that, this can only be used with a cable service provider that is not using BPI. Most US cable providers (not AT&T) are using BPI anyway.

  5. Re:Allows? Not really, it's a bug by kapzer · · Score: 5, Informative · on Security Focus on Cable Modem Uncapping

    The Motorola scheme is based on a bad implementation that should never have passed certification in the first place. Read Cable-Modems.Org for some slightly more in-depth/serious information.

  6. we need something else besides DOCSIS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Wireless Broadband Getting Closer

    One of the countless reasons DOCSIS should be replaced with something non-proprietary.