This True Or Bs?

[Mullyman]

Depends if you are using the same modem....all modems are not the same...in my area everyone is on the same cable link....and the cable company has different modems..someone suggested for me to change to a different brand and when i did my speeds dramatically increased...my friends who still use the old brand have much slower speeds...usually your service provider will tell you they are all the same...but they are full of shit..because there not

My Speeds:

4.5 megabits per second

Communications 4.5 megabits per second
Storage 550 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 1.9 seconds
Subjective rating Awesome

[UcanRock2]

Originally posted by Mullyman@26 April 2004 - 13:51
Depends if you are using the same modem....all modems are not the same...in my area everyone is on the same cable link....and the cable company has different modems..someone suggested for me to change to a different brand and when i did my speeds dramatically increased...

I tried buying my own "Cable Modem", entered all the correct info, contacted my ISP, and they entered my info.

Worked Great!!!

2 weeks later...the bloody bastards started power surging my modem. Just about fried it

If there would've been another choice for fast internet, they'd been history.

[shn]

My speed is a lot faster than most people on the same plan. Primarirly because the center or whatever they call it is no more than 3 blocks from my house.

[tesco]

Originally posted by UcanRock2+26 April 2004 - 10:34--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (UcanRock2 @ 26 April 2004 - 10:34)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Mullyman@26 April 2004 - 13:51
Depends if you are using the same modem....all modems are not the same...in my area everyone is on the same cable link....and the cable company has different modems..someone suggested for me to change to a different brand and when i did my speeds dramatically increased...

I tried buying my own "Cable Modem", entered all the correct info, contacted my ISP, and they entered my info.

Worked Great&#33;&#33;&#33;

2 weeks later...the bloody bastards started power surging my modem. Just about fried it

If there would&#39;ve been another choice for fast internet, they&#39;d been history. [/b][/quote]
sue them?

[harrycary]

2 weeks later...the bloody bastards started power surging my modem. Just about fried it

Yeah whatever... that is not happening.

Electrical current running down your cable line? Never enough to cause damage. The only time enough damaging current goes down a cable line is through a power company accident while working on their grid, or during an electrical storm.

Even if this had occurred, it&#39;s not something that can be controlled by the cable company. A man would literally have to be on the pole outside your house/apartment, directly connecting a power line to your cable line.

Cable modems are all the same as they all have to adhere to standard protocols set forth by the IEEE(Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers). Those are the same guys that set the FireWire protocol, Ethernet protocol, USB protocol, etc.

"Uncapping" a modem is so wrong to do. Not only does your ISP monitor your bandwidth(as it is a finite amount), they can and do file charges for "theft of service." It&#39;s no different then stealing electricity.

Cable broadband is a shared bandwidth and you are sharing it with your dad as well as anybody within your local area network. This could be as small as your local neighborhood but usually consists of a larger area.

Be happy with what you&#39;ve got and look forward to day your ISP improves their network enough where those things aren&#39;t an issue.

peace

[Mullyman]

Quote:Cable modems are all the same as they all have to adhere to standard protocols set forth by the IEEE(Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers). Those are the same guys that set the FireWire protocol, Ethernet protocol, USB protocol, etc.

Well maybe in the states there the same...but not in Canada...we have a forum in Canada for cable and internet related problems...and there are cable service personal who help out and they even tell you there is a difference in certain models...when i exchanged my Samsung 100R for a RCA 315 the difference in speed was apparent

[tesco]

Originally posted by Mullyman@26 April 2004 - 21:57
Quote:Cable modems are all the same as they all have to adhere to standard protocols set forth by the IEEE(Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers). Those are the same guys that set the FireWire protocol, Ethernet protocol, USB protocol, etc.

Well maybe in the states there the same...but not in Canada...we have a forum in Canada for cable and internet related problems...and there are cable service personal who help out and they even tell you there is a difference in certain models...when i exchanged my Samsung 100R for a RCA 315 the difference in speed was apparent

I have an rca, while it looks plain on the outside, it provides me with good speed. i get just over 20kb/s on a 128k plan ya i know I gotta upgrade..

[Chewie]

If you&#39;re on Blueyonder, forget trying to uncap your modem, cos it&#39;s done at their end.

[harrycary]

Well maybe in the states there the same...but not in Canada

The IEEE does provide standards for equipment sold in Canada.

And what "forum" are you talking about?

The IEEE creates the standards by which the manufacturers, including Samsung and RCA, must adhere to. (and yes these apply to product sold in Canada)

Do some reading at their website and become more informed. www.ieee.org

BTW, I&#39;m not talking about "problems" I&#39;m talking about fundamental protocols. They don&#39;t just create themselves. Read the fine print of a cable modems&#39; owners manual and you&#39;ll see the protocol by which it must adhere to or it wouldn&#39;t be compatible with the various broadband providers out there.

But, I will admit that these things are constantly changing(damn engineers&#33.
Witness the change in wireless protocol from 80211.b to 80211.a to 80211.g and I think the next version will be 80210.n.

/all I got or care to give on the subject.