Subj : Cable modem change
To   : Michiel van der Vlist
From : Nicholas Boel
Date : Wed Nov 30 2016 17:57:20

Hello Michiel,

On 30 Nov 16 15:51, Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Nicholas Boël:

 MV> Coming to think of it, they never asked me to return my 10+ year old
 MV> Motorola modem either...

As long as they're not charging you for it. Enjoy your new 10+ year old modem! :)

 MV> Here we do not have that choice. There is no rent for the modem
 MV> specified on the bill. Officially you do not rent it, it is given on
 MV> loan "for free". I presume this is a legal construction that allows
 MV> them to force you to use their modem. If they would rent it out for a
 MV> fee, the customer could refuse.

Good point. I'm guessing our ISPs here all don't force their equipment then, as they charge monthly for *everything*, including cable set top boxes, routers, any security equipment they offer, etc. I've always had my own router, but never bothered buying a modem yet. 

 MV> Like you, I would very much prefer the German model. Not just because
 MV> owning your own stuff usually is cheaper in the long run but also
 MV> because the stuff from the providers is not all that good. There is
 MV> much better equipment to be had on the open market. I'd go for a
 MV> Fritzbox cable modem if I has the choice.

I haven't done enough studying on modems to have an opinion on what's good or not. I currently have a Motorola Surfboard SB6141 which seems to have all the bells and whistles I currently need and/or want.

I would probably have bought a new modem on my own if it were to give considerably better speeds, but I'm currently paying for 50mb/5mb, and speedtest.net reports 60/6.. so I can't really complain. :)

 MV> They can see the MAC, so they should be able to see that it jas been
 MV> registered before. But they do re-issue refurbished modems, so seeing
 MV> a previously issued modem turn up at another customer is not an error
 MV> condition per sé.

That's probably the case, then.

 MV> Like that the web interface of the modem is not reaceable via IPv6. So
 MV> this box is not usable in an IPv6 only environment...

Are you trying to connect to your fe80:* address? Or the actual address given by your provider?

 MV> So.. in your case it is not "official" either. It can go away
 MV> tomorrow...

Exactly. And like you, I have just disabled my he.net tunnel in case anything were to go wrong I won't be without IPv6 for long.

Regards,
Nick

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