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lambo · 21-12-11, 07:28 PM

Hello all im in Irl D10 my 256 stopped working yesterday its operational but no net access, it has been on for the last year with a 20mb mac, is that the end for cloned modems is their much point in trying other mac's ?.

G77 · 21-12-11, 07:33 PM

yeah, give a few a try.

it didnt end like that for me. i got them back on but they lasted less than a week, then they lasted less than a day, then a hour, then i gave up

50pounds · 21-12-11, 08:35 PM

hehe G77 im the same once it there kasted for ages then it went down to 1hour then i got sick of changing macs next i sold them on ebay lol got my moneys worth i guess

now ive got it in for stable connection.

there clond dect is probs hackable but far to over my head lol

lambo · 22-12-11, 06:05 PM

Ah well a at least I got a years worth for 20 quid thats what the modem cost me, the only mac's i get while scanning are cm provisioned i dont think anyone has got them going.
Thanks for the reply's

Shark. · 24-12-11, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by lambo

Ah well a at least I got a years worth for 20 quid thats what the modem cost me, the only mac's i get while scanning are cm provisioned i dont think anyone has got them going.
Thanks for the reply's

Scanning takes a while, i get about 10 in a 24 hour scan if i'm very lucky.
If you keep trying mac's you'll find one that works eventually.
I've had a couple play up like yours, if the config file is 416 bytes and it's operational, give it a try again in a couple days.

lambo · 26-12-11, 02:22 PM

The config file was 412 bytes when it was workng but now that its gone off its 7142 bytes, no matter what mac I put in it remains operational unless I change bpi to 1.0 then is says registration complete

Shark. · 26-12-11, 03:37 PM

Then the mac will have gone off, keep trying fresh ones til you get a hit.
If you've got alot of mac's and you're patient it will pay off. (Just maybe

)

arzoo · 15-02-12, 02:12 PM

HI guys, just a quick question - so once your online with a 10meg mac is there certain settings that need changing in order to keep the mac going off after a week like changing stealth settings etc?

BL4K3Y · 15-02-12, 03:30 PM

It really all depends on the MAC address you use. They will not stay online forever, it could last a day, a week or even a month but it will go down eventually.

I am in the same boat as G77, once clones started going off after every hour or so then I gave up.

21-12-11, 07:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
lambo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, IRL Posts: 889 Thanks: 176 Thanked 89 Times in 83 Posts	my 256 has gone down Hello all im in Irl D10 my 256 stopped working yesterday its operational but no net access, it has been on for the last year with a 20mb mac, is that the end for cloned modems is their much point in trying other mac's ?.

21-12-11, 07:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
G77 Super Moderator Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 6,118 Thanks: 695 Thanked 1,250 Times in 1,044 Posts	Re: my 256 has gone down yeah, give a few a try. it didnt end like that for me. i got them back on but they lasted less than a week, then they lasted less than a day, then a hour, then i gave up __________________ 1M Motorised Dish, 45W-36E, DM800HD. Quad LNB Mesh Mini Dish, 28.2E, DM500, TM500. Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000 XXJVU & CF-Root.

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50pounds Stella Artois Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Teesside Posts: 960 Thanks: 106 Thanked 151 Times in 116 Posts	Re: my 256 has gone down hehe G77 im the same once it there kasted for ages then it went down to 1hour then i got sick of changing macs next i sold them on ebay lol got my moneys worth i guess now ive got it in for stable connection. there clond dect is probs hackable but far to over my head lol __________________ Use the "Search" Button

22-12-11, 06:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
lambo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, IRL Posts: 889 Thanks: 176 Thanked 89 Times in 83 Posts	Re: my 256 has gone down Ah well a at least I got a years worth for 20 quid thats what the modem cost me, the only mac's i get while scanning are cm provisioned i dont think anyone has got them going. Thanks for the reply's

26-12-11, 02:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
lambo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, IRL Posts: 889 Thanks: 176 Thanked 89 Times in 83 Posts	Re: my 256 has gone down The config file was 412 bytes when it was workng but now that its gone off its 7142 bytes, no matter what mac I put in it remains operational unless I change bpi to 1.0 then is says registration complete

26-12-11, 03:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
Shark. Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 410 Thanks: 43 Thanked 90 Times in 73 Posts	Re: my 256 has gone down Then the mac will have gone off, keep trying fresh ones til you get a hit. If you've got alot of mac's and you're patient it will pay off. (Just maybe )

15-02-12, 02:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
arzoo Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: my 256 has gone down HI guys, just a quick question - so once your online with a 10meg mac is there certain settings that need changing in order to keep the mac going off after a week like changing stealth settings etc?

15-02-12, 03:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
BL4K3Y Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colne, Lancashire Posts: 7,004 Thanks: 247 Thanked 1,319 Times in 1,211 Posts	Re: my 256 has gone down It really all depends on the MAC address you use. They will not stay online forever, it could last a day, a week or even a month but it will go down eventually. I am in the same boat as G77, once clones started going off after every hour or so then I gave up. Last edited by BL4K3Y; 15-02-12 at 03:34 PM.

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