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Pillhead · 13-11-08, 09:32 PM

ive got a bit of spare time coming up due to having now work..

edit i have already done the stb

i already pay for xl modem and xl tv but im one of them people that likes to take things apart to see how they work!

are the modems still worth doing or are they more trouble than there worth?

I see modems already on ebay that have the correct firmware installed and i dont mind scanning for macs in exchange but how easy is it to get one to initially exchange as i know a few selfish people that get what the mac they need then dissapear?

its the sb5101e im thinking of ?

zemon · 14-11-08, 09:40 PM

Yes I think its worth it I have no trouble with mine.

Macs are easy to find with dhcp sniffer or at mac trading sites.

Buy an ambit with haxorware firmware, if you have a working mac you will be up and running in 5 mins.

toolzkit · 15-11-08, 01:16 AM

If you like fiddling around with eletronics & computers then YES its worth having a go, its addictive

Pillhead · 15-11-08, 10:37 AM

so are the ambits easier than the motorola i mentioned?

toolzkit · 15-11-08, 11:30 AM

I have flashed both & I use both, they can be a pain in the a$$ but I think ambits are easier to flash.

metalpunk · 15-11-08, 01:04 PM

simple yes

Pillhead · 21-11-08, 09:45 PM

seems to be only a 5101e with haxor ware i can get hold of

plenty of ambits with infinite though

Pillhead · 21-11-08, 09:46 PM

any advice would be good

as im a complete dunce at modems but i would like to crack it but more importantly understand it

13-11-08, 09:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Pillhead Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 34 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	simple yes or no answer ive got a bit of spare time coming up due to having now work.. edit i have already done the stb i already pay for xl modem and xl tv but im one of them people that likes to take things apart to see how they work! are the modems still worth doing or are they more trouble than there worth? I see modems already on ebay that have the correct firmware installed and i dont mind scanning for macs in exchange but how easy is it to get one to initially exchange as i know a few selfish people that get what the mac they need then dissapear? its the sb5101e im thinking of ? Last edited by Pillhead; 13-11-08 at 09:34 PM.

14-11-08, 09:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
zemon Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Essex Posts: 86 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: simple yes or no answer Yes I think its worth it I have no trouble with mine. Macs are easy to find with dhcp sniffer or at mac trading sites. Buy an ambit with haxorware firmware, if you have a working mac you will be up and running in 5 mins.

15-11-08, 01:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
toolzkit Night owl twit twoo :P Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 570 Thanks: 90 Thanked 65 Times in 46 Posts	Re: simple yes or no answer If you like fiddling around with eletronics & computers then YES its worth having a go, its addictive __________________ TM6800 HD Super, 1m Gibertini, TM2600 Motor & Megasat twin LNB 0.1dB 39.0E- 45.0W

15-11-08, 10:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
Pillhead Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 34 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: simple yes or no answer so are the ambits easier than the motorola i mentioned?

15-11-08, 11:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
toolzkit Night owl twit twoo :P Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 570 Thanks: 90 Thanked 65 Times in 46 Posts	Re: simple yes or no answer I have flashed both & I use both, they can be a pain in the a$$ but I think ambits are easier to flash. __________________ TM6800 HD Super, 1m Gibertini, TM2600 Motor & Megasat twin LNB 0.1dB 39.0E- 45.0W

15-11-08, 01:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
metalpunk Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: DISGRACE LANDS Posts: 176 Thanks: 101 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts	Re: simple yes or no answer simple yes

21-11-08, 09:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
Pillhead Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 34 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: simple yes or no answer seems to be only a 5101e with haxor ware i can get hold of plenty of ambits with infinite though

21-11-08, 09:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
Pillhead Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 34 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: simple yes or no answer any advice would be good as im a complete dunce at modems but i would like to crack it but more importantly understand it

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