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andynumpty · 31-08-09, 07:40 PM

Hi, if some one was to buy a Virgin cable broadband modem from Topboxs, would they just connect to their cable feed to get free broadband?

g80878 · 31-08-09, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by andynumpty

Hi, if some one was to buy a Virgin cable broadband modem from Topboxs, would they just connect to their cable feed to get free broadband?

Go on flea-bay and search haxorware , any modem with this firmware installed would meet you needs , Should be roughly £25 delivered

BL4K3Y · 31-08-09, 08:08 PM

It's not just as simple as plugging it in either. You will need a working MAC address (from a different UBR) so that the modem will sync and lock on to the network.

andynumpty · 31-08-09, 08:12 PM

Ok, thanks for the info......are the MACs easy to find?

BL4K3Y · 31-08-09, 08:18 PM

If you can't sniff anymore (you probably can't because most areas have gone dynamic) then you will need to find someone out of your town to get a MAC from.

taylord1984 · 31-08-09, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by blakey_8

If you can't sniff anymore (you probably can't because most areas have gone dynamic) then you will need to find someone out of your town to get a MAC from.

this statement slightly misleading as my area is dynamic but I can still sniff for macs. just don't know what mac is what so would have to test each one one by one till you find a 20mb.

BL4K3Y · 31-08-09, 11:19 PM

I think it's if the MACs end in .cm then they are harder to use because you need to try each one before you find one with the speed you want.

cockneysean · 01-09-09, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by blakey_8

I think it's if the MACs end in .cm then they are harder to use because you need to try each one before you find one with the speed you want.

I'm sorry but I just like WTF'd there.

WTF are you talking about man? A mac that ends in .cm? There is no such thing, you are talking about config files, of which .cm is just the filename extension which identifies it as a cable modem config file.

cockneysean · 01-09-09, 02:04 AM

snip, double post. sorry!

BL4K3Y · 01-09-09, 02:11 AM

Yeah I meant the configs, sorry I was getting mixed up doh, lol.

31-08-09, 07:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
andynumpty Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 49 Thanks: 24 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Topboxs modems Hi, if some one was to buy a Virgin cable broadband modem from Topboxs, would they just connect to their cable feed to get free broadband?

31-08-09, 08:08 PM	#3 (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: Topboxs modems It's not just as simple as plugging it in either. You will need a working MAC address (from a different UBR) so that the modem will sync and lock on to the network.

31-08-09, 08:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
andynumpty Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 49 Thanks: 24 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Topboxs modems Ok, thanks for the info......are the MACs easy to find?

31-08-09, 08:18 PM	#5 (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: Topboxs modems If you can't sniff anymore (you probably can't because most areas have gone dynamic) then you will need to find someone out of your town to get a MAC from.

31-08-09, 11:19 PM	#7 (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: Topboxs modems I think it's if the MACs end in .cm then they are harder to use because you need to try each one before you find one with the speed you want.

01-09-09, 02:04 AM	#9 (permalink)
cockneysean Technology Forums Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,331 Thanks: 78 Thanked 332 Times in 183 Posts	Re: Topboxs modems snip, double post. sorry!

01-09-09, 02:11 AM	#10 (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: Topboxs modems Yeah I meant the configs, sorry I was getting mixed up doh, lol.

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