Ebay DCP3000s - be sure you're getting a HW Rev 2.0! -

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Gone Premium join:2011-01-24 Fort Erie, ON kudos:3	reply to DrXenon Re: Ebay DCP3000s - be sure you're getting a HW Rev 2.0! Yeah that's not cool. Take a screenshot of the auction page and then dispute the transaction if brokerage fees become an issue. I have all my stuff from the US shipped to a US address, so this is never a concern for me.
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DrXenon join:2007-01-20 Kingston, ON	It turns out that the customs form was filled out, um, strategically so it may not be an issue. Still, if all I'm going to save is $30 I would actually recommend getting a modem from Start.
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Gone Premium join:2011-01-24 Fort Erie, ON kudos:3	Sometimes that works, sometimes that doesn't. Just keep an eye out.
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Teddy Boom k kudos Received join:2007-01-29 Toronto, ON kudos:5	reply to Gone I just got 5 used ones in from a supplier in China, and they were all HW Rev 2.0.. So, I won't be able to test it out on my gear. If anybody has HW Rev 1 or 1.1, please let us know your experience, and if you are stuck drop me a line and we can try playing. If you are stuck it is worth a try. Meanwhile, at this point I'm guessing that HW Rev 2 is considerably more common than the other two. Otherwise that eBay seller wouldn't be so happy to swap for people, and we'd be hearing about more people with the earlier versions. -- electronicsguru.ca/for_sale/Cablemodems
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Teddy Boom k kudos Received join:2007-01-29 Toronto, ON kudos:5	reply to Gone said by Gone: 1.1 only has single colour US and DS LEDs, whereas 2.0 has the dual colour LED that will show amber when only operating in DOCSIS 2.0 modem and green when bonded in 3.0 mode. The LED pattern is quite different from other Puma5 modems. Normally you get green LEDs for the sync sequence and then they go blue when bonding is good. For the DPC3000 you get green through the whole sequence. Of mine, 1 has burned out DS and US LEDs, and 1 has burned out US LED. So, I've opened one up and it looks to me like there are two physical LEDs for the DS light position, but only 1 physical LED for any of the other positions. I guess that means if it tries DS channel bonding and fails the LED would go amber, but that is hard to test (and ya, it is really annoying that two of them are sort of defective.. They do both sync fine though ) -- electronicsguru.ca/for_sale/Cablemodems
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Last Parade join:2002-10-07 Port Colborne, ON Reviews: ·Start Communicat..	said by Teddy Boom: said by Gone: 1.1 only has single colour US and DS LEDs, whereas 2.0 has the dual colour LED that will show amber when only operating in DOCSIS 2.0 modem and green when bonded in 3.0 mode. The LED pattern is quite different from other Puma5 modems. Normally you get green LEDs for the sync sequence and then they go blue when bonding is good. For the DPC3000 you get green through the whole sequence. Of mine, 1 has burned out DS and US LEDs, and 1 has burned out US LED. So, I've opened one up and it looks to me like there are two physical LEDs for the DS light position, but only 1 physical LED for any of the other positions. I guess that means if it tries DS channel bonding and fails the LED would go amber, but that is hard to test (and ya, it is really annoying that two of them are sort of defective.. They do both sync fine though ) The amber DS LED can indicate single channel bonding, a la DOCSIS 2.0. When I initially had my rented DPC3000 through cogeco, I was in 2.0 territory and this LED was amber all the time. They upgraded the city to 3.0 and it was green.
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Davesnothere No-BHELL-ity DOES have its Advantages join:2009-06-15 START&Cogeco kudos:6	said by Last Parade: The amber DS LED can indicate single channel bonding, a la DOCSIS 2.0. When I initially had my rented DPC3000 through cogeco, I was in 2.0 territory and this LED was amber all the time. They upgraded the city to 3.0 and it was green. Good to know that they behave that way, and also good to know the status of one's service. Is this true just for the DPC3000 with Hardare Rev 2 ?
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Gone Premium join:2011-01-24 Fort Erie, ON kudos:3 Reviews: ·Start Communicat..	said by Davesnothere: Is this true just for the DPC3000 with Hardare Rev 2 ? Yes. Previous revs only have the single LED.
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Davesnothere No-BHELL-ity DOES have its Advantages join:2009-06-15 START&Cogeco kudos:6	said by Gone: Yes. Previous revs only have the single LED. Thanks (I have a feeling that you may have posted that B4). And, a modem which has lights which behave like that is a bonus, in that it also confirms that at least some (if not all) D3 modems will work in D2 territories, so there is less fear in anyone planning ahead by buying one now (if of course they are prepared to buy it from START or that company in Florida, at least until SLOWgeco certifies another D3 model).
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Teddy Boom k kudos Received join:2007-01-29 Toronto, ON kudos:5	said by Davesnothere: (if of course they are prepared to buy it from START or that company in Florida, at least until SLOWgeco certifies another D3 model). Or some guy who posted up thread, even if I haven't added it on my website yet -- electronicsguru.ca/for_sale/Cablemodems
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DrXenon join:2007-01-20 Kingston, ON	reply to Gone Modem arrived in 4 days from Florida; no brokerage, duty or taxes. It is Firmware 2.0. My install is scheduled for Tues 29, can't wait to be off my 1.5 Mbps DSL.
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Davesnothere No-BHELL-ity DOES have its Advantages join:2009-06-15 START&Cogeco kudos:6	said by DrXenon: Modem arrived in 4 days from Florida; no brokerage, duty or taxes. It is Firmware 2.0. My install is scheduled for Tues 29, can't wait to be off my 1.5 Mbps DSL. Did you mean HARDware rather than firmware ? And yes, Kingston has it pretty rough as far as DSL, I keep hearing. There's nothing like pissing off a city full of university & college students who could make or break your corporate future, eh Bell ? So yours came thru UPS, right ? What was the final cost ?
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DrXenon join:2007-01-20 Kingston, ON	Sorry, Hardware 2.0. DSL is not too bad near the university, because a CO is located within 1 km of the student residential area. Once you get outside that area, though, there are broad swaths of the city that get an advertised 2.0 Mbps, which is really 1.5 Mbps in my experience. Not enough to sustain a YouTube video without constant buffering anyhow. I have been waiting literally years for a cable provider that would give me a decent cap without making me sign up for $100/month business service. Yes, UPS with a strategic declared value. Total landed cost $101 after credit card foreign currency exchange.
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DrXenon join:2007-01-20 Kingston, ON	So mine turned out to be defective (bad ethernet port). Broadbandtech refunded the purchase price incl. forward shipping. I had to eat the $18 reverse shipping. Lesson learned.
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Teddy Boom k kudos Received join:2007-01-29 Toronto, ON kudos:5	said by DrXenon: So mine turned out to be defective (bad ethernet port). Broadbandtech refunded the purchase price incl. forward shipping. I had to eat the $18 reverse shipping. Lesson learned. Don't be too hard on the guy.. I once sold a modem with bad Ethernet port to a customer. It is such a rare fault it is easy to overlook the test. Of course it is such an easy test that you might as well check it too (unlike detailed wifi testing, which is totally impractical). Did he ship you a replacement? I do have some available -- electronicsguru.ca/for_sale/Cablemodems
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Timmy2Teeth join:2006-12-05 Fort Erie, ON Reviews: ·Start Communicat..	reply to Gone Just got my DPC3000 off eBay from broadbandtech and was happy to see he shipped a v2 though I forgot to ask. However, a little less thrilled to see he included a 0.75A power supply instead of the 1A PS that it should ship with. Saw his reply to another DPC3000 buyer leaving neutral feedback with the same concern stating that it works fine off 0.75A. Googled 2 Cisco spec sheets, 1 saying the "modem module" uses ~4W (0.3A) the other saying ~6W (0.5A). So both of these suggest 0.75A for the whole device would be enough... right? Anyone else with a bbtech DPC3000 get a 1A PS?
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Last Parade join:2002-10-07 Port Colborne, ON Reviews: ·Start Communicat..	said by Timmy2Teeth: Just got my DPC3000 off eBay from broadbandtech and was happy to see he shipped a v2 though I forgot to ask. However, a little less thrilled to see he included a 0.75A power supply instead of the 1A PS that it should ship with. Saw his reply to another DPC3000 buyer leaving neutral feedback with the same concern stating that it works fine off 0.75A. Googled 2 Cisco spec sheets, 1 saying the "modem module" uses ~4W (0.3A) the other saying ~6W (0.5A). So both of these suggest 0.75A for the whole device would be enough... right? Anyone else with a bbtech DPC3000 get a 1A PS? Mine is a 1.0A output.
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