As long as on their end they are not blocking anything, he is paying for internet so they are not, plugging in any old modem should yield at least a Docsis 1.0 connection. It has to be provisioned properly to match what you pay for, but if you were on say the 2mb plan I bet you could just plug one in and not even notice.
As long as on their end they are not blocking anything, he is paying for internet so they are not, plugging in any old modem should yield at least a Docsis 1.0 connection.
Totally incorrect. Plugging in "any old modem" shouldn't get you any farther than WOW's online provisioning system.