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Fraoch
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Re: Teksavvy's new branding - Comment Thread

said by rodjames:

I'm just posting this to let everyone know that, upon receipt of my new cable modem, I was very pleasantly surprised with the branding on the outside box, and the mini-instructions within.

What new branding? Mine says "THOMSON digital|BROADBAND CABLE MODEM"

Do unlimited plans get special modems?
Webslinger
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said by Fraoch:

What new branding?

It's the new advertising campaign.

The DCM476 comes with a slipholder showing the nerdy sci-fi guy saying, "Oh boy, oh boy! Something to connect!"

TSI Jonathan
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Hahaha I didn't even know that, that's awesome, I am going to have to go check out one of them in shipping when I go back to Chatham!

TwiztedZero
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said by Webslinger:

said by Fraoch:

What new branding?

It's the new advertising campaign.

The DCM476 comes with a slipholder showing the nerdy sci-fi guy saying, "Oh boy, oh boy! Something to connect!"

Pictures Plz! TYVM!
Webslinger
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said by TwiztedZero:

Pictures Plz! TYVM!

I'm sure someone at Teksavvy can provide them. I am, honestly, recovering at home (very sore at the moment). Sorry.

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TSI Marc
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haha. nah. we didn't go that way with the brand
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I took a few pics
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JMJimmy
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Someone didn't think this one through very well....

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It's encouraging people not to follow the instructions!

TSI Marc
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that would be naughty!

Fraoch
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Wow, that sleeve is awesome. Too bad I was too early for that.

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said by TSI Marc:

I took a few pics

That's fantastic, Marc! Thanks for the pics

TwiztedZero
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said by TSI Marc:

that would be naughty!

Yeah except now it just makes me want a Betty_Behave poster even MOAR!!!
graniterock
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Oh man.... that Betty poster would have been awkward last summer when I helped get my Grandma hooked up. Much more awkward than telling her that her birth year was too old for the web form.

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said by TwiztedZero:

said by TSI Marc:

that would be naughty!

Yeah except now it just makes me want a Betty_Behave poster even MOAR!!!

Probably the best poster out of the entire selection in my opinion.
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said by graniterock:

I helped get my Grandma hooked up.

Helping grandma hook up IS awkward.

chip89
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why are you guys still using whose very old RCA cable modems because they cost almost nothing because no one wants them?
Scycotic
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Those boxes are very likely for the DCM476 that TekSavvy sells...which are neither old nor "unwanted..." They're proving quite reliable and are actually the most future-proof out of the approved modems...

Modem-wise, RCA=Technicolor=Thomson

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said by chip89:

why are you guys still using whose very old RCA cable modems because they cost almost nothing because no one wants them?

If this were true why do all the ISP's sell them and they are the most popular?

chip89
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In the Us the only place that sells them is sears so that should tell you something! »www.sears.com/thomson-te ··· 87180104
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When why are they sold at sears the store that still sells things that are years outdated? »www.sears.com/thomson-te ··· 87180104

TSI Marc
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said by chip89:

When why are they sold at sears the store that still sells things that are years outdated? »www.sears.com/thomson-te ··· 87180104

Well, us backward Canadians roll by the beat of a different drum up here.

kidding aside, we've stopped selling those as of last week I believe... they're EOL.. I'm guessing you wont see them at Sears too much longer either.

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said by TSI Marc:

said by chip89:

When why are they sold at sears the store that still sells things that are years outdated? »www.sears.com/thomson-te ··· 87180104

Well, us backward Canadians roll by the beat of a different drum up here.

kidding aside, we've stopped selling those as of last week I believe... they're EOL.. I'm guessing you wont see them at Sears too much longer either.

I don't believe the DCM476 is EOL if that is what you are referring to. It is on Hardware Version 2.1 and not 2.0 but not end of life/EOL.

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In what way is the DCM476 outdated? It uses 8X4 channel bonding on a DOCSIS 3.0 standard...its theoretical max download is 340 Mbps, so it should be good for 150 Mbps at the very least.

Sure the RCA brand itself is quite old but RCA doesn't exist anymore other than a trademark. Thomson, now Technicolor, has the rights to this name and licenses it out to various companies.

The only thing newer would be DOCSIS 3.1 and that is still years away. Perhaps we'll see 8X8 or 16X8 modems before then, but CATV operators might not want to devote so much spectrum to Internet access. DOCSIS 3.1 is much more efficient and they would most likely want to wait for that.
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The DCM476 is EOL?! Does that mean there's a new modem in the works for approval? Considering that's the only one that can do 150/10...

TSI Marc
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My bad guys. I was thinking of the DSL speedtouch modem..

rodjames
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Speaking of the ST516, anyone want to buy one half price, you send them my way. Mine's still working hardcore, and I won't need it after switching to cable.

chip89
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It a DOCSIS 2 modem that's called a DOCSIS 3 modem by Technicolor. The first line on the product page says The DCM476 is a data wired modem based on DOCSIS™ 2 and featuring GigaEthernet port! »www.technicolor.com/en/h ··· s/dcm476