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Re: Locks on DSL modems Didn't Bell literally lock out use on 3rd party ISP in some 2wire modems by not letting you change the part of the username after the @ symbol? |
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 HiVoltPremium
join:2000-12-28
Toronto, ON
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| said by wondering :Didn't Bell literally lock out use on 3rd party ISP in some 2wire modems by not letting you change the part of the username after the @ symbol?
Maybe there was a certain firmware version that did that, but I personally know someone using an ex Bell 2wire on 3rd party ISP without a problem.
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 stephen d8An Important Message FromPremium
join:2005-11-25
Montreal, QC | reply to wondering
I used 2wire with vif internet before, agreed I did change the firmware but It worked fine
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taraf
join:2011-05-07
Stittsville, ON | reply to wondering
said by wondering :Didn't Bell literally lock out use on 3rd party ISP in some 2wire modems by not letting you change the part of the username after the @ symbol? Doubtful. That would lock out some of their own customers, as the residential customers and business customers have different formats for the login ID.
More likely, the 3rd party ISP in question was using different virtual cross connects that Bell uses. For Bell's network, the VPI/VCI should be 0/35. For some other networks, it isn't. |
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