rx7mike
join:2004-01-23
West Bend, WI | 5100 is not changed that much The 5100 was mainly redesigned on the outside. The internal workings were changed very little. The new 5100 uses the DOCSIS 2.0 and has a new chip set in it. Depending on the date it was made it might have the head pin removed for ehternet boot or it might not. Either way you can make your 5100 into a 4100 or 4200 using similar methods of old. Uncapping is not a crime but is going to get you booted from your ISP. I speak from experience with charter. I got booted about 2 months ago hence why i have dsl now. Charter after 2 months offered me my service back. They have even now offered me the upload speeds I was using when I changed my modem. I didnt uncap my modem just changed my upload to 512k. I was running 2 modems not one. Yes I did pay for both modems through charter. They do have faster upload packages available but they are buisness type accounts and do cost a litttle more then your basic home packages. People who pay 20-40 dollars a month for HSI shouldnt complain. Just think 2-4 years ago you were paying that for dial up. So you get killer downloads and ok uploads for the price of dial up. People are greedy, you give them a little they want more. I was like this. Since then I have come to realize if I want a faster upload I'm going to have to pay for it. Fine I'm willing to pay for it, but you have to offer it to me first. Thats exactly what I told charter when they killed my service 2 months ago. If they would have made those packages available to me when I signed up I would have bought them. I dont mind paying for what I want. If a 2mb/768 line from charter is going to cost me 99.00 a month fine I'll pay it. As long as you offer it to me. According to charter they dont offer service like that to residential customers because 98% of them would not be willing to pay that much. Well what about us 2% that are? At least offer it to me. It never hurts to ask someone. I cant dig on charter because after all I did break the rules and I got caught. So all in all it was fun I learned a lot about my cable modems and charter is willing to wotk with you if yer not a dumb arse. |
