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Uncap = Trouble, just read

I can't resist... must say it.... I TOLD YOU SO!!!!!
Like I've said on several occasions... if you really are that desperate to uncap and get a little more speed, go right ahead and be my guest. Now you know the consequences are real.
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Good post by both of you ... I tried my best not to post on this subject .. but, oh well.. good luck to anyone that chooses to abuse service.. never fail the ATTBI police will come to get you when you least expect it.. sorry we do monitor our system 24/7.

reply to MiKey23
it's a game of cat and mouse to them how long till they figure out how to just rewrite the good cfg when it gets over written or snoop the network for other info and steal another users mac addies. I hope attbi can control this becuase i did read of such happening in a european contry where i will not post i don't wanna open any bags for attbi i actually like my service since it became stable not fast but finally stable
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reply to MiKey23
i have to agree. uncapping is not the way to go. somehow we have to find a way to steal cable without detection. how can we? we need some of the finest minds on the net to try and tackle this issue. Stealing cable has to be a major priority for this country. I propose. that by the end of this decade. We place a man on the moon and give him cable free of charge while he is there.

ask not what your cable company can do for you. but what you can do to your cable company.

Thank you for your time in this matter.

reply to MiKey23

said by MiKey23:

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He checks out his logs and sees something new. called 'Blocked.cfg'.

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reply to MiKey23
I'm in the same boot as CRPB, I have to say it, I TOLD YOU SO!! LOL, now on a more mature note, this is some proof that ATTBI is actually scanning for people who have uncapped their modem. There is a way to not get caught, but I'm not going to post it. Anywayz... a big thanks to Mikey23 for bringing this information to us. Stay Safe All..
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** Speed 1471(down)/125(up) kbps **(At least 29 times faster than a 56k modem)Logged result.Finish.

reply to MiKey23

said by MiKey23:

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He checks out his logs and sees something new. called 'Blocked.cfg'

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reply to MiKey23
You are assuming that he is stupid enough to do that. They already know that he uncapped his modem so they will be monitoring him more closely. If he uncaps his modem again they will terminate his account very quickly and never allow to get connected again EVER.
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But couldn't he "uncap" it again with the regular .cfg file that it gets so it looks "normal"?

How long would the blocked.cfg stay there? Long enough for him to call in and ask or forever?

I'm not asking for myself as I have no clue how to uncap and have an RCA modem which allegedly cannot be uncapped.

reply to MiKey23
Hmm... there are very easy work arounds to this, even if they do cancel your service or send you the "Block.cfg" file. I'm not going to post them, and I don't think people will be able find out how to on the web. Just something to think about..
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** Speed 1471(down)/125(up) kbps **(At least 29 times faster than a 56k modem)Logged result.Finish.

reply to MiKey23
They only send the blocked.cfg to people who have abused their service (I don't want to start a debate over what is abusing your service). After they send him the new config file the monitoring people (I don't know the technical term) will be monitoring very closely to make sure he doesn't do anything else illegal with it.
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Tech Support Plan B: Sir do you have a child? You do great! Could you put him on the phone? Hi your Dad is having a email problem and..Oh you know the problem and fixed it? Great! Also check the SNMP.

It doesn't matter if they are monitoring him... there's still ways to get around it.

reply to MiKey23
True but you have to figure since they know that you have done it once, if they catch you again they will probably go after you in court, but you never know. I'm just saying if he has any common sense what so ever he wouldn't try it again.
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said by racer98765:

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I'm just saying if he has any common sense what so ever he wouldn't try it again.

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reply to MiKey23
Just like CRPB stated - he DID tell you all so. If people continue to do stupid things, they can do more than send the 'block.cfg' file - they can just have a tech go out and put a filter on the line, retrieve the modem, and then you will have NO service.

That's one thing there is no workaround for. After all, they don't have to keep providing service to abusers.

reply to MiKey23
I must chime in with everyone here and also say...I TOLD YOU!

Now where are the dorks that demanded to know how to uncap their modems? Oh yea, they are blocked now.
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reply to The_Tinkerer$

said by The_Tinkerer:

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Just like CRPB stated - he DID tell you all so. If people continue to do stupid things, they can do more than send the 'block.cfg' file - they can just have a tech go out and put a filter on the line, retrieve the modem, and then you will have NO service.

That's one thing there is no workaround for. After all, they don't have to keep providing service to abusers.

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reply to MiKey23
Ok i just spoke with a guy that works at the place that sends the blocked.cfg

1. the first offense, you lose your account permanently
2. if you change your blocked.cfg, they block your modems mac addy at the cmts
3. It is very easy for them to detect

Just thought yall'd like ta know
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said by joe_surfr:

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1. the first offense, you lose your account permanently
2. if you change your blocked.cfg, they block your modems mac addy at the cmts

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