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Originally Posted by dave_birdi
Eventhough i've not registered the modem with NTL as of yet, once i connected the modem i could still ping websites such as bbc.co.uk (showing a connection), but my browser wasn't configured. Is it possible to still use the internet without registering the modem?
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The only thing you can do is ping etc... due to the way that the NTL network is configured. From what I can work out - prior to the MAC address being registered, you have an IP address within a specific range which is limited to only certain TCP ports or something.
This sounds like the same problem I had but I was (thankfully) sorted out via this forum by MarkB and Hell's Child . Even if there are one or two bad eggs in CS, many of them are cool and will do all they can to help - as far as the whole registration system goes, it is pretty terrible. Hope everything gets sorted out for you.