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Re: Can I change my cable modem?
when i went up to 10 meg i asked for a new modem, i had an old surfboard and tried to give it back to the engineer but he didnt want it, anyway obviosly i couldnt simply us the install cd to change them over.
one advantage of getting broadband before the easy setup came along was i knew that i could phone up ntl tech and tell them to deregister my old cm mac and gave them the new one, took 10 mins, about 5 of which was the call system.
having dealt with ntl i personally wouldnt bother them with info such as it being your friends old modem etc and justs ask to speak to tec, tell them youve been given a new modem and would like to swap the mac over. also hold on to your old modem.
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oh i should add if you just plug it in then it will still be your friends modem on his account, if he is still paying the bill the internet would probably work for a little while till their security system start thinking you have cloned someones modem and you get a phone call.
if he has stopped paying the bill and ntl dont want it back nothing will happen till the mac is tied to an active account
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