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kefan77 · 28-01-2012, 01:13

hi,

I'm new here, so sorry if this is in wrong section, hope not though.

I'm looking at buying cheap cable modem to do some fiddling, testing, you name it.

I was looking at some of the VMNG300 from Virgin Media on ebay. Are they a good buy?

do they have any restrictions in them, or can they be used with any cable connection? even not in UK...I'm not looking to use this with VM connection.

can the firmware be replaced with a generic one from the manufacturer, like for example if you have a router from ISP, you can either flash it with the manufacturer's firmware, not the ISP's one, or even with DD-WRT or such.

Thanks for replies, more questions may flood in, after these questions get answered.

28-01-2012, 01:13	#1
kefan77 Inactive Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 11	Buying VM/cable modem hi, I'm new here, so sorry if this is in wrong section, hope not though. I'm looking at buying cheap cable modem to do some fiddling, testing, you name it. I was looking at some of the VMNG300 from Virgin Media on ebay. Are they a good buy? do they have any restrictions in them, or can they be used with any cable connection? even not in UK...I'm not looking to use this with VM connection. can the firmware be replaced with a generic one from the manufacturer, like for example if you have a router from ISP, you can either flash it with the manufacturer's firmware, not the ISP's one, or even with DD-WRT or such. Thanks for replies, more questions may flood in, after these questions get answered.