20-04-2005, 19:04
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Re: ebay ntl modems for sale
£150 Iirc
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20-04-2005, 19:38
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Re: ebay ntl modems for sale
It seems mad the amount of modems that are for sale on ebay. And from what i can see in the t@c they are only leased by the customer so isn't it breaking the law by selling em? (obviously not including owners of the motarolla surfboard) although when i moved into my current house the previous owners had left a cable modem in there and CS and the engineer who came out to install my sdervices said for me to just throw the one left behind out.
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20-04-2005, 19:39
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Re: ebay ntl modems for sale
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It seems mad the amount of modems that are for sale on ebay. And from what i can see in the t@c they are only leased by the customer so isn't it breaking the law by selling em? (obviously not including owners of the motarolla surfboard) although when i moved into my current house the previous owners had left a cable modem in there and CS and the engineer who came out to install my sdervices said for me to just throw the one left behind out.
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yup
but they are pretty much worthless to ntl so they never bother collecting them.
It is breaking the law selling them, but then again since when has the law stopped people from doing things that they want to!?
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20-04-2005, 19:54
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Re: ebay ntl modems for sale
Aint that the truth. (off to list that old modem now....kidding)
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20-04-2005, 19:59
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Re: ebay ntl modems for sale
The Terayon Terajet 210 was £170 
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20-04-2005, 20:07
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Re: ebay ntl modems for sale
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The Terayon Terajet 210 was £170 |
as paul hugs his trusty tj210  
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20-04-2005, 20:11
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Re: ebay ntl modems for sale
god been looking through ebay and now i've found chipped cable tv boxes for sale. looks like the old analogue boxes i used to have. didnt think ntl even supplied an analogue service anymore
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20-04-2005, 20:12
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Re: ebay ntl modems for sale
Could you not use one of these bought cable modems with another broadband provider?
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20-04-2005, 20:15
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Re: ebay ntl modems for sale
well if it won't work with ntl i cant see it working with telewest either. and cable modems won't work with adsl as its different technology if i'm correct.
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20-04-2005, 20:46
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Re: ebay ntl modems for sale
They don't collect modem boxes and reluctantly collect analogue boxes, if pushed. that's wht they end up on e-bay. The collection agents get nothing for them. I've even seen them being used as ladder stabilizers!!
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20-04-2005, 20:48
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Re: ebay ntl modems for sale
anyone else found an interesting use for old set top boxes or cable modem boxes?
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20-04-2005, 22:12
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Re: ebay ntl modems for sale
An old set top box could be stripped for a nice small media-centre type PC with the help of a dremel and an imagination
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20-04-2005, 22:35
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Re: ebay ntl modems for sale
Cable modems like the digi set tops have a code hard chipped into them. its only this code than when its in your account and attched to a service that makes things work. Any ex ntl hardware is useless as they cannot move it too your account.
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21-04-2005, 15:11
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Re: ebay ntl modems for sale
I wouldn't say useless... 
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21-04-2005, 16:37
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Re: ebay ntl modems for sale
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I wouldn't say useless... |
You could use it as door stops, to prop up a table, or (with a handy soldering iron) a source for spare parts.
Of course, there is another option, but discussing that is against T&Cs...
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