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   Mr Pounder to philo   
   Re: Modem   
   20 Jan 12 09:14:52   
   
   From: MrPounder@RationalThought.com   
      
   "philo"  wrote in message   
   news:jfad1o$nvj$1@dont-email.me...   
   > On 01/19/2012 09:23 AM, Mr Pounder wrote:   
   >> I've had my Surfboard modem for 7 years. Cable.   
   >> The other day I was thinking that I could do with a spare just in case.   
   >> Those nice people at Virgin Media sent me a new one for free, the   
   >> Superhub.   
   >> I told them that my Surfboard kept turning itself off. Ahem :-)   
   >> The new one has to be activated by Virgin Media, there is a freephone   
   >> number   
   >> to call.   
   >>   
   >> My question is: when the new modem is activated will the old one still   
   >> work?   
   >>   
   >> Thanks.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   > Since it's presently broken I don't see how getting a new one will make   
   > your old, defective one suddenly spring back to life   
      
   There is nothing wrong with the old one, I got a new one as a spare free of   
   charge.   
   >   
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