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   Mr Pounder to philo   
   Re: Modem   
   21 Jan 12 13:37:35   
   
   From: MrPounder@RationalThought.com   
      
   "philo"  wrote in message   
   news:jfccmn$ilp$1@dont-email.me...   
   > On 01/20/2012 03:14 AM, Mr Pounder wrote:   
   >> "philo"  wrote in message   
   >> news:jfad1o$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.   
   >>>>   
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   >>> 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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   > Oh that's right, you told a little fib.   
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   > Well I guess you can just try it and see   
      
   I'll keep it as a spare.   
   If it not broken don't fix it.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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