From: Tony@TheDeli.Sandwich   
      
   You have to *lock* your modem with a long password. Bell tries to "kill" your   
   modem with destructive firmware killers because you didn't signup up   
   with them.   
      
   bsfrancois@gmail.com wrote:   
      
   > On Monday, August 8, 2011 5:55:51 PM UTC-4, Geoffrey Welsh wrote:   
   > > My second DSL modem seems to have worn out.  For all I know I might have   
   > > worn out more than two except I had to trade in my Nortal 1 Meg Modem when   
   I   
   > > moved in '03 and I had to trurn the modem that Bell supplied when I   
   switched   
   > > ISPs not long thereafter.  The first time, I noticed that internet   
   > > performance was slowly getting worse until I couldn't stand it, so I tried   
   > > another modem and was surprised to see things go back to the performance I   
   > > remembered.  It was around the time that Bell was upgrading DSL speeds for   
   > > their customers; as a Primus customer my speed wasn't increased, but I   
   > > wondered if my modem's mortality had been accelerated by Bell's work.   
   > > Unfortunately, it was a GVC with built-in switch, so I had to add a switch   
   > > (actually, I went to a completely separate router/switch) as well.   
   > >   
   > > Over the past year or so, though, I noticed internet performance degrading   
   > > again.  At first I only noticed it when I was using BitTorrent (OpenSUSE   
   > > Linux; get your mind out of the gutter!) and guessed it might be Bell's   
   deep   
   > > packet inspection but eventually it made everything unbearable...   
   > > speedtest.net was rating me at one megabit and online gaming was hopeless.   
   > > Allstream had recently replaced a (wouldn't you know it, GVC) DSL modem at   
   a   
   > > customer's site and it made some very perplexing performance problems   
   > > vanish.  My 'new' modem was a Westell, which I thought was a pretty good   
   > > brand, but what if it wasn't just GVC modems that were wearing out?   
   > >   
   > > Canada Computers had a TP-Link ADSL2+ modem for $24 so I figured I'd try it   
   > > and, worst case scenario, I'd have a spare for not a whole lot of money.   
   > > Even with this cheap modem - from which I didn't expect much at that price   
   -   
   > > speedtest performance returned to reasonable.   
   > >   
   > > I shouldn' be surprised; I guess evreything wears out over time.  After two   
   > > modems in my home and the issue at the client's site, I'm beginning to   
   think   
   > > these things just wear out too quickly.   
   > >   
   > > Anyone else have a similar story?  Anyone have a DSL modem that has lasted   
   > > many years?  If so, was it used 24/7?  Kept in a place that was always   
   cool?   
   > > Etc.   
   > >   
   > > Thanks   
   >   
   > I have had the same problem.  Our first modems over the years lasted for a   
   long time.  Now they seem to die about every 3-6 months.  Ridiculous.   
      
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