From: this@ddress.is.invalid   
      
   Andy Burns  wrote:   
   > Stan Brown wrote:   
   >   
   > > My ISP has the ability to reach into "my" router -- i.e. that portion   
   > > of the combined modem/router that they supply as part of their   
   > > service -- and make changes;   
   >   
   > In the UK (and I assume wider within Europe) many ISPs do remote   
   > provisioning using TR-069 protocol.   
      
     Do you know the extent of that "provisioning", i.e. what they can and   
   can not do?   
      
     As I mentioned, my (cable) ISP (Ziggo) can access the modem part of   
   the modem/router combo and can do things like quality of service   
   measurements (when they do, they send an e-mail with a good/not-good   
   indication). And they probably can access the telephone part of the   
   modem (connects to a normal phone), which uses a seperate communication   
   channel. But AFAIK, they can't access/change anything in the router   
   part.   
      
     Over time (some 20+ years), my modem/router devices have either been   
   installed by an on-site technician (probably two times) or by myself,   
   i.e. they ship a replacement modem/router (sometimes with things like   
   cables, adapters, outlets, etc.) and I install it (probably three or   
   more times).   
      
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