From: christopher.m.jones@gmail.com   
      
   Jeff Findley wrote:   
   > I belive this is really "firmware" built into the chipset itself.  I doubt   
   > there is anyway around the limits as this isn't really a software issue.   
      
   As I understand it, there are both varieties of limitations.   
   Firmware is the most logical choice, and can be made fairly   
   robust against tampering.  However, apparently there are units   
   where the limitations are not as difficult to break.   
      
      
    > Why would the government allow commercial chipsets to be so easy to hack?   
      
   "The government" (for any value of government) is not as   
   competent as many people tend to believe.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)