|
What is Cable Modem Modification, Uncapping, and What are Premods Tell me More |
|
|
|
|
Written by Shifter
|
|
Saturday, 10 November 2007 |
|
ATTENTION EBAY USERS
WE DO NOT SELL ON EBAY IF YOU WERE LINKED TO THIS PAGE YOU ARE BUYING A KNOCKOFF PRODUCT, THEORYSHARE ONLY SELLS GENUINE PRODUCTS FROM THIS SITE WWW.THEORYSHARE.COM
Improving your speed is a definite given. Right now, I'm subscribed
to the 4000/384, but I sniffed out a config file with speeds of
8800/1000. That's what I'm running at right now. There are lots of hard
to find configs out there, but a 3rd party sniffer or the built in
sniffer can find them if you let it go for awhile. Depending on your
isp, you could sniff out 16000/2000. It all comes down to what the isp
has to offer.
Some people are lucky enough to still be able to get their modem to
bypass the tftp server and take a modified config file from a spoofed
server set up on their system. That is very rare today, but those that
can do it are able to set their upload/download to custom values.
As far as getting caught, your isp has ways of finding out who's using
their bandwidth, but it costs more money and takes time to do so. In
most cases, and because you are not disrupting the network, it's not worth their time/money. Plus, you are flying under the radar.
In the few, public cases that individuals have been caught, they were
totally abusing the bandwidth. Like leaving Bit Torrent or other file
sharing programs running at full speed indefinitely. Red flags will fly
if an unknown source is downloading several TeraBytes a month as well
as uploading countless Gigabytes. Not to mention the server type, FTP
setups that were being utilized. The entire situation was ugly.
Cable internet is a shared connection. Killing the bandwidth causes problems for other users on the node.
I've yet to read a post from someone here at Theoryshare regarding
their isp watching them or sending out any letters. That's because we
go about our internet business as usual. These people, myself included,
enjoy the faster speeds and use close to the same amount of bandwidth
as before. It's not planned or anything. I just continue with my normal
activities. 
My speeds are just faster. 
Currently, the Surfboard series modems (SB3100 - SB4200) are able to be
uncapped without any need of cables. Just download the Uncapping Kit
and follow the steps. That's it. 
The SB5100 took quite some time to exploit. Finally, this year, it
became an option. In order to uncap the SB5100, you will need a
blackcat cable. This cable will need to be soldered on to specific
points inside the modem. You will then need the flash software to get
it going.
Written by Shifter
|
|
Last Updated ( Friday, 11 April 2008 )
|