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nelix01
(committed) Thu 12-Jul-12 20:21:27

Replacement Openreach Modem - Still able to view line stats

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I had my OR Huawei modem replaced last week as the previous one had failed, no power, lights etc. I had flashed the replacement firmware that allowed access to line stats etc on the modem that was taken away.

Out of curiosity, I tried to log into the new modem (192.168.1.1, admin:admin) as I would have previously done and low and behold it worked, giving me the same access as I used to have.

Have OR started shipping unlocked modems?

greenglide
(committed) Thu 12-Jul-12 22:26:19

Re: Replacement Openreach Modem - Still able to view line st

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Was the replacement brand new in box?

Could be a returned / reconditioned unit that has been hacked by the original user?

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BE Unlimited - 21,000 Download 1,200 Upload ON THE LINE THAT SKY COULD ONLY PROVIDE 15,255 DOWN AND 800 UP ON!!!,
Moved house, now BE Unlimited 6,500 Down, 1Mb/s up - gutted!
FTTC Cab installation commenced 12th April - expect full 80 / 20 - bye bye BE, hello BT Infinity soon!

RobertoS
(sensei) Thu 12-Jul-12 22:43:05

Re: Replacement Openreach Modem - Still able to view line st

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Seems likely.

Or it may be one the engineer had removed from a Cease.

Have to see if there's a trend, but that means we need to ask anyone who posts that they've just been connected. As it won't be something 90% would report on.

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Edited by RobertoS (Thu 12-Jul-12 22:43:49)

nelix01
(committed) Thu 12-Jul-12 22:43:36

Re: Replacement Openreach Modem - Still able to view line st

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In reply to a post by greenglide:
Was the replacement brand new in box?

Could be a returned / reconditioned unit that has been hacked by the original user?

It appeared to be as I seen the engineer take it and the new PSU out of the box.

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(deleted) Thu 12-Jul-12 22:57:35

Re: Replacement Openreach Modem - Still able to view line st

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What does the label say?

nelix01
(committed) Fri 13-Jul-12 15:24:09

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(deleted) Fri 13-Jul-12 15:50:04

Re: Replacement Openreach Modem - Still able to view line st

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ERR, that's an OLD (original) modem by the looks of it. They should not have given you that, but one labelled 3B.

nelix01
(committed) Fri 13-Jul-12 16:45:57

Re: Replacement Openreach Modem - Still able to view line st

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In reply to a post by Adsl24:
ERR, that's an OLD (original) modem by the looks of it. They should not have given you that, but one labelled 3B.

Will just have to see how long this one lasts then!! I didn't realise that the OR Modem was recovered as part of a cease and you would have thought that the old unreliable modems would have been scrapped rather than be recycled.

RobertoS
(sensei) Fri 13-Jul-12 18:33:01