Hehe! Neat .

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In reply to a post by BatBoy:

Anyway, I could buy one from Ebay.

No problem there.

Provided it's not stolen property (which, if it says "Openreach" on the front, it probably is) then you've paid for it, it's yours.

My TV says "Sony" on the front...

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My TV says "Sony" on the front...

Mine says it on the back.

In reply to a post by billford:

That's colloquial usage to make it easy to understand for the consumer (study the url), it does not over-ride any contract terms.

As I said, there's no contract terms to be overridden.

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In reply to a post by BatBoy:

My TV says "Sony" on the front...

Mine says it on the back.

Maybe it's stolen?

I don't do "last plus one" warnings.

Here's a contraindication:

In reference to www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumerProducts/displayTopic.do?top...:

On your installation day, the engineer will call you before visiting your home and connecting you to your new BT Infinity service. They will also be able to recommend the best place to connect your Openreach fibre modem and Hub along with any home wiring (which they will bring with them) if required.

So unless You = Openreach ....

And here's confirmation that the modem is not yours:

In reference to bt.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/13737/c/346,3014,3015:

Will I be able to take BT Infinity with me if I move home?
You should take your Hub with you, but leave the Openreach fibre modem for the people who move in. The engineer will bring a new Openreach fibre modem as part of the installation at your new home.

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

It is also a fact that by the time you have been out of your house for ten minutes, travelling to another location, you will have broken a myriad of laws, of which your ignorance "is no excuse".

Fact is it? utter twaddle , i have traveled to lots of places without breaking the law as I'm sure plenty of others have too ,
As for this argument over what will bt do if i hack their modem or use another, I would say if flashing/hacking the modem kills it, and they can or actually bother to have it checked to see what caused it to fail, then they would at the most simply charge you for a replacement modem,

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Anyone doubting that the general view that the Openreach modem should not be tampered with or replaced is correct is being unrealistic. Or deliberately mischievous.

This is the whole point of the initial question. The general view is indeed that the modem should not be touched, I know that I said it upfront. The problem is there's no proof, it's just what lots of people think. And asking questions is not mischievous, that's how we make progress.

BTW your parallel drawn in the post at 21:32:09 is perfect. You say in all the cars you've bought none has ever given detail of, or links to, the Vehicle Construction and Use Regulations, quite true. Then you paste details of the act which are freely available. So now complete the parallel you wish to draw and paste the rule about not removing the modem, keeping it safe and using your own one.