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| Date | 2015-02-13 10:37 -0800 |
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| From | John Corliss <q34wsk20@yahoo.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.dcom.modems.cable |
| Subject | Re: About cable modem firmware updates |
| References | <AeudnfPQQPyB3UDJnZ2dnUU7-audnZ2d@posted.ccountrynet> <elmop-5D35CF.07035613022015@88-209-239-213.giganet.hu> |
| Message-ID | <CcWdnbipgt8c2UPJnZ2dnUU7-eFi4p2d@posted.ccountrynet> (permalink) |
Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote: > John Corliss wrote: >> >> Just learned today that I am not allowed to update my cable modem's >> firmware. Also, I have no say in whether or not my ISP updates that >> firmware! >> >> "It's the standard." >> "It's common industry practice." >> etc. >> >> Does this business model bother anybody else? Doesn't anybody else see >> where this can lead? >> >> What's to stop, say, Arris, from deciding that it's time for SB6141 >> owners to buy a new modem and in order to force them to do that, release >> a firmware update which slowly decreases the modem's functionality until >> it quits working? > > dude, that's the cell phone industry model for many years now. > > Ever notice your battery life seriously declining right around two years? I don't have a cell phone. Never have. Batteries have a life span though. I know the rechargeable ones I use with my camera are retaining their charge less than when I first got them. -- John Corliss
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