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Re: About cable modem firmware updates

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From John Corliss <q34wsk20@yahoo.com>
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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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    Re: About cable modem firmware updates John Corliss <q34wsk20@yahoo.com> - 2015-02-13 10:37 -0800
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