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| NNTP-Posting-Date | Fri, 13 Feb 2015 12:37:53 -0600 |
| Date | Fri, 13 Feb 2015 10:37:45 -0800 |
| From | John Corliss <q34wsk20@yahoo.com> |
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| Subject | Re: About cable modem firmware updates |
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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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