Re: Looking for a Cable Modem

[Snyder, Alexander J]

Major cross streets are McQueen/Guadalupe, in NW Gilbert.

There is a Dutch Brothers right there to. I'm free any time after 6pm, M-F
and anytime on the weekends.

Let me know what works for you.

Thanks,
Alexander

Sent from my Galaxy S10+

On Thu, Aug 8, 2019, 10:28 Dhruva Lokegaonkar  wrote:

> Yep, I'm interested. I'm guessing it's a standard 9V or 12V barrel power
> supply. Probably have those lying around. Also I'm interested in your
> modems too, Mr. Schwartz. Can you tell me a price for them?
>
> On 2019-08-08 07:32, Snyder, Alexander J wrote:
> > I have one, but I stopped using it because the internet would drop, like
> > it was rebooting, but it wasn't.
> >
> > I've gone through several since then, some better, but now I'm plagued
> > by the same issue on different hardware.
> >
> > Anyway, it's free, you'll probably need a power supply for it, as I
> > don't think I have it.
> >
> > Cisco Docsis 3.0, cable modem.
> >
> > Can get model specifics tonight, if you're interested.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Alexander
> >
> > Sent from my Galaxy S10+
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 8, 2019, 07:27 Stephen Partington  > > wrote:
> >
> > I'd the seller took the time to make sure they were released
> > properly then I think that he should be fine. As demonstrated here.
> > But your caution is proper for anyone buying any modem from an
> > unknown party.
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 8, 2019, 2:33 AM Thomas Scott  > > wrote:
> >
> > Well the problem with the DPQ3212 isn't that it's not compatible
> > with Cox, it's that it was Cox's choice for their EMTA since
> > they upgraded to DOCSIS 3.0 over a decade ago. Part of their
> > phone service included that modem which could also be used as a
> > gateway for internet services gratis. However, the modems often
> > times weren't returned after phone service was disconnected and
> > customer mistakenly thought it was "their" modem. So if modem is
> > never returned to Cox, they get flagged, or if they get returned
> > in the wrong manner, they get flagged, if it falls into a MAC
> > address range that was marked as decommissioned, they get
> > flagged. Once it's flagged it takes an act from an inventory
> > specialist to re-register it to an account and it's on high on
> > Cox's priority as so many of these are modems that are as far as
> > Cox is concerned, stolen property.
> >
> >  If you have a DPQ3212, I would get the serial number and mac
> > and call in or head to one of the retail stores and make sure it
> > registers on your account.
> >
> > -Thomas Scott
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Re: Looking for a Cable Modem

[Dhruva Lokegaonkar]

Yep, I'm interested. I'm guessing it's a standard 9V or 12V barrel power
supply. Probably have those lying around. Also I'm interested in your
modems too, Mr. Schwartz. Can you tell me a price for them?

On 2019-08-08 07:32, Snyder, Alexander J wrote:
> I have one, but I stopped using it because the internet would drop, like
> it was rebooting, but it wasn't.
> 
> I've gone through several since then, some better, but now I'm plagued
> by the same issue on different hardware.
> 
> Anyway, it's free, you'll probably need a power supply for it, as I
> don't think I have it.
> 
> Cisco Docsis 3.0, cable modem.
> 
> Can get model specifics tonight, if you're interested. 
> 
> Thanks,
> Alexander
> 
> Sent from my Galaxy S10+
> 
> On Thu, Aug 8, 2019, 07:27 Stephen Partington  > wrote:
> 
> I'd the seller took the time to make sure they were released
> properly then I think that he should be fine. As demonstrated here.
> But your caution is proper for anyone buying any modem from an
> unknown party. 
> 
> On Thu, Aug 8, 2019, 2:33 AM Thomas Scott  > wrote:
> 
> Well the problem with the DPQ3212 isn't that it's not compatible
> with Cox, it's that it was Cox's choice for their EMTA since
> they upgraded to DOCSIS 3.0 over a decade ago. Part of their
> phone service included that modem which could also be used as a
> gateway for internet services gratis. However, the modems often
> times weren't returned after phone service was disconnected and
> customer mistakenly thought it was "their" modem. So if modem is
> never returned to Cox, they get flagged, or if they get returned
> in the wrong manner, they get flagged, if it falls into a MAC
> address range that was marked as decommissioned, they get
> flagged. Once it's flagged it takes an act from an inventory
> specialist to re-register it to an account and it's on high on
> Cox's priority as so many of these are modems that are as far as
> Cox is concerned, stolen property. 
> 
>  If you have a DPQ3212, I would get the serial number and mac
> and call in or head to one of the retail stores and make sure it
> registers on your account.
> 
> -Thomas Scott
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Re: Looking for a Cable Modem

[Snyder, Alexander J]

I have one, but I stopped using it because the internet would drop, like it
was rebooting, but it wasn't.

I've gone through several since then, some better, but now I'm plagued by
the same issue on different hardware.

Anyway, it's free, you'll probably need a power supply for it, as I don't
think I have it.

Cisco Docsis 3.0, cable modem.

Can get model specifics tonight, if you're interested.

Thanks,
Alexander

Sent from my Galaxy S10+

On Thu, Aug 8, 2019, 07:27 Stephen Partington  wrote:

> I'd the seller took the time to make sure they were released properly then
> I think that he should be fine. As demonstrated here. But your caution is
> proper for anyone buying any modem from an unknown party.
>
> On Thu, Aug 8, 2019, 2:33 AM Thomas Scott 
> wrote:
>
>> Well the problem with the DPQ3212 isn't that it's not compatible with
>> Cox, it's that it was Cox's choice for their EMTA since they upgraded to
>> DOCSIS 3.0 over a decade ago. Part of their phone service included that
>> modem which could also be used as a gateway for internet services gratis.
>> However, the modems often times weren't returned after phone service was
>> disconnected and customer mistakenly thought it was "their" modem. So if
>> modem is never returned to Cox, they get flagged, or if they get returned
>> in the wrong manner, they get flagged, if it falls into a MAC address range
>> that was marked as decommissioned, they get flagged. Once it's flagged it
>> takes an act from an inventory specialist to re-register it to an account
>> and it's on high on Cox's priority as so many of these are modems that are
>> as far as Cox is concerned, stolen property.
>>
>>  If you have a DPQ3212, I would get the serial number and mac and call in
>> or head to one of the retail stores and make sure it registers on your
>> account.
>>
>> -Thomas Scott
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Re: Looking for a Cable Modem

[Stephen Partington]

I'd the seller took the time to make sure they were released properly then
I think that he should be fine. As demonstrated here. But your caution is
proper for anyone buying any modem from an unknown party.

On Thu, Aug 8, 2019, 2:33 AM Thomas Scott  wrote:

> Well the problem with the DPQ3212 isn't that it's not compatible with Cox,
> it's that it was Cox's choice for their EMTA since they upgraded to DOCSIS
> 3.0 over a decade ago. Part of their phone service included that modem
> which could also be used as a gateway for internet services gratis.
> However, the modems often times weren't returned after phone service was
> disconnected and customer mistakenly thought it was "their" modem. So if
> modem is never returned to Cox, they get flagged, or if they get returned
> in the wrong manner, they get flagged, if it falls into a MAC address range
> that was marked as decommissioned, they get flagged. Once it's flagged it
> takes an act from an inventory specialist to re-register it to an account
> and it's on high on Cox's priority as so many of these are modems that are
> as far as Cox is concerned, stolen property.
>
>  If you have a DPQ3212, I would get the serial number and mac and call in
> or head to one of the retail stores and make sure it registers on your
> account.
>
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Re: Looking for a Cable Modem

[Thomas Scott]

Well the problem with the DPQ3212 isn't that it's not compatible with Cox,
it's that it was Cox's choice for their EMTA since they upgraded to DOCSIS
3.0 over a decade ago. Part of their phone service included that modem
which could also be used as a gateway for internet services gratis.
However, the modems often times weren't returned after phone service was
disconnected and customer mistakenly thought it was "their" modem. So if
modem is never returned to Cox, they get flagged, or if they get returned
in the wrong manner, they get flagged, if it falls into a MAC address range
that was marked as decommissioned, they get flagged. Once it's flagged it
takes an act from an inventory specialist to re-register it to an account
and it's on high on Cox's priority as so many of these are modems that are
as far as Cox is concerned, stolen property.

 If you have a DPQ3212, I would get the serial number and mac and call in
or head to one of the retail stores and make sure it registers on your
account.

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Re: Looking for a Cable Modem

[David Schwartz]

I did mention the serial#s are clean, but I meant the MAC addresses. They were 
both used on Cox previously.

The Cox reps I’ve talked with basically said they’re like cell phones — if you 
don’t pay your bill, you’ll get cut off and your modem’s MAC address will get 
blacklisted in their network. People sell those modems not realized they can’t 
be used.

I suspect, however, that if you got a modem that was used on another carrier, 
they wouldn’t know there’s a problem. 

But both of these are clean and clear to use on Cox.

-David Schwartz



> On Aug 8, 2019, at 12:53 AM, Thomas Scott  wrote:
> 
> Can I ask why you're buying two? Do you have two separate circuits through 
> Cox? 
> 
> Be careful with the DPQ3212 - those get blacklisted easily. Even if buying 
> from a 3rd party that uses a mac address/serial # range outside of Cox's 
> internal supply, sometimes the provisioning system will flag them just by the 
> model number - which unlike other MAC/Serial combos are always recognized as 
> DPQ3212s and can't be spoofed. So if possible I'd shy away from them. 
> There are plenty of places that offer refurbed 3.0 8x4 or even 16x4 modems 
> for cheap if no one has one in PLUG. Depending on speeds you can use any of 
> the SB618[0-3] model range pretty reliably, but there's plenty of opinion out 
> there. 
> 
> -Thomas
> 
> On Thu, Aug 8, 2019 at 3:32 AM David Schwartz  > wrote:
> I’ve got a couple that work fine on the Cox 100 meg plan.
> 
> I upgraded recently to their 300 meg plan. These modems work, but they only 
> go up to ~150. I had to upgrade to a faster one to get the full 300 megs.
> 
> These are common Cisco DPQ3212 modems, no WiFi. (I have a separate router I 
> use.)
> 
> The serial#’s are clean, so you shouldn’t have any trouble with them.
> 
> And I don’t know what’s “commerical” about this. People frequently ask about 
> recycled equipment here. :-)
> 
> -David Schwartz
> 
> On Aug 7, 2019, at 11:25 PM, Dhruva Lokegaonkar  > wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm moving into a new apartment soon. So I'm gonna need two new modems. I 
> don't want to buy the ones provided by COX. (Too expensive). I'm looking for 
> two used DOCSIS 3.0 or 3.1 Modems. They don't need to have Wireless 
> functionality, though then I'll need access points too. If someone has spare 
> ones and are willing to sell, can they let me know. I'm coming to tomorrow 
> meeting, since I'll be presenting, so I can but the modems then. I'm in no 
> rush though, I need the modems by 15, which is when I'm moving in. Thanks you.
> 
> P.S. I'm not sure if I need to tag the email with something when I post 
> something about buying or selling. ([Commercial], maybe). If so, let me know, 
> I'll take care next time.
> 
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> 
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Re: Looking for a Cable Modem

[Dhruva Lokegaonkar]

I need one for my apartment, and one for my friend's apartment. Why
would Cox blacklist non-cox modems? They seem to support it as far as I
can tell from the website. I'm not too worried about speed, since I
probably won't go over the 150Mbps plan for a while. In fact I'll
probably start on the 10Mbps plan. I do plan on hosting my website,
though it barely gets any traffic, so that should be alright.

On 2019-08-08 00:53, Thomas Scott wrote:
> Can I ask why you're buying two? Do you have two separate circuits
> through Cox? 
> 
> Be careful with the DPQ3212 - those get blacklisted easily. Even if
> buying from a 3rd party that uses a mac address/serial # range outside
> of Cox's internal supply, sometimes the provisioning system will flag
> them just by the model number - which unlike other MAC/Serial combos
> /are always/ recognized as DPQ3212s and can't be spoofed. So if possible
> I'd shy away from them. 
> There are plenty of places that offer refurbed 3.0 8x4 or even 16x4
> modems for cheap if no one has one in PLUG. Depending on speeds you can
> use any of the SB618[0-3] model range pretty reliably, but there's
> plenty of opinion out there. 
> 
> -Thomas
> 
> On Thu, Aug 8, 2019 at 3:32 AM David Schwartz
> mailto:newslett...@thetoolwiz.com>> wrote:
> 
> I’ve got a couple that work fine on the Cox 100 meg plan.
> 
> I upgraded recently to their 300 meg plan. These modems work, but
> they only go up to ~150. I had to upgrade to a faster one to get the
> full 300 megs.
> 
> These are common Cisco DPQ3212 modems, no WiFi. (I have a separate
> router I use.)
> 
> The serial#’s are clean, so you shouldn’t have any trouble with them.
> 
> And I don’t know what’s “commerical” about this. People frequently
> ask about recycled equipment here. :-)
> 
> -David Schwartz
> 
> On Aug 7, 2019, at 11:25 PM, Dhruva Lokegaonkar
> mailto:dhr...@lokegaonkar.in>> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm moving into a new apartment soon. So I'm gonna need two new
> modems. I don't want to buy the ones provided by COX. (Too
> expensive). I'm looking for two used DOCSIS 3.0 or 3.1 Modems.
> They don't need to have Wireless functionality, though then I'll
> need access points too. If someone has spare ones and are
> willing to sell, can they let me know. I'm coming to tomorrow
> meeting, since I'll be presenting, so I can but the modems then.
> I'm in no rush though, I need the modems by 15, which is when
> I'm moving in. Thanks you.
> 
> P.S. I'm not sure if I need to tag the email with something when
> I post something about buying or selling. ([Commercial], maybe).
> If so, let me know, I'll take care next time.
> 
> —
> 
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>   > lokegaonkar.in
>   
> >
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Re: Looking for a Cable Modem

[Thomas Scott]

Can I ask why you're buying two? Do you have two separate circuits through
Cox?

Be careful with the DPQ3212 - those get blacklisted easily. Even if buying
from a 3rd party that uses a mac address/serial # range outside of Cox's
internal supply, sometimes the provisioning system will flag them just by
the model number - which unlike other MAC/Serial combos *are always* recognized
as DPQ3212s and can't be spoofed. So if possible I'd shy away from them.
There are plenty of places that offer refurbed 3.0 8x4 or even 16x4 modems
for cheap if no one has one in PLUG. Depending on speeds you can use any of
the SB618[0-3] model range pretty reliably, but there's plenty of opinion
out there.

-Thomas

On Thu, Aug 8, 2019 at 3:32 AM David Schwartz 
wrote:

> I’ve got a couple that work fine on the Cox 100 meg plan.
>
> I upgraded recently to their 300 meg plan. These modems work, but they
> only go up to ~150. I had to upgrade to a faster one to get the full 300
> megs.
>
> These are common Cisco DPQ3212 modems, no WiFi. (I have a separate router
> I use.)
>
> The serial#’s are clean, so you shouldn’t have any trouble with them.
>
> And I don’t know what’s “commerical” about this. People frequently ask
> about recycled equipment here. :-)
>
> -David Schwartz
>
> On Aug 7, 2019, at 11:25 PM, Dhruva Lokegaonkar 
> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm moving into a new apartment soon. So I'm gonna need two new modems. I
> don't want to buy the ones provided by COX. (Too expensive). I'm looking
> for two used DOCSIS 3.0 or 3.1 Modems. They don't need to have Wireless
> functionality, though then I'll need access points too. If someone has
> spare ones and are willing to sell, can they let me know. I'm coming to
> tomorrow meeting, since I'll be presenting, so I can but the modems then.
> I'm in no rush though, I need the modems by 15, which is when I'm moving
> in. Thanks you.
>
> P.S. I'm not sure if I need to tag the email with something when I post
> something about buying or selling. ([Commercial], maybe). If so, let me
> know, I'll take care next time.
>
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>
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> lokegaonkar.in  
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Re: Looking for a Cable Modem

[David Schwartz]

I’ve got a couple that work fine on the Cox 100 meg plan.

I upgraded recently to their 300 meg plan. These modems work, but they only go 
up to ~150. I had to upgrade to a faster one to get the full 300 megs.

These are common Cisco DPQ3212 modems, no WiFi. (I have a separate router I 
use.)

The serial#’s are clean, so you shouldn’t have any trouble with them.

And I don’t know what’s “commerical” about this. People frequently ask about 
recycled equipment here. :-)

-David Schwartz



> On Aug 7, 2019, at 11:25 PM, Dhruva Lokegaonkar  wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm moving into a new apartment soon. So I'm gonna need two new modems.
> I don't want to buy the ones provided by COX. (Too expensive). I'm
> looking for two used DOCSIS 3.0 or 3.1 Modems. They don't need to have
> Wireless functionality, though then I'll need access points too. If
> someone has spare ones and are willing to sell, can they let me know.
> I'm coming to tomorrow meeting, since I'll be presenting, so I can but
> the modems then. I'm in no rush though, I need the modems by 15, which
> is when I'm moving in. Thanks you.
> 
> P.S. I'm not sure if I need to tag the email with something when I post
> something about buying or selling. ([Commercial], maybe). If so, let me
> know, I'll take care next time.
> 
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> dhr...@lokegaonkar.in 
> lokegaonkar.in 
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