[SLUG] optusnet cable modem.

2004-01-24 Thread Shaun Oliver
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 hi all, I'm interested in knowing what is actually involved in the initial setup for an optus cable modem. the reason I ask is because if for some reason accepting a power outage, you lose power to the modem for more than 12 hours, aparently optus

Re: [SLUG] optusnet cable modem.

2004-01-24 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Sat, Jan 24, 2004 at 08:12:52PM +1100, Shaun Oliver wrote: the reason I ask is because if for some reason accepting a power outage, you lose power to the modem for more than 12 hours, aparently optus need to come and reinitialise the modem again at a cost of aprox $160 or there abouts.

Re: [SLUG] optusnet cable modem.

2004-01-24 Thread Shane Anderson
Hi, I'm sure you'll be relieved to find it's not true. If you leave your modem unplugged for a few days you *may* need to call up tech support to have your modem reprovisioned which takes a maximum of 45min and costs you nothing. This can easily be confirmed by calling tech support and asking

Re: [SLUG] optusnet cable modem.

2004-01-24 Thread lukekendall
On 24 Jan, Shane Anderson wrote: I'm sure you'll be relieved to find it's not true. If you leave your modem unplugged for a few days you *may* need to call up tech support to have your modem reprovisioned which takes a maximum of 45min and costs you nothing. This can easily