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On Tuesday, 31 December 2019 10:24:48 GMT Peter Humphrey wrote: |
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> I'm puzzled. Why should a DSL modem be tied to a particular ISP? The only |
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> thing I can think of is that one uses PPPoA and the other PPPoE. But the |
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> modem should sort that out for itself when it connects upstream. |
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ISPs looked into reducing their operating costs providing support to an ever |
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increasing population of technically clueless users and in conjunction with |
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router OEMs came up with a remote router provisioning scheme. This allows |
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firmware updates and remote control of the CPE without the customer even |
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knowing what is happening. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |