free cable modem service if u have cable tv?

[falconx88]

my friend told me that if you have regular cable and you subscribe to the cable company for cable tv, u have free cable modem service.

the problem is that you have to buy the modem from someone and then just plug it in to the cable connector....does this really work....??

y can't the cable company find out about this stuff?

 

[Superwombat]

no, that doesn't work and your friend is on crack.

edit: eh??? how the heck did this happen?? I didn't make this thread, the guy below me did...

 

[BiggieN]

hahah...the forums are on crack...

 

[poop]

NO. (well, not through @home) I have heard this from some other people as well. I have even heard some people claim they have done it. They are most likely lying.

With @HOME, you are given a specific computer name for the PC that connects to the modem. When the computer requests and IP from the DHCP server, the name is checked and you are assigned an IP (the same one every time).

They sometimes have troubles with that, and then you have to statically define your IP, gateway, DNS, etc.

Each modem has its own hardware address, as well. If the hardware address is not found in the server, then no IP is assigned to the modem. So you cannot just use any old modem. The cable company has to assign you to a particular modem.

 

[Superwombat]

wow, I can edit the title and everything. I could make it look like falcon posted a thread saying he was his own anus... not that I would do that...

 

[falconx88]

but like my friend works for the cable company so he can just take a cable modem that is already registered on the dhcp server....then you don't have to pay for the service since the cable modem is already registered...

i think that is how this works....

[edit]: DAMN YOU SUPERWORMBAT!!!! the forum is biased against regular memebers!!! this is a dictatorship!

 

[IBhacknU]

That is too funny Superwombat.

Are you psychic? I've got a few questions for you.

 

[Superwombat]

yes, I am. Hold on, I'm getting a reading...

IBhacknU: you seem short... maybe 4'3 and 412 pounds. You are mostly bald, but make up for it with a huge bushel of ear hair. You are 43 years old, and live in your mothers garage. You have never held down a steady job. You are wearing pink underwear with a racing stripe. You are a virgin. (the teddy bear doesn't count)

How close am I??

 

[purplehayes]

"Bushel of ear hair"-eeeeeewwwwwwwwww, LOL @ Superwombat!

PH

 

[spec411]

how about the reverse: can you get free cable tv if you have a cable modem??

 

[poop]

Spec - Not unless the cable company is stupid. They use FDM to multiplex all the signals across one cable line. That means that there is a different frequency range for each signal/channel (including data).

So all they have to do to block you from watching TV is put a filter on your line in the little box thingy. Sometimes they forget, but they usually filter out all the channels and only allow the data band through.

Falcon - You didn't mention that your friend was going to steal a modem from the company for you. Your friend will also have to make sure that you have a valid computer ID so the server will recongnize your computer (I am pretty sure both the PC and modem get an individual IP).

I DO know that they routinely check ports and stuff to make sure you are not running a pr0n server. If they find an unauthorized modem on their server, your friend will most likely be fired, and you will be asked to pay for the service you stole.

 

[Cable God]

Falcon, that won't work, sorry man, but your buddy can't setup computer accounts on the @Home domain, only people in the RedWood,Ca office can do that. Even if you do get a modem with it's MAC registered with your local office's headend, it still won't work because your computer wasn't assigned a name by the Redwood office. I used to work for the sorry @ss company....

 

[Mithras]

Are you sure about only people in Redmond CA being able to do that setup??
I work in OR, and some of my co-workers have gotten free cable modem service when they used to work for @Home
They apparently did the setup an their own accounts...


LOL@ SuperWombat

 

[thelanx]

My friend has cable modem and he says that when he hooks it up to a tv, he gets cable. He doesn't get all the channels though. He says it's real, but I can't confirm this story. Anyone try this before?

 

[IronMike]

Yes you can get both. Free cable TV, including HBO, Cinemax, Showtime and Starz. Plus you can also get free 20x speed cable modem service. No special hookup required. It's easy, during the next heavy thunderstorm climb the nearest telephone/power pole that has you cable box attached and simply make a connection between any two wires. Be sure to wear your raincoat or you might catch a cold.

 

[Pepsi90919]

When the @Home guy came to setup my computer, he forgot to edit my computer ID.

However, the service worked just fine.

So I called them up and said "hey...every other person with cable has their ID changed, why wasn't mine"

"Oh, they must've forgot, it's co-blah blah blah"

"Would it still work if i left it the same as it is now?"

"Yeah, but we're upgrading to a new service that checks for your ID so it wouldn't work soon."

 

[IBhacknU]

<< IBhacknU: you seem short... maybe 4'3 and 412 pounds. You are mostly bald, but make up for it with a huge bushel of ear hair. You are 43 years old, and live in your mothers garage. You have never held down a steady job. You are wearing pink underwear with a racing stripe. You are a virgin. (the teddy bear doesn't count). How close am I?? >>

WOW!!! That is truly amazing. How do you do that?

 

[Feisters]

<< Spec - Not unless the cable company is stupid. They use FDM to multiplex all the signals across one cable line. That means that there is a different frequency range for each signal/channel (including data).

So all they have to do to block you from watching TV is put a filter on your line in the little box thingy. Sometimes they forget, but they
usually filter out all the channels and only allow the data band through. >>


Unless your lucky enough that they place the bypass filter inside your home. This was the case of a friend of mine. This friend, whom has DSS anyhow, had way too much time on his hands one day and got curious. Let's just leave it at that. Keep in mind however, cable companies frown upon theft of their signals. Just as you would frown upon someone stealing something from you. My friend now pays for basic catv to suppliment his DSS with local channels.

 

[poop]

Really? they installed the filter INSIDE? They deserve to have their signal stolen. That is a fact...

 

[Linh]

It works the other way around though. All my friends and I have roadrunner cable without the cable tv service. We simply split the coaxial line, 1 going into the cable modem and the other going straight into the tv (for basic cable only) or into a descrambler


cable modem service + ALL the cable tv channels including pay per view for ~$35/month (houston price).

 

[poop]

You are lucky, my friend. Around here (Louisville, KY), they install filters at the box. You get no TV.

It would be nice to drop the cable bill, but then I would lose all the nifty digital cable features.

 

[Spindler]

over here for cox@home in san diego, if you have cable tv, they just knock off $10 off the cable modem price to 44.95/mo.

w/out cable tv, cable modem srvc runs $54.95/mo

 

[mattyrug]

I have Cox@home in RI, when I had it installed, they didn't even do that.... they put a splitter inside my house, right where the cable TV feed comes in, No Filters, No Box, No Nothin, it literally took the guy 2 Minutes.... Hell, I coulda done that for $15!! I figured they would've used some kind of line filter(s), seeing that they Multiplex the line (for Phone, CATV, and Data)
oh well, that explains my .000005kbit /sec downloads (just kidding)

 

[Cable]

it works for me. i can take my modem to any household that has cable and i can hook up my modem and itll work fine. worked at three difference places where i tried. one of the places said that we couldnt even have cable modems yet.