What is the point of modifying the firmware on your cable modem?

[BigToque]

I assume that changing the modem to use settings not in agreement with the TOS from your internet provider, they'll just terminate your service.

Other than giving you full access to all settings on the modem, what benefit does it provide to a user?

 

[KLin]

http://www.cable-modems.org/articles/uncapping/

 

[BigToque]

Originally posted by: KLin
http://www.cable-modems.org/articles/uncapping/

So all it allows you to do is steal internet service

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: BigToque

Originally posted by: KLin
http://www.cable-modems.org/articles/uncapping/

So all it allows you to do is steal internet service

that sounds pretty big to me.

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

ISPs can easily see that you are uncapped + it is illegal and they will shut you down.

 

[BigJ]

Didn't we have an ATer go to jail for selling uncapped cable modems?

 

[Scarpozzi]

Well...one point of modifying the firmware of anything is to fix bugs. You see, many of the wonderful electronics we enjoy.....ok ALL OF THEM....were created by man, who is imperfect (not as imperfect as woman though). Therefore, they (the electronics) occasionally have problems and bugs are reported. Top programmers rush to the scene and debug thousands if not MILLIONS of lines of code and write a patch to fix the bugs. Then they roll them out in a firmware upgrade. This is usually denoted in the firmware version number by incrementing the last number of the version number by 1. (of course, sometimes they use letters instead)

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
Well...one point of modifying the firmware of anything is to fix bugs.

Or to add or improve or sometimes even subtract features.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Perknose

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
Well...one point of modifying the firmware of anything is to fix bugs.

Or to add or improve or sometimes even subtract features.

Like config file encryption.

But hey, gotta support those legacy devices.