Re: [Nolug] Old DSL modem

From: Dave Prentice <prentice_at_instruction.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:54:43 -0400
Message-Id: <8CDB87473F007A1-1B04-24B1@web-mmc-m05.sysops.aol.com>

How do you recycle stuff like this?
DP

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeremy (mailing list account) <listbox@unix-boy.com>
To: nolug@nolug.org
Sent: Thu, Mar 24, 2011 12:48 pm
Subject: Re: [Nolug] Old DSL modem

On 3/22/2011 11:18 PM, Dave Prentice wrote:
> I'm cleaning out my man-cave and found an old DirectTV DSL modem. Does
> anybody know if this is of any possible use, or should I throw it in the
> trash?
> Thanks!
> Dave P.
 
The firmware on those things makes them useless for services other than DirectvDSL. Right after they shutdown, some of us old subscribers were trying to figure out how to change the firmware, but interest waned quickly because getting a new modem was quicker and easier.
 
Recycle that brick...
 
J
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