RE: [Nolug] Re: cable modems

microPC does sell for individuals.
I buy stuff from there frequently. (This past Friday last time.)

P

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nolug@joeykelly.net [mailto:owner-nolug@joeykelly.net]On
> Behalf Of Joey Kelly
> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 11:45 AM
> To: nolug@joeykelly.net
> Subject: Re: [Nolug] Re: cable modems
>
>
> Actually, no. They only sell to retailers. I buy my parts from
> there, but had
> to get an account, and had to prove that I worked for a retailer
> by bringing
> in their business license, etc.
>
> Probably you can find stuff cheaper on the web (I'd try places like
> tigerdirect, etc.).
>
> That, or Worst Buy might have them. I know Circuit Silly ran a
> special, but
> you had to sign up for Cox's service through them, which sounds
> kinda iffy to
> me...
>
> --Joey
>
> Thou spake:
> >Micropc-la.com, based in harahan, has the Linksys LNK-BEFCMU10 for $88
> >on-line and I'm sure they'd let you pick it up at the store.
> >Dave
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Joey Kelly" <joey@joeykelly.net>
> >To: <nolug@joeykelly.net>
> >Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 7:20 AM
> >Subject: [Nolug] Re: cable modems
> >
> >> Thou spake:
> >>
> >> anybody got a cable modem i can borrow for a
> >>
> >> >couple of days?
> >>
> >> It doesn't work like that... in order to have a particular cable modem
> >
> >work
> >
> >> for you, you have to have Cox provision it, setting it up internally
> >
> >and/or
> >
> >> making sure its MAC address in assigned to a particular node
> and cleared
> >
> >for
> >
> >> data transfer across their network. Borrowing someone's cable
> modem would
> >> require calling Cox and explaining to them that you only
> borrowed it, not
> >> stole it (right, Scott? heh), and I doubt they would want to be
> >> reprovisioning it every few days for you and your buddy to share it,
> >
> >anyway.
> >
> >> Anyone know the cheapest & best place to purchase a cable modem here in
> >
> >town?
> >
> >> --Joey
> >>
> >> >Rob
> >> >------------------------------
> >> >Robert W. Theriot Jr.
> >> >Spire Network Services, INC.
> >> >web: http://www.spirenet.com
> >> >email: rtheriot@spirenet.com
> >> >phone: (504) 731-1991
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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