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Do i need to tell my isp  that i changed out my modem? i currently have sure west 

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You may want to check any type of documentation on it. Because there may be something in some type of agreement if you need to. I would just reccomend seeing if you can contact them and ask that way, as they would know if you do need to.

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Generally yes, most of the time it needs to be activated by them, or PPP credentials need to be set (if DSL)

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Generally yes, most of the time it needs to be activated by them, or PPP credentials need to be set (if DSL)

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Pretty much all cable providers i have worked with(many, being ISP support) need the MAC address from the new modem and to send an activation signal to it then.

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Pretty much all cable providers i have worked with(many, being ISP support) need the MAC address from the new modem and to send an activation signal to it then.

 

What backwards country do you live in? ISP should have no say in the modem you use.

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What backwards country do you live in? ISP should have no say in the modem you use.

No, they don't really have a say(just has to be compatible), they just need to activate it. 

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No, they don't really have a say(just has to be compatible), they just need to activate it. 

 

Never heard of such a process (and I work for an ISP - Spark New Zealand).

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Never heard of such a process (and I work for an ISP - Spark New Zealand).

(This generally applies for cable providers) They take down your modem's MAC address and send an activation signal to it through the coax lines to register it to the network, and associate your modem to your account.

 

EDIT: keep in mind, we're talking about a Modem, not a router, you can switch out your router as much as you want and your ISP shouldn't care. But the modem is the device that actually resides on the ISP's network, so it does need to be registered to the network and associated with your account.

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Depends.

 

They won't take the effort to check. But if it's against their TOS Then you could get in trouble. But what they don't know won't hurt them or you ;)

 

 

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(This generally applies for cable providers) They take down your modem's MAC address and send an activation signal to it through the coax lines to register it to the network, and associate your modem to your account.

 

EDIT: keep in mind, we're talking about a Modem, not a router, you can switch out your router as much as you want and your ISP shouldn't care. But the modem is the device that actually resides on the ISP's network, so it does need to be registered to the network and associated with your account.

Didn't even know you could still get internet over coax, guess they run with whatever they can get...

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I change my router no matter what ISP I have. Most of them wont support you if you tell them it is non standard. 

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