Alternative modem/router than VM's hub 4/5
Looking for cheap alternatives to VM's hubs. A device that receives DOCSIS 3.1 cable connection, and has several RJ45 sockets to connect other devices to. Do Docsis 3.1 to Ethernet converter's exis...
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Thanks, I'm not being awkward, but why technically would a non VM device not work ?
davep123456 wrote:Thanks, I'm not being awkward, but why technically would a non VM device not work ?
Because the hub's mac address is registered to the network.
Apparently you can
I have had a chat with VM and basically I was told yes its possible & allowed. just dont expect and support from VM.
I think VM CS are confusing 3rd Party routers when using the Hub's in Modem mode. That's what they will be talking about as yes, they don't offer support etc.
The chat does not say customers can connect their kit to the end of the coax cable and have VM activate it.
The words Router in this context mean after a VM Hub in modem mode one can use a 3rd party Router.
Following this train of thought may be very interesting, but the end of the line and the buffers are directly ahead.
The USA is one of the very few markets where a CATV / DOCSIS customers are permitted to supply their own cable modems.It's quite simple: VM will not provision a modem or hub which isn't supplied by VM, and no cable operator anywhere in the world has a different policy unless compelled otherwise by its regulator. In the US the FCC permits third party equipment to be used unless:
- It isn’t compatible with the network.
- It would cause some kind of harm.
- It was designed to let customers obtain services they didn't pay for.
davep123456 wrote:Apparently you can
I have had a chat with VM and basically I was told yes its possible & allowed. just dont expect and support from VM.
You asked the wrong questions, you should have asked "can I use a third party router and remove the VM Hub altogether" and the answer would have been a resounding "No"
The Hub has to be activated by VM services, there is no other way around this or a good percentage on here would be doing it. It is not possible, the closet you'll get is putting the Hub in modem mode and connecting your own third party router which is good enough as the router will handle all traffic, firewall, port forwarding etc, the Hub does nothing and is only used as a gateway. Removing the Hub has no real benefit accept one less thing sitting on a shelf or table 🙂
I suggest moving on and just sticking the Hub in modem mode and connect your own device, you'll only wreck your own head and get the same answers my friend 🙂
