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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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.
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.
