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Article #4898Re: Alcatel 1000 Issues ?
From: yo ho
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 00:00
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 00:00
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Could you describe in detail what the manual says since i have "misplaced" mine. I wonder if the box is accesible via smnp?? i just need to know how to talk to it. On 14 Jul 1999 19:07:41 -0000, squirrel@echelon.alias.net (Be an Informed Consumer) wrote: >Fact: > >Modem manual describes procedure to access modem internal settings >via www browser. This does not work and has been confirmed by >multiple users. Therefore not likely a few defective units, but >crippled on purpose or buggy firmware. > >Unverified Rumour: > >BS supplied Alcatel 1000 ABAA unit is OEM to BS, but not identical to >retail units. Custom circuitry inside makes modem non-portable. That >is, if you leave the BS network, and join another that supports >Alcatel 1000, your modem will not work. You get to buy it, or another >(not cheap either) again. > >Shouldn't be a problem with anyone who considers the hardware "free" >with the $200 install, BUT may be perceived as being deceptive by >others. > >Question: > >Does alleged custom circuity provide only non-portability function, >or is it also required to be in place for use on BS. That is, will a >retail, non crippled Alcatel 1000 (or other competing product) work >with BS ADSL? If so, say so, and provide list of qualified units. > >Thank you so very much, have a nice day. > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1122a6,5ee92e46c362bbb4 X-Google-Attributes: gid1122a6,public X-Google-Thread: 104c07,5ee92e46c362bbb4 X-Google-Attributes: gid104c07,public From: bitches@switches.com (yo ho) Subject: Re: Alcatel 1000 Issues ? Date: 1999/07/15 Message-ID: <378e568d.152023908@news.atl.bellsouth.net> X-Deja-AN: 501492246 References: <8dc583c996dd40c00bb80ea540482ff5@anonymous.poster> X-Trace: news4.atl 932075368 216.77.224.244 (Thu, 15 Jul 1999 17:49:28 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 17:49:28 EDT Newsgroups: misc.test,bellsouth.net.support.adsl