Cable Modem Activation

[Oh Shoot]

Last time I changed cable modem, had to call into Comcast to get it provisioned.

 

Bought a new one today (Motorola Surfboard SB 6141), noticed that it seemed to be "on line" after power up, so before I even checked IP or anything, just fired up browser and I went automagically to a Comcast activation page, filled in the account number and MAC and voila!

 

I gave up my Geek Card some years ago, and didn't even know a "limited gateway" or whatever you'd call it was possible like that.

 

Probably well known factoid anymore, but pleasant news to moi. That is all, carry on....

 

- OS

[Fourtyfive]

Rare

[Raoul]

Cable wants you to spend money and not bother them.

[TripleDigitRide]

[quote name="Raoul" post="887365" timestamp="1358392911"]Cable wants you to spend money and not bother them.[/quote] This. There seems to have been quite a few changes at Comcast since this whole Xfinity thing took place; some good, some not so much.

[Sam1]

It saves them a lot of money, and reduces headache from having to call someone that barely speaks coherent English

[Oh Shoot]

Cable wants you to spend money and not bother them.

 

It saves them a lot of money, and reduces headache from having to call someone that barely speaks coherent English

 

Oh, I understand the reasons why it's expedient for them.

 

I was mainly commenting on the technology; didn't know it was possible to use the pipe at all until a modem was provisioned on their end. I guess maybe it's always been possible, but they just didn't have the automated system stuff in place on their end the last time I had to do it.

 

- OS

Edited January 17, 2013 by Oh Shoot

[UncleJak]

I did the same thing.  It was quite convienient.