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Road Runner Question

Discussion in 'Technology Forum' started by chipshot, Dec 11, 2003.

  1. Dec 11, 2003 at 9:07 AM #1
    chipshot

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    If my parents in Winston-Salem have Time Warner Cable (havn't verified this yet), could I simply bring my cable modem home over christmas and set it up there? As far as I can tell they control internet access based on the MAC address of the modem. Or do you think it is registered with a more local router/server/whatever? I need to work over the Holidays but need highspeed access for vpn and they are still on dial-up.
     
  2. Dec 11, 2003 at 10:10 AM #2
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    yes...if it's through TWC
     
  3. Dec 11, 2003 at 10:51 PM #3
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    hmm, interesting thought

    worst case, have it installed on the special, $30 then cancel it
     
  4. Dec 12, 2003 at 9:31 AM #4
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    this still has me going...

    Are we talking about the same market area? Like, if I have my RR account in Charlotte, and I go to Greensboro, I'm in a different market, so I may not connect. I can see if I just go across town though. Or, does it just have to be in the same .carolina.rr.com vicinity?
     
  5. Dec 12, 2003 at 9:57 AM #5
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    Thats what I am wondering, just what the scope of my modem's registration is.
     
  6. Dec 12, 2003 at 10:09 AM #6
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    you should call and ask...I'm sure the guys at support are cool...
     
  7. Dec 16, 2003 at 12:58 AM #7
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    Steve is out working on some RR stuff right now, if he calls me back I'll ask. If not I'll ask Christopher in the morning.
     
  8. Dec 17, 2003 at 5:58 PM #8
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    I live in Kannapolis and so do my parents, so when i had to move back home for a month while underneath my house dired out from the flood, i call TWC and ask the same question and they told me it might work, but more than likely it wouldn't.
     
  9. Jan 6, 2004 at 1:49 AM #9
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    I guess I should have posted a reply in this thread incase anyone else wondered.

    No, if he took his modem from his account to his parents it wouldn't work because they are in two different divisions. But like many things there are ways to get around any problem. :)
     
  10. Jan 18, 2004 at 8:35 AM #10
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    why not get a router and use their connection..
     

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