Looks like my modem has been cloned
22-10-2007, 18:29
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cf.geek
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Looks like my modem has been cloned
Another victim?
Switched on today for first time and speed maxs out at 230kb/s, usually around 470kb/s. On 4M service.
Seem to remember that someone posted in a previous thread that VM were tackling this and quoted cloned modems in Grimsby....anyone remember this? Found it was TRxData. Did they stop cloned modems working???
Last edited by bonzoe; 22-10-2007 at 18:36.
Reason: more info
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22-10-2007, 19:00
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cf.geek
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Re: Looks like my modem has been cloned
what is your current upload? a speed test with a decent upload amount will be fine, if its >200kbps / 20k/s then you haven't been hit with the STM
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23-10-2007, 18:01
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Re: Looks like my modem has been cloned
seems to be back to normal today..............so far.
Wish I knew where BillyXXX lived, I would report the evil little thing to the Police.
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23-10-2007, 18:12
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Re: Looks like my modem has been cloned
Are you sure you mean "cloned"? It sounds to me like someone (BillyXXX) a few doors down has found your unsecure wireless signal and is using it to connect.
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23-10-2007, 18:52
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Re: Looks like my modem has been cloned
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Originally Posted by dev
what is your current upload? a speed test with a decent upload amount will be fine, if its >200kbps / 20k/s then you haven't been hit with the STM
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Exactly, you might not be STM'd. You may just be in a heavily subscribed area and the ubr/card you are connected to is being hit hard.
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23-10-2007, 18:57
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Re: Looks like my modem has been cloned
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Originally Posted by bonzoe
Another victim?
Switched on today for first time and speed maxs out at 230kb/s, usually around 470kb/s. On 4M service.
Seem to remember that someone posted in a previous thread that VM were tackling this and quoted cloned modems in Grimsby....anyone remember this? Found it was TRxData. Did they stop cloned modems working???
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we have had problems with the UBR's in scunny to day due to some upgrade
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23-10-2007, 19:22
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Re: Looks like my modem has been cloned
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Originally Posted by Enuff
Are you sure you mean "cloned"? It sounds to me like someone (BillyXXX) a few doors down has found your unsecure wireless signal and is using it to connect.
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Valid point for those using wireless to bear in mind.
Couldn't be that in my case, I use hard wired LAN.
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Originally Posted by Uncle Peter
Exactly, you might not be STM'd. You may just be in a heavily subscribed area and the ubr/card you are connected to is being hit hard.
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Could be, but I have no reason to believe that ubr is oversubscribed. Speeds have usually been rock solid here.
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Originally Posted by papa smurf
we have had problems with the UBR's in scunny to day due to some upgrade
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That could well be the reason. I looked on the status page yesterday and no mention of problems here - a lot of others elsewhere.
Thanks all for your suggestions and help.
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23-10-2007, 21:30
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Re: Looks like my modem has been cloned
Same here in Sheffield... last time it happened we were on 64kb/s for a month before it even appeared on the status page! 
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24-10-2007, 16:53
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Constantly STM'd :(
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Re: Looks like my modem has been cloned
*****NEWS FLASH*****
News on the Grape vine is that cloned modems are dropping like flys  . Looks like Virgin are finally doing something about the cloned modems  to Virgin.
One site that is used by the cloners had this from a user of a cloned modem
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modems are dropping like flys
Games are afoot at Virgin, 3 of my 4 Ambit 250s are dead
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Oh it so breaks my heart
Last edited by Sirius; 24-10-2007 at 16:57.
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24-10-2007, 16:56
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Re: Looks like my modem has been cloned
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24-10-2007, 16:56
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Re: Looks like my modem has been cloned
Excellent news, thanks Sirius for making my day 
Last edited by fatassmichael; 24-10-2007 at 17:05.
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24-10-2007, 16:58
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Re: Looks like my modem has been cloned
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Originally Posted by Sirius
*****NEWS FLASH*****
News on the Grape vine is that cloned modems are dropping like flys . Looks like Virgin are finally doing something about the cloned modems to Virgin.
One site that is used by the cloners had this from a user of a cloned modem
Oh it so breaks my heart
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Wohoo, I feel so sorry for them 
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24-10-2007, 17:01
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Constantly STM'd :(
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Re: Looks like my modem has been cloned
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Originally Posted by Rob
Wohoo, I feel so sorry for them |
Now we need for them to hit the Settops 
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24-10-2007, 17:04
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Re: Looks like my modem has been cloned
Thank god for that!!
Finally, things are slightly looking up for VM!
Cant wait till VM do their magic around Peterborough, maybe then I will be able to get better speeds than a max of 3 MegaBits at any time!
Edit: DIE THIEVING CLONERS, DIE!!!
Last edited by ECW_Original; 24-10-2007 at 17:12.
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24-10-2007, 17:14
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Constantly STM'd :(
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Re: Looks like my modem has been cloned
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Originally Posted by ECW_Original
Thank god for that!!
Finally, things are slightly looking up for VM!
Cant wait till VM do their magic around Peterborough, maybe then I will be able to get better speeds than a max of 3 MegaBits at any time!
Edit: DIE THIEVING CLONERS, DIE!!!
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There kicking off big style on some of the forums. One guy is complaining that he has lost 6 modems bloody 6 the greedy ******* 
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