G'Day you flighty devil.
Methinks his account is still open and he'll get a rude shock when bills continue to arrive.
I would carefully check it out, before you quack your ducklings.
Kindest Regards, " The Druid ".
I've been on Activ8me internet for about 5 mths and recently my neighbour moved and gave me his Ipstar system.
I've connected the modem he gave me to see if it works, and it does.
So my question is, How do Activ8me or the Ipstar system know that it's me who's using the service?
I originally thought that whatever it is that identifies me as the user to the system, is probably a serial number or similar located in the modem.
Obviously not because either modem works equally well.
I've even tried a different computer to see if it made any difference, it didn't.
So the only thing left that could identify me to the system is the LNB, that's the only thing I haven't changed.
Anyone know how they do it?
I just noticed that even though I've used up my daily fast download allocation, the download speed has gone back to fast.
Last edited by BlackDuck; 21-03-10 at 08:17 PM.
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G'Day you flighty devil.
Methinks his account is still open and he'll get a rude shock when bills continue to arrive.
I would carefully check it out, before you quack your ducklings.
Kindest Regards, " The Druid ".
BD, have you checked the Modem Home page and cross checked the details shown when you plug each Modem in?
ABB told me they could vary the output power of the Tx side of the LNB and they could address it remotely so if thats correct, it means that they know who 'You' are otherwise if they sent out any updates or data, everyone would receive it and that may not be a good idea.
I stand unequivicably behind everything I say , I just dont ever remember saying it !!
Arr me 'artie, and where be this Modem 'ome page located?
This paragraph I don't get at all, I don't see how varying the O/P power of the LNB TX would do much other than reduce the power to be received by the satellite. Maybe I'm missing something.
If I understand what ABB said, before they could reduce the power from the LNB they would have to have an address for the LNB, otherwise they would be shutting down all LNBs!
Strange...
Double Post...
Last edited by BlackDuck; 21-03-10 at 09:11 PM. Reason: echo
think they use the mac address of the modem
the ipstar system will still be in the other account
if you log on to it you will see that the settings are different to yours
Just switched back to the original Activ8me modem and checked my usage.
It shows exactly the same usage, so Ipstar is accepting contact from either modem as being my legit Activ8me account.
So I don't see how there could be an identifier address in the modem...
With Optus, for example, they use an Circuit ID which identifies the user.
It's set by the installer before commissioning. That particular page in the modem is password protected.
check your usage after a few hours or next day
i can get a extra gig or 2 on the last night of billing cycle as they update every few hours only
You'll probably find that Activ8me and IPstar use the same satellite. Also IPstar supplies the satellite service to Activ8me.
Parameters that define you are: VSAT ID, Workgroup address, Software Group address, Streamer PID, Outbound PID, frequency, data rate, modulation and coding rate.
These are all set in the Installer Menu. The modem serial number is irrelevant.
I'd say, his account is still active, that's why the system works.
In the "Login Status Messages" it shows that your satellite transceiver uses Toll details to login.
In the Satellite tab you see that your transceiver has a Toll ID.
Check to see whether your two receivers have different Toll IDs.
You can check your usage using any computer connected to the web... it is not related to which transceiver is used.
I agree with the Druid... the other account (whose usage you have not checked) is still open.
cheers
Last edited by AJM; 22-03-10 at 12:25 AM.
What you say makes good sense AJM, but on checking I found that the Toll ID for both modems is the same.
The only differences are TX Gain, MaxGain, RXFrequency(RF) and RXFrequency(L-Band) which indicates to me that the modems address different transponders.
When my ex neighbour gives me his new phone number I'll find out if he has discontinued his service, and if not to send me the bill.
A Mac address is a unique set of numbers in a specific format that a number of communication items have. Chances are that if you look on the bottom of your modem you will see a series of numbers like xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx ( cant remember the exact amount and have have anything hear to look at ).
You can use Mac Filtering as a process of access on your own network with most modems by typing the mac address numbers of items that you allow access to. For example , on my network I have 3 PC's , an XBox 360 and a security camera. All have Mac addresses and are on my allowed list. Any item that tries to connect that doesnt have an allowed Mac address cannot connect.
This may or may not have anything to do with your issue.
Cheers
Sanity
@ mickc and Sanity, Each modem has a stick on label with a series of 9 numbers, and a bar code, These are different for each modem and may be the MAC address.
Thanks.
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