On Thu, 01 Feb 2007 16:26:35 GMT, David Spain <nospam@127.0.0.1>
wrote:

>I have an old 4000 modem. If I wanted to get it commissioned, could I buy
>the additional brick that turns it into a 4020 and still get it
>commissioned?

That falls in the "maybe" grey area. I don't believe Direcway/Hughes
ever had a direct plan for the 4020, and I'm reasonably sure you
couldn't get anywhere with them. VARs could possibly have some billing
IDs for business plans on the 4020, but they would activate with
reluctance.

The bandwidth cost of a 4020 (to Hughes or the VAR) is roughly three
times what a 7000 runs.

Since you can get a used 7000 pretty cheaply, and it will upload at
2-3 times the speed (downloads around the same) for less per month,
why would you consider a 4020?
Don Bradner
donb (not don) at arcatapet.com
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