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Jab20
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Jul 16, 2020
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Used CM600 Setup Question

Hello! I’ve got a quick question about a CM600 I sold recently. I did a factory reset before I shipped it out and instructed them to do the same, but they claim that xfinity is needing some of my old ...
  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Jul 16, 2020

    Are you on XF or a different ISP? If the same ISP, then they maybe seeing the MAC address listed under your account information still.This would need to be removed.  

    Yes, a factory reset would blow away any configurations on the CM modem. Which would only be the admin and password configurations. 

     

    I would make sure that XF removed the MAC address from your account if your with XF. If not, then XF shouldn't be asking you for any info. They should be associacting with there services under the new owners account.