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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-ZA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>></span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>I'd be curious to know why they are doing that. When I've tried that, it's always been because i wanted to plug and use my own more powerful CPE with IPv6 capability </span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>></span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>(instead of the crappy one ISPs tend to provide) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>></span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>It could be because they feel their CPE is more powerful (which normally means they've been with their CPE for so long and trust it compared to the ISP-supplied CPE).<br><br></span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>></span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>It could also be because they feel the ISP's CPE will be intruded upon from time to time without their permission.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>I am going to use words very loosely here so please forgive me.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><consumer hat><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Why use your own CPE? Here in ZA, there is a large ISP that gives ADSL modems/routers for free. They run a TR069 type service but don’t give you access to control your router (which is also your firewall and NAT device). I control my own stuff thank you very much. Hence I haven’t used their free router.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><ISP Hat><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>If my customers use our CPEs then we can do funky stuff like Liquid and roll out v6 etc but when we don’t give them control they have to do their own thing… it’s a catch 22. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>There is also then the question of firewalling…if the customer only uses the provider CPE, how do they manage their network?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>