Quote Originally Posted by burris View Post
I think heat may be one of the factors.
You mention the Netopia/Motorola DSL modem. The first 2 I had got so hot you could fry an egg on it.
We then found out that the ones with S.N. 47xxxxxxx and below were the culprits and were being recalled when a complaint was issued.

My latest one begins with S.N. 48xxxxxx and it is many times cooler than the older runs.

And throughout all this, there are probably millions of 2210s out there that continue to work.
Ya mine was replaced at least 4 times. My last one was a year old. My mother who has only had hers three months had one of the recall sn's. They sent me another but then when I did some research and found out what was wrong I just wanted it replaced. They have newer ones (but that dsl modem is not being made anymore) that have a different chip and they do not get hot. Either way I did not want to deal with it anymore. Spoke to retention and they sent me a 2-wire free. They did the same for my mother.

They are just trying to get rid of the stock. You could get a newer one or a older one. Some even get a used one *sigh*