Let it be made very clear that, cable modem modification should not be used to steal data services. You must pay for cable internet service to use our products, and if you are using them on an ISPs network you MUST verify that your ISPs Acceptable Use Policy does not prohibit the use of modified products before using our modems or software. Improving your speed is a definite given. Right now, I'm subscribed to the 4000/384, but I sniffed out a config file with speeds of 8800/1000. That's what I'm running at right now. There are lots of hard to find configs out there, but a 3rd party sniffer or the built in sniffer can find them if you let it go for awhile. Depending on your isp, you could sniff out 16000/2000. It all comes down to what the isp has to offer.  Some people are lucky enough to still be able to get their modem to bypass the tftp server and take a modified config file from a spoofed server set up on their system. That is very rare today, but those that can do it are able to set their upload/download to custom values.As far as getting caught, your isp has ways of finding out who's using their bandwidth, but it costs more money and takes time to do so. In most cases, and because you are not disrupting the network, it's not worth their time/money. Plus, you are flying under the radar.In the few, public cases that individuals have been caught, they were totally abusing the bandwidth. Like leaving Bit Torrent or other file sharing programs running at full speed indefinitely. Red flags will fly if an unknown source is downloading several TeraBytes a month as well as uploading countless Gigabytes. Not to mention the server type,...