It's a pain in the ass, but you could

Subject: It's a pain in the ass, but you could
Name: Stimp
Date: 1/2/2002 12:01:46 PM (GMT-7)
IP Address: 65.1.186.235
In Reply to: Re: DOCSIS is one of the standards, but posted by Bob
Message:

buy one from say best buy or CompUSA, call the cable company and get them to change that number (can't remember what it's called), and then take the new one back if it don't work. And even take it back if it does work and buy the modem somewhere else where it's a little cheaper