USA Cable ISP Carded, Can they track location?

[vazw]

Hello, Just wanted to know if anyone knows the ins and outs of how a ISP works with tracking modems. So i registered a new docsis 3.0 modem to a USA cable provider and used a random address to register it under and random last four digits of SSN. I know modems can work anywhere that same cable company works even if its not in the same area as long as its from that same cable company but since i carded the service and am using it else where can they track my location? maybe by the signal and frequency? i know the modem just connects to a node that services that area its being used at but id really like to know if the company can find the exact location i connected the modem at to maybe try and get a search warrant.

Thanks.

 

[Dobby88]

Yes they can, the modems have mac addys and such.....

 

[vazw]

Yes i know the modem has a mac address, but do you think they would go through all that work to really track down the location? i think if they disable credit card payments for my account ill just buy another modem and card service again

 

[Guginot]

Why take unnecessary risk?

 

[vazw]

Why take unnecessary risk?

Because the address on file with the ISP isnt the same as where im located. I tried this modem in 4 different locations and in different citys and it still works. It seems like they can track u down if where u were to put your exact address on file

 

[novia]

You will just attract unwanted attention.

 

[DEV21]

I've been wondering the same thing. I use prepaid wifi devices with different addresses also. I hear they don't know exactly where you are at, but they can find you to close proximity or something. I guess it depends on if they want to find you bad enough.