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Knormal posted:How many people at home actually own/buy their modem versus just renting one from the ISP? I'm pretty sure for most people the transition is going to be their ISP tells them they need to come pick up this new modem by some date or their internet will die, they'll keep paying $5 a month, and have no idea they're running on IPv6 now. I did both for about 5 years. Returned the modern because I bought my own, and because I'm fiscally irresponsible I never noticed the $5 a month charge. I didn't even try to get a credit, just called and they stopped the charge heh.
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Renegret posted:And the customer service rep who provisions it isn't a blithering idiot. Now I have the company's modem which I decided wasn't worth the pain of maintaining my own, but I will never use a cable company's router. I have a weird sense of distrust on that. Plus it's usually not as good as the higher end routers you can get
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Renegret posted:Modem rentals are a sore spot for me. It's in the company's best interest to have everyone using their modems. It moves the point of demarc one step closer to the ISP which is objectively good for the average person. Customers will get the correct modem for their service level. The ISP can control what firmware gets pushed, and will also have support contracts with the vendors to make specific feature requests and bug fixes. Yeah I should have clarified, I use the company's modem and there's no additional charge for me (whether it's a mistake or a feature I'm not asking)
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