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Not sure why you wouldn't. Modem rental costs, what? 5 or 10 bucks a month? Just buy a modem and it pays for itself pretty quickly. I'm honestly surprised that

by Zarath 8y ago

Not sure why you wouldn't. Modem rental costs, what? 5 or 10 bucks a month? Just buy a modem and it pays for itself pretty quickly. I'm honestly surprised that they let you do it.

baroffoos 8y ago
ISPs in Australia give the router out for free as long as you agree to a 1 year contract.
- kilburn 8y ago
  Is there an option to not get their router and thus waive the 1-year clause? Otherwise what you mean is "it is mandatory to lease their router even if you have your own, and you are forced to enter a 1-year minimum contract.".
  - baroffoos 8y ago
    > Is there an option to not get their router and thus waive the 1-year clause? Yes. you also have the option to just pay for the ISP router outright.
    - kilburn 8y ago
      Oh that's nice! I asked because here in Spain they advertise the same, but you cannot opt out of getting the 1-year lock-in in any way.
tetromino_ 8y ago
Say rental is $8/month and approved docsis 3.1 modem is $180 to buy outright. Buying doesn't really make sense unless you will be sticking with the same ISP for at least two years. (And in two years, you might take a promo deal and sign up with another ISP; or move to a different apartment building which doesn't allow your current ISP; or your roommate or SO might decide to take care of connectivity; or technology will advance and you would want a different modem anyway.)
- quadrangle 8y ago
  If you quit the ISP in under two years, you can still sell your used modem for a decent chunk of change. If you actually own, you can resell it. I've done this both ways, selling one I no longer use but also buying one used from someone else. So, there's no actual reason for most people to ever pay $180.
- jwcooper 8y ago
  Unless you're paying for more than 500mbps internet, you can pay $60 for a docsis 3.0 16x4 modem that will pay itself off in 6-10 months (depending on rental fee). And you can sell it if you move.

by Zarath 8y ago

Not sure why you wouldn't. Modem rental costs, what? 5 or 10 bucks a month? Just buy a modem and it pays for itself pretty quickly. I'm honestly surprised that they let you do it.

baroffoos 8y ago

ISPs in Australia give the router out for free as long as you agree to a 1 year contract.

kilburn 8y ago
Is there an option to not get their router and thus waive the 1-year clause? Otherwise what you mean is "it is mandatory to lease their router even if you have your own, and you are forced to enter a 1-year minimum contract.".
- baroffoos 8y ago
  > Is there an option to not get their router and thus waive the 1-year clause? Yes. you also have the option to just pay for the ISP router outright.
  - kilburn 8y ago
    Oh that's nice! I asked because here in Spain they advertise the same, but you cannot opt out of getting the 1-year lock-in in any way.

tetromino_ 8y ago

Say rental is $8/month and approved docsis 3.1 modem is $180 to buy outright. Buying doesn't really make sense unless you will be sticking with the same ISP for at least two years. (And in two years, you might take a promo deal and sign up with another ISP; or move to a different apartment building which doesn't allow your current ISP; or your roommate or SO might decide to take care of connectivity; or technology will advance and you would want a different modem anyway.)

quadrangle 8y ago
If you quit the ISP in under two years, you can still sell your used modem for a decent chunk of change. If you actually own, you can resell it. I've done this both ways, selling one I no longer use but also buying one used from someone else. So, there's no actual reason for most people to ever pay $180.
jwcooper 8y ago
Unless you're paying for more than 500mbps internet, you can pay $60 for a docsis 3.0 16x4 modem that will pay itself off in 6-10 months (depending on rental fee). And you can sell it if you move.