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The average modem+router costs about $150, maybe more for a good one. To keep up with technology, you need to buy a new one every 1-2 years (DOCSIS, Wifi, etc).
by virtuallynathan 6y ago
The average modem+router costs about $150, maybe more for a good one. To keep up with technology, you need to buy a new one every 1-2 years (DOCSIS, Wifi, etc). If you aren't having your ISP swap you to their newest hardware, you are missing out. Comcast's latest XB6/XB7 gateways are actually pretty darn good.
- basch 6y agoYou do not need a new modem every two years. In the same sense that a 2 year old phone works fine.
- ggggtez 6y agoYou need to buy a new router every year? I think the only thing needed here is a citation. How about NYT which suggests every 3-4 years? https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/08/technology/personaltech/if-your-wi-fi-is-terrible-check-your-router.html https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/08/technology/personaltech/i...
- 1123581321 6y agoMost people just need to get a new modem when they get an email from Comcast alerting them their current one is obsolete, and they can use the same router for years. As a power user, you are in a position to get the full benefit of quality networking hardware and to make a rational tradeoff between buying and owning, but typical ISP customers aren’t and are just paying because they think they have to or because they don’t look at their bill.
- TheCoelacanth 6y agoWhere are you getting 1-2 years from? Even if you are trying to stay on the bleeding edge it would be about once every five years, and with the lower speed packages that most people are actually paying for, even 10 year old equipment would be fine.