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Here's something to think about: how many people renting their routers can actually afford the initial $100 plus that buying your own router costs? Given just h
by derg 6y ago
Here's something to think about: how many people renting their routers can actually afford the initial $100 plus that buying your own router costs? Given just how little people have in savings (what is it, like the average american can't afford an emergency over $500?) it's likely the $5 or $10 a month charge on your bill is more manageable at the start than shopping and spending the money on the router.
Of course, the added charge is more than the upfront cost of the router and we should be making it easier and cheaper for people to access the internet, but this is more me musing about the upfront cost.
And this doesn't even get into companies just charging anyway or not even allowing third party routers on their network.
- BluePen7 6y agoI don't think there's a legal interest rate that's as bad as paying $150 annually to rent a $100 router, that's basically 150% interest. So regardless how bad your credit rating and interest rate are, it's overwhelmingly worth putting a router onto your credit card.
- derg 6y agoOh I absolutely don't disagree with that at all. I just think it's an interesting aspect to it, _especially_ for me, having recently been inundated with ads about "Xfinity's awesome router that you need for ~MAXIMUM GAMING~", which directs people to the idea that they _need_ the "official" router from their ISP to get the most of their service.