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It's also a tax on people who know better but still value their time more than the satisfaction of using self-owned equipment. I have a self-owned Docsis 3.0 c

It's also a tax on people who know better but still value their time more than the satisfaction of using self-owned equipment. I have a self-owned Docsis 3.0 cable modem now. The only reason I haven't paid out of pocket to upgrade is that modems with 2.5Gb NICs are imminent, but in the back of my mind is also the thought any issues I find will instantly be blamed on customer equipment. I may just meet Comcast in the middle: rent a 2.5 Gb modem long enough to get it working then swap to self-owned. That shuts down any it must be your cable or equipment arguments and lets me progress to are you sure you've provisioned this thing properly?

geocrasher 6y ago
> It's also a tax on people who know better but still value their time more than the satisfaction of using self-owned equipment. Yes. This exactly, and that's what I was trying to get at in my comment above.
- soylentcola 6y ago
  For me, it just isn't about self-satisfaction. It's just not that time-consuming to buy my own modem and router, spend a few minutes setting up the router with my preferred settings, and getting on with life. 99% of the time, if I have an issue, I just do a power cycle (same as I would do with something I was renting) and the problem is solved. In the 1% of times that it's something else, at least I have the option to look into it and possibly solve it. With a rented Comcast modem/router combo I haven't a clue what I'd be able to accomplish other than driving it back to the service center and swapping for another one. The modem and router I'm currently using are both several years old and have required minimal tinkering. Most of that was limited to the 10-15 min of initial setup and maybe a few minutes here and there over the years forwarding a port or something.
- Skunkleton 6y ago
  I value my time. For that reason I bought all of my own equipment. I've had the same modem, router, switch, and AP running with only minor issues for about five years now. When something does go wrong, I can pinpoint the issue in significantly less time then I would be on hold with comcast, and when the issue is on comcast's end I can just report an outage and move on. It doesn't hurt that in those five years I have saved...well zero dollars because I spent too much money on my equipment. I am starting to see savings though, and am happy about that.

geocrasher 6y ago

> It's also a tax on people who know better but still value their time more than the satisfaction of using self-owned equipment. Yes. This exactly, and that's what I was trying to get at in my comment above.

soylentcola 6y ago
For me, it just isn't about self-satisfaction. It's just not that time-consuming to buy my own modem and router, spend a few minutes setting up the router with my preferred settings, and getting on with life. 99% of the time, if I have an issue, I just do a power cycle (same as I would do with something I was renting) and the problem is solved. In the 1% of times that it's something else, at least I have the option to look into it and possibly solve it. With a rented Comcast modem/router combo I haven't a clue what I'd be able to accomplish other than driving it back to the service center and swapping for another one. The modem and router I'm currently using are both several years old and have required minimal tinkering. Most of that was limited to the 10-15 min of initial setup and maybe a few minutes here and there over the years forwarding a port or something.
Skunkleton 6y ago
I value my time. For that reason I bought all of my own equipment. I've had the same modem, router, switch, and AP running with only minor issues for about five years now. When something does go wrong, I can pinpoint the issue in significantly less time then I would be on hold with comcast, and when the issue is on comcast's end I can just report an outage and move on. It doesn't hurt that in those five years I have saved...well zero dollars because I spent too much money on my equipment. I am starting to see savings though, and am happy about that.