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

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.