3 ms·I am in the EU, forced to pay modem lease. Sounds like EU needs it too.by emteycz 6y agoI am in the EU, forced to pay modem lease. Sounds like EU needs it too.stefan_ 6y agoHm, I figured it was EU but might have been Germany only.amaccuish 6y agoYupp its a german thing. Here Vodafone have been forced to allow other routers. In the UK virgin wouldn't let me use my own, it had to be in crappy bridge mode.