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Most people don't buy their own router, the ISPs bulk buy thousands of routers at a time. The ISPs make up most of the market. Many of these routers are manage
by bert64 4y ago
Most people don't buy their own router, the ISPs bulk buy thousands of routers at a time. The ISPs make up most of the market.
Many of these routers are managed by the ISP using protocols such as TR-069, several ISPs have already been found to not only manage the devices but also monitor certain data including what devices are present.
- JohnFen 4y agoThis is pure anecdata, but almost everyone I know, include the people who aren't particularly computer-savvy, owns their own router and cable modem so that they don't have to pay a rental fee to their ISP.
- nske 4y agoI don't think charging rent for consumer broadband equipment is common in many countries, at least not in Europe.