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Comcast boxes are such a ripoff. They used to be $3/mo, and now they're at $7/mo. A brand new DOCSIS3 modem is less than $90[1], and the ones most people rent a
by whichdan 14y ago
Comcast boxes are such a ripoff. They used to be $3/mo, and now they're at $7/mo. A brand new DOCSIS3 modem is less than $90[1], and the ones most people rent are bottom of the barrel DOCSIS2 modems.
[1] http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-SB6121-SURFboard-DOCSIS-Cable/dp/B004XC6GJ0/ http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-SB6121-SURFboard-DOCSIS-Cable...
- jrockway 14y agoOf course, $7 a month is a bargain not to have to call customer service and attempt to provision your own equipment.
- HarryHirsch 14y agoIndeed. A new cable modem is less than USD 100, the expected lifetime is 5 years, and it depreciates over that time. What that blog post does not say is just how much Comcast have charged their subscribers for the lost modems, but one would think it is more than the present value.