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That's what my ISP does with the cable modem. Why not?
by laughing_man 4mo ago
That's what my ISP does with the cable modem. Why not?
- verdverm 4mo agoMy ISP gives me the equipment for free and the same bandwidth at a lower price than my prior ISP.
- KetoManx64 4mo agoI bring my own modem/router and access point and pay my ISP $35/month for 1Gb up/down. Why would I pay $10 forever when I can bring my own equipment that is much better and fully controlled by me?
- laughing_man 4mo agoThere are a couple reasons. What I found when I owned my own modem was whenever there was a problem I first had to convince them the problem was on their end, since they could always shrug and say "it's probably your modem". They can connect to their own equipment and immediately identify the problem. The other reason is you might not have the money when you sign up. For a lot of people it's easier to come up with $10 than (in Starlink's case) $500.