Your Own Modem And Router: Buying

Alex decided to make a change. Here’s the story of how Alex took control of their home network. The Decision: Renting vs. Owning

Meet Alex. Alex is a regular person with a regular internet plan, but one day, Alex realized they were paying a "rental fee" for their modem and router—about $15 a month, every month. That’s $180 a year for hardware Alex didn’t even own. buying your own modem and router

“I have always purchased my own modem. Considering they pay for themselves in less than a year it doesn't make sense to rent the same modem from an ISP for several years ultimately paying the retail price for that modem several times over and not even being...” Quora · 7 years ago Choosing the Gear Alex decided to make a change