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I Saved Almost $1,000 When I Stopped Renting My Router From Xfinity

I've been writing about broadband for over half a decade, and I like to think that means I can call myself something of an expert on the subject. Yet, despite my expertise, I have carried around a ...
CNET

Should You Buy or Rent Your Router? Here’s What I Learned $873 Later

Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and moving. Prior to joining CNET, Joe led MyMove's moving coverage and reported on broadband policy, the digital divide, and ...
Houston Chronicle

Yes, you can use your own modem and router with Comcast. But should you?

Each month, when your Comcast bill comes due, many of you pay a monthly fee for the device that provides internet access in your homes. Rental for what’s known as the Xfinity Gateway typically runs ...
Ars Technica

Comcast’s “free” streaming box requires you to rent $13-per-month router

$13 a month for a modem that gives you 50 mb/s consistently despite you having paid for 150 mb/s. $70 for a modem that gives me 275 mb/s consistently despite me paying for 250 mb/s. I went from ...