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I may be the only one [-]so stupid[/-], but Comcast has been charging me $7/mo to lease the cable modem they provide. Of course if anything goes wrong, they [-]fix[/-] replace it. But I have spent enough "leasing" to buy several, and of course Comcast won't drop the charge no matter how long you've been paying (I asked). A quality Motorola cable modem with the same capability as the no-name modem Comcast provided cost $70 at Best Buy, so a 10 month breakeven. The Motorola comes with a 1-year warranty, so presumably you can't lose. I am sure the typical cable modem will last much more than 1 year.
If you go this route, make sure you turn your Comcast modem in to your local Comcast office and get a receipt and follow up to make sure it's taken off your monthly invoice in a timely fashion.
What started this: Comcast threatened to raise my monthly rate from $48.95 to $62.95*. When they've done so in the past, I told them I would switch to DSL, and they backed off. This time they refused to back off, so I dropped down one level keeping my monthly cost at $49.95**. They offer 7 performance levels and corresponding prices, I had no idea:
I save $72/yr while Comcast loses $72/yr and gets a useless old modem back.
Every little bit counts. FWIW...
http://mydeviceinfo.comcast.net/
If you go this route, make sure you turn your Comcast modem in to your local Comcast office and get a receipt and follow up to make sure it's taken off your monthly invoice in a timely fashion.
What started this: Comcast threatened to raise my monthly rate from $48.95 to $62.95*. When they've done so in the past, I told them I would switch to DSL, and they backed off. This time they refused to back off, so I dropped down one level keeping my monthly cost at $49.95**. They offer 7 performance levels and corresponding prices, I had no idea:
- Economy
- Economy Plus
- Performance Starter**
- Performance*
- Blast!
- Extreme 50
- Extreme 105
I save $72/yr while Comcast loses $72/yr and gets a useless old modem back.
Every little bit counts. FWIW...
http://mydeviceinfo.comcast.net/
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