 Morac
join:2001-08-30
Riverside, NJ
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Re: Sooooooooooooo The modem rental fee used to be $5 when Internet service was first introduced. That's why I bought my own modem. A few years later (about 6 or 7 years ago), they raised the Internet rates from $39.99 to $42.99, but lowered the rental fee to $3. So people renting were hit with a $1 hike, while people who bought their modem, like me, were hit with a $3 rate hike.
Now that I'm forced to rent their eMTA, since you can't buy one, they're going to stick it to me again.
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 CheesePremium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
kudos:1 | said by Morac:The modem rental fee used to be $5 when Internet service was first introduced. That's why I bought my own modem. A few years later (about 6 or 7 years ago), they raised the Internet rates from $39.99 to $42.99, but lowered the rental fee to $3. So people renting were hit with a $1 hike, while people who bought their modem, like me, were hit with a $3 rate hike. Now that I'm forced to rent their eMTA, since you can't buy one, they're going to stick it to me again. I have the eMTA and a RCA modem!  |
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CorydonCultivant son jardinPremium
join:2008-02-18
Denver, CO | My understanding is that if you have both (and they both come from Comcast) they still just charge you one fee. |
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Yeah that's bogus. I'm using the same exact eMTA since 2008. I could see upping the rental if swapping it out for a DOCSIS 3.0 eMTA, but the capital cost has already been put in my home, and will eventually be paid off. So why raise that price, nothing's changed with it. |
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