Is the policy changed now, or was I being bamboozled?
I just got hooked up this week in Houston. The options were to:
1> provide my own modem
2> Buy one from Suddenlink $75/new $55/used
3> Rent one for $7.95/mo. It's the SMC modem/router/WIFI all-in-one.
I took option #3, but I think that won't last. The router configuration settings are crippled, bad. It comes with WEP enabled by default and no way to change it, even though the unit DOES support WPA2. There are many advanced options missing in the control panel.
Unless they have a special running in Aggieland, I'd say you 'done been' bamboozled, and should expect to see a rental fee on the monthly bill.