said by spewak:Looks like the ISP's are starting to use the Airline pricing model>nickel and dime your customers to death!
This is a money grab. I purchased my modem from Centurylink to avoid the rental fee. Why can't Sonic offer that option? At $6.50 a month you would have paid for it in less then two years. Depending on the modem, maybe just over a year. After that, it's all profit for Sonic.