said by DAOWAce:Who buys cable modems? Looks like someone needs to question their choice of ISP instead of blame technology for improving.
People buy cable modems when the monthly rental can be offset in 12 months or so. And as far as choosing an ISP, most have a choice of cable(at 50/10 mbps) or Dsl(at 3/1 mbps). An easy choice, especially when the price differential is small.