I don’t know about all cable companies but Comcast (AKA Xfinity) now charges $14 a month to rent a cable modem depending on the speed of your service, you can buy your own modem for as little as $75 and eliminate the rental fee
I don’t know about all cable companies but Comcast (AKA Xfinity) now charges $14 a month to rent a cable modem. But, depending on the speed of your service, you can buy your own modem for under $50 and eliminate the rental fee. Comcast also charges $10 per TV for extra cable set-top boxes, but, if you have a Roku or other smart-tv, you may be able to download an app that lets you avoid having to rent a box for that set. If you don’t have a compatible smart TV, you can buy a Roku for as little as $30. Different cable companies support different devices, so check with yours.
Cable Modem
I recently upgraded my Xfinity service from 200 Mbps to a gigabit, which required that I have a Docsis 3.1 modem. My old Linksys modem was Docsis 3.0, which isn’t fast enough to deliver the speed I’m now paying for.
To make life simple, I had Comcast deliver its own Docsis 3.
