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Old 02-11-2021, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
I rent a modem from Xfinity for the same reason. If you have an Xfinity landline phone, then you need a modem that costs about $250. So, the payoff time period is about 18 months. But, suppose your service goes out, you call Xfinity, and they say the problem is your modem. If you own the modem you have to either prove them wrong or replace your modem. In the meantime, you have no service.
Yeah, that's what hubby figures. He needs really good internet access for his work so he doesn't want to screw up what is working well right now.

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