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07/19/2010 9:10 AM
Charrm wrote: RandomA1 wrote: chrisand joey wrote: Well, they usually need to be replaced every couple of years because everytime Comcast upgrades things, it usually fucks with the modem because the older ones aren't strong enough, so unless you can buy one really cheap, I think it's better to rent because then they'll replace it for free.I disagree. Even with the updates, a modem shouldn't break after only a couple years. I'm currently using one that is like 8 years old and my parents have one that's like 4-5 years old. It's just a matter of getting a good quality one (and by that, I don't mean expensive...just something with very good reviews).actually, it's true that the modem DOES need to be replaced every now and again, only because of upgrades to the speed among other reasons. very recently, they have upgraded their speed tiers and you can't use the "old" modems to get the faster speeds. so yeah, it would need to be upgraded should something like that happen.of course it's still up to the consumer, but don't get upset if you try to upgrade and still have to wind up renting the modem.
RandomA1 wrote: chrisand joey wrote: Well, they usually need to be replaced every couple of years because everytime Comcast upgrades things, it usually fucks with the modem because the older ones aren't strong enough, so unless you can buy one really cheap, I think it's better to rent because then they'll replace it for free.I disagree. Even with the updates, a modem shouldn't break after only a couple years. I'm currently using one that is like 8 years old and my parents have one that's like 4-5 years old. It's just a matter of getting a good quality one (and by that, I don't mean expensive...just something with very good reviews).
chrisand joey wrote: Well, they usually need to be replaced every couple of years because everytime Comcast upgrades things, it usually fucks with the modem because the older ones aren't strong enough, so unless you can buy one really cheap, I think it's better to rent because then they'll replace it for free.
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