• Ulrich@feddit.org
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    2 days ago

    I have always had my own router, just not the modem.

    And the only problem I have is intermittent outages, repeatedly increasing the price without my knowledge or consent, and high latency.

    • Cousin Mose@lemmy.hogru.ch
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      2 days ago

      I bought my current one because IPv6 failed to provision on the one they gave me when I moved to a bigger apartment just two units away. I found some post on Reddit about the problem and it mentioned one that “ignores” the lack of IPv6 provisioning and does it anyway (I’m a programmer and IT geek but I don’t really understand cable/DOCSIS well).

      If the modem they provided is just a modem and it works well, I don’t think there’s much reason to get rid of it. But personally if it’s an all-in-one box that has “bridge” mode I’d still run away and just go with my own modem.