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Hugh_Lebowski

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4. Typically if it's a $15/month rental it's not just for the router

Tue Oct 11, 2022, 08:30 PM

Oct 2022

It's for an internet modem/wifi router combo.

So if you want nothing on rental, you'll have to buy both pieces.

That's what I did with my cable internet, and I'm very happy with the setup. Bought the modem on Craigslist for $15 and a friend gave me his mesh wi-fi setup when he upgraded, for free. Worked out awesome and it's WAY better than using the crap modem/router that Cox Cable wanted to charge me 10-something a month for.

You can almost surely buy the cheapest options available given what you describe as your use case. Guessing you're not getting like gigabit service, correct?

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I need a crash course in wifi routers. [View all] AndyS Oct 2022 OP

I bought a Netgear router pwb Oct 2022 #1

Buy the router, good idea. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2022 #2

A single router should be enough James48 Oct 2022 #3

Typically if it's a $15/month rental it's not just for the router Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2022 #4

I'm currently operating on 15 mbps and upgrading to AndyS Oct 2022 #6

There you go! Or if they're giving you the modem (certainly possible) just take that Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2022 #8

Eero at Amazon. I bought my own instead of renting. sprinkleeninow Oct 2022 #5

Cable modem? DSL modem? CloudWatcher Oct 2022 #7

DSL to the home. nt AndyS Oct 2022 #10

Unless you have a lot of wood or metal which would block, get the single dual band router. Lithos Oct 2022 #9

I'm terrified of changing my router setup bucolic_frolic Oct 2022 #11