Re: Spectrum Quote:
Originally Posted by bman707 Oh nic I can’t tell you how much I love my nighthawk ac1900 thing is so fast I bought mine on eBay new think it was over $200 at Costco that and paying $60/month for high speed can’t beat it | Funny, I have that same router, the Netgear Nighthawk AC1900. I got it for around $229 I think at a Costco in the SF Bay Area. I couldn't be happier, it's the best router I've ever owned.
What I like about Costco is I can buy items there worry free, so if the item doesn't work out (which it rarely does anyway) I can return hassle free, even well past the so-called "warranty" period.
What a lot of people who have cable broadband don't know is they have no choice and pay rent on the modem/router the provider gives you, especially if you want them to enable "wifi". For example, Spectrum (Charter) charges $5.00 per month "wireless fee" just to enable wifi internet. If you don't pay this fee, the modem can only be plugged in by (ethernet) cable. No kidding.
$5 /mo might not sound like much, but that's $60 per year for something you shouldn't have to pay for. Having your own router/modem also gives you full control over the network, and isn't locked down with the providers firmware.
For example, it's long been known that Comcast Cable allows 3rd parties access to YOUR access point via a service called Xfinity WiFi Hotspot. I'm not sure you can "opt out" from this sharing, but with your own equipment, that makes it that much difficult to access.
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