Re: on the verge of shopping for new desktop hardware, recommendations?
David Wright composed on 2021-03-07 20:01 (UTC-0600):
> On Sun 07 Mar 2021 at 20:39:12 (-0500), Felix Miata wrote:
>> At retail level, modem-routers seem to be rather uncommon. OTOH, owning your own
>> modem and router can produce an ISP savings that will pay for a modem and/or
>> router in as little as 6-12 months by buying quality "refurbs". I have multiples
>> of both, so that an ISP has little opportunity to fault my hardware when I have a
>> service complaint.
> I've never has two working modems (cable) on site at the same time.
> How do ISPs react to having two different MAC-addressed devices
> connecting from the same customer? (My Internet connection doesn't
> require a login.)
Having != connected. The extras are spares. :)
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