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Originally Posted by BigRichard
I never said there wasn't a modem, I said you could do without their "modem". That is why it is in quotes in my edit. If the feed you have in your house is an ethernet cable they still try to tell you that you need their "modem" and it isn't a modem at all. You can configure your router to handle the shit their "modem" is. I have this setup at my house. I have zero "modems" in my house. They have fiber running to their converter outside my house. They feed an ethernet cable from there.
Don't rent a modem, ever. Support is never an issue.
Hell, I bought a used modem for my mom who got great support from her carrier all the time. And she didn't know jack or shit about anything.
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If you have fiber, you don't have a modem. You (or your ISP) is conflating terms. A modem is not a router and a router is not a modem.
Furthermore, it's great that your personal experience with buying modems has been good. Some people won't be as lucky as you have been.