Unfortunately this is the case I’m seeing happening more. I would love to use a router of my choice, but then I would lose the TV service (Telekom, Hungary).
And it’s not just about the freedom of mine to choose the hardware, but the features their one is lacking.
Also with the TV box I got from them 2 yrs ago, I can feel and see that’s is miles behind my 2015 (!) Shield TV.
So yeah, ISPs giving out crappy hardware and force you to use it, is my nr. 1 gripe.
My old ISP gave me a router/modem combo and wanted to charge me a fee for it, so I just bought my own modem and returned the router/modem after transferring the config over. There are tons of modems for all kinds of stuff online, just look around and find something compatible.
My current ISP is just Ethernet at the wall (pretty odd setup), and it’s been well over a decade since I dealt with a modem, so maybe things have changed. But it’s probably worth checking out, especially if they’re charging you for use of the modem (check your bill).
They don’t even allow me to go on the config page, if all the neighbours are on the same channel guess what, though luck you can’t change it, and there are 3 ISPs here and they are all the same.
And of course they charge for the shitty router but what can I do, like I said there are 3 options and they are all the same.
Wow, that’s awful. Surely someone has figured out how to run a third party modem w/ your provider, maybe search around on some “enthusiast” forums or something?
Except ISPs dont give you modems anymore, they give router/modems you can have the router you want but you are forced to use the one they give you
Unfortunately this is the case I’m seeing happening more. I would love to use a router of my choice, but then I would lose the TV service (Telekom, Hungary). And it’s not just about the freedom of mine to choose the hardware, but the features their one is lacking.
Also with the TV box I got from them 2 yrs ago, I can feel and see that’s is miles behind my 2015 (!) Shield TV.
So yeah, ISPs giving out crappy hardware and force you to use it, is my nr. 1 gripe.
How are you forced to use their modem?
My old ISP gave me a router/modem combo and wanted to charge me a fee for it, so I just bought my own modem and returned the router/modem after transferring the config over. There are tons of modems for all kinds of stuff online, just look around and find something compatible.
My current ISP is just Ethernet at the wall (pretty odd setup), and it’s been well over a decade since I dealt with a modem, so maybe things have changed. But it’s probably worth checking out, especially if they’re charging you for use of the modem (check your bill).
They don’t even allow me to go on the config page, if all the neighbours are on the same channel guess what, though luck you can’t change it, and there are 3 ISPs here and they are all the same.
And of course they charge for the shitty router but what can I do, like I said there are 3 options and they are all the same.
Wow, that’s awful. Surely someone has figured out how to run a third party modem w/ your provider, maybe search around on some “enthusiast” forums or something?