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Originally posted by Dawn
Oh yeah, cable companies want to make the big bucks. I had the option of either renting my Motorolla modem at $3.95 a month, or buying it for $299. (I am currently renting it btw)
Today while surfing around, I found the exact same modem for $80 thru Price Watch. ( ok I didn't; napho did  )
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it would take 6 1/2 years of rentals before it exceeded the amount you'd spend buying that modem from your cable company. there's some interesting math! i don't know why they charge so much for them but they do. as long as the pricewatch one is new then go for it - but i'd never buy a used one. they can be really tricky. even new ones are weird sometimes but at least you get support. maybe that's why they charge so much - it pays for all the calls.
- js.