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<p>If and when you provide your own modem/charter for use with your charter ISP, be damn certain to keep track of your proof of all of this, included any and all conversations/correspondence with charter and your receipt(s) if you buy your own equipment. </p>
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<p>I had been using my own router/modem for years when all of a sudden charter sends me a bill for X amount of money for modem/router rental over the past X number of months/years. Needless to say I was irate. I did get it sorted out but it took several phone
calls and a lot of time. I'd switch ISPs but have no other options except through my satellite and that is not a viable option for us. I don't even have phone lines in my house any more...not that I'd want to go backwards to DSL. </p>
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<p>I hope no one else has to go through this. </p>
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<div id="x_divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 19, 2016 6:32 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jim Juhas<br>
<b>Cc:</b> shop-talk@autox.team.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Shop-talk] Router question</font>
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<div class="PlainText">On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 7:00 PM, Jim Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net> wrote:<br>
> What issues do I have by simply adding (or substituting?) my own WiFi-capable modem?<br>
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I have Charter as my ISP, and have used my own separate cable modem<br>
and wireless router for years. I've saved enough money to have paid<br>
for them several times over... especially since my wireless was a<br>
refurbished unit for $20. (Modem was also refurbished, and around $60<br>
when a new version was over $100.)<br>
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Just make sure your modem is DOCSIS compliant and you should be fine.<br>
It likely will be, but you can call Charter to make sure the<br>
particular one you are thinking of using will be compatible. I<br>
believe DOCSIS 3.1 is the current standard, but mine is 3.0 and still<br>
works well enough (and fast enough) for me.<br>
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Jeff Scarbrough<br>
Corrosion Acres, Ga.<br>
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