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I am so very tempted by the C7000 (Cable Modem & AC1900 Router) as a way to reduce clutter and upgrade my home. I am a huge MoCA user though with the TiVo's we own. I have an aging (but reliable) Net...
As you note, the ISP's are the key and it's to their advantage to be somewhat obtuse..........not maliciously but from a technical and labor investment point of view. They provide a gateway (for a monthly fee) that they test and certify in collaboration with the hardware manufacturer for their specific requirements.
Yes. That's pretty sleezy behaviour. And many don't even run user user forums where people can chat about alternatives. Cable ISPs seem to be worse than the rest on that front.
One thing to be careful about when buying a third party modem is that cable ISPs control the rollout of new firmware. So you can't do your own updates in the way that DSL ISPs work.