[veilrap]

I'm surprised by this, is Comcast super regional with it's restrictions? I have a Comcast 1gig plan in the Bay Area, and last I checked I get a small ($5?) discount for using my own modem. I've been on the plan for a least a few years now... so alternatively maybe I'm grandfathered in or something? Or maybe some Comcast sales person was lying to you about your options?

[hackernudes]

My experience in the Bay Area - if you rent the gateway from Comcast ($25/mo) then you have no data cap. If you use your own modem and want to remove the data cap it costs $30/mo, more than renting the gateway. The data cap is 1.2TB per month in my area.

I think that is what the commenter meant: "...unless I pay a whole bunch of extra fees or accept a stupidly low monthly data cap"

(edit: I initially thought it was $15/mo for the gateway + no data cap but just checked and it is $25/mo. They are called "Xfinity Gateway" vs "xFi Complete").

[joecool1029]

Tell them it's a home office and get comcast business. There's no data caps on any of the tiers and they allow use of any modem on their approved list.

[clintonb]

Competition matters. Comcast/Xfinity was my only "choice" in Cambridge, MA. It cost about $70 per month for 100Mbps service.

My building in Oakland, CA has multiple options, including fiber. The Comcast folks setup tables at least once per quarter to help customers/residents. The cost was much cheaper. I now have gigabit fiber from Wave, and pay less than I did back in MA.

[xyst]

You probably live in a zip code where ISP choice is an option l. Thus not getting bent like parent comment

[phantom784]

We we offered $10/month to use their modem + unlimited, or $30/month to use your own modem unlimited.

We actually don't use that much data though, so just went with the data cap and our own modem, and never went over.

This was in the Seattle area.

[baby_souffle]

> I have a Comcast 1gig plan in the Bay Area, and last I checked I get a small ($5?) discount for using my own modem.

Are you sure it's a _discount_? They charged me _more_ for "unlimited" data and own modem. This change isn't new (at least a few years) but a quick google found recent: https://forums.xfinity.com/conversations/customer-service/wh...

[1123581321]

It's not regional. The rental is $15-25/mo these days. You might be grandfathered in.

If you choose the $25/mo option, you don't have have to pay to waive the monthly data cap.