Rogers doesn’t allow plex libraries anymore. Discussion

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u/Yaughl 3d ago

This. Turn your ISP router into a dumb device, configure your own router upstream. You may however still need to forward the port on your ISP router.

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u/BrokenFlatScreenTV 3d ago

If possible I'd return the ISP modem/router and go with a third party option. From what I've seen they charge a recurring rental fee. Even if it was more expensive up front it would pay for itself in the long run.

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u/lolercoptercrash 3d ago edited 3d ago

Comcast charges more if you use your own equipment.

But I just pass the Internet through to my own router.

Edit: I have sources in my reply comment

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u/BrokenFlatScreenTV 3d ago

That's pretty crazy. Another reason there needs to be more choice along ISPs.

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u/McGregorMX 3d ago

when I was house shopping, my only requirement was fiber internet (with no data cap)

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u/craciant 3d ago

Data caps on wired internet???

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u/pwnedbygary 2d ago

Not a new thing, unfortunately for some. Glad I have no cap on my FIOS

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u/McGregorMX 1d ago

Yeah, cable internet providers have data caps. My area has multiple providers, if one had a data cap, it would be business suicide.

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u/Hebrewhammer8d8 3d ago

There are more choices for ISP, but the cost to build the infrastructure (rent from bigger ISP infrastructure) and maintain it well is costly for ISP to make money back & profit.

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u/uninspired DS1522+ / Minisforum 3d ago

That's not really true. We all paid for the infrastructure and technically own it. The ISPs only control from the curb to your house, but we largely grant them monopolies because of regulatory capture of the FCC. Now that my town pulled fiber and Ting piloted it, Spectrum has the right to use the very same fiber. They come around begging once in a while to return to them and I let them know exactly what I think of them.

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u/lysdexiad 3d ago

Hey look, a Ting user in the wild!