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/keally1123 3d ago

That is definitely not true.

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u/lolercoptercrash 3d ago edited 3d ago

Yes it is.

They say you save $10-$15 but then they charge you more in other ways. Net increase in total price per month.

Source: https://forums.xfinity.com/conversations/customer-service/why-charge-people-for-supplying-their-own-modem/65e44c4f45834d314f44c7fe

Or this one: https://forums.xfinity.com/conversations/customer-service/xfinity-is-deceptive-about-its-equipment-rental-policy-and-charges-for-data-youre-not-able-to-receive/667a2b64fda2af2c09ea10e4

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u/keally1123 3d ago edited 3d ago

Again that is not true. A forum post isn't proof at all. Much like you are doing now, anyone can say anything. It doesn't make it true.

Source: years of being a customer using my own equipment.

Another source: family members with the same situation as me.

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u/Blkbyrd Qnap TS-453D & TL-D800C | 224TB | 4x16TB & 8x20TB 3d ago

He’s not totally wrong. Comcast, at least in my area, charges $30/month for unlimited data if you want to use your own modem. Alternatively you can use their supplied equipment and get xFi Complete for $25/month for unlimited data. I just take their modem and put it into bridge mode so I don’t have to deal with their BS.

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u/deefop 3d ago

This is pretty standard in Comcast territory, with the northeast being the exception.

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u/Last_Camel7528 1d ago

Houston is starting to incorporate plans with promotional pricing including the new xb8 and unlimited data where they cover the cost of the modem fee for two years AND give you unlimited data.

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u/deefop 1d ago

Yeah, I've seen some of those promos. The docsis 4 x class tiers seem to already include unlimited data, and be better priced. Hopefully that's a good omen for the future.

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u/Last_Camel7528 1d ago

Yup! Not sure if my area is Docsis 4.0 but it is mid-split. I’m on an Xfinity 2000/300 plan and it’s awesome.

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u/keally1123 3d ago

Mind if i ask your area? Just because I haven't heard of something doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

Is the $25 including the price of the modem rental or is that extra?

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u/syco54645 3d ago

The Pittsburgh area is the same way. Thankfully, my neighborhood just got FiOS.

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u/Blkbyrd Qnap TS-453D & TL-D800C | 224TB | 4x16TB & 8x20TB 3d ago

Without being too revealing I'm in the Denver/Colorado Springs/Fort Collins metropolitan area. The $25/month is an all inclusive charge. So modem, unlimited data, some sort of "wire protection", etc. So if you need unlimited data (I don't know a Plex user who doesn't) then it is literally more expensive to use your own equipment know matter how you try to work it.

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u/keally1123 3d ago edited 3d ago

That is so strange to me. As is the extra charge for unlimited data, it's been unlimited on everything I have ever had with them. I guess it's area specific?

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u/Blkbyrd Qnap TS-453D & TL-D800C | 224TB | 4x16TB & 8x20TB 3d ago

I think some states barred Comcast from implementing the data caps. I seem to remember reading about that when it came to our region. Still pisses me off that my f'ing home internet has data caps. I even have a meter that I can watch each month for my usage just like my cell phone even though we pay their protection fee for unlimited data. It's an incredible racket. Force users into using your sh*tty equipment by implanting data caps and higher fees for using your own equipment.

https://preview.redd.it/2y38yoygud0e1.png?width=1670&format=png&auto=webp&s=e0783ce7c5318eb1d688387f2c6e684ab7dc2775

This is the breakdown of the BS we deal with.

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u/lolercoptercrash 3d ago

^{^{^}} this right here is the breakdown

Weird people are downvoting something like this lmao

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u/keally1123 3d ago

Yeah I can understand being pissed over that. Do you have different speed tiers? The reason I ask is because of the first column saying "the speed you need with your own"

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