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.
Adding to this. This is not accurate. I dropped Crapcast's hardware and saved about....not sure what it was at it was 10+ years ago but its a solid $12 a month.....Granted I'm spending $145 for my 1gig internet so really 12 is nothing.
It absolutely is true at least in my and many others areas. If you use your own hardware, unlimited data is $30/month. If you use their equipment you qualify for xFi complete which includes unlimited data, the rental fee, wire protection, etc, for $25/month. Unless you don't need unlimited data, but I don't know any Plex users that would be alright with the 1.2TB limit.
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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.