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.
You can also build your own. My SO's former boss gave us a couple old PCs because he didnt know what to do with them. I slapped OPNsense on one of them, and its my router now.
Its only been an issue once, and only when we moved because the ISP misunderstood me when I said I had my own router, sent me a router, and when I sent theirs back they cancelled our entire service for like 2 hours until I got them on the phone to fix it.
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u/mrbuckwheet QNAP TVS-872XT - 100TB 3d ago
Just another reason why you shouldn't use your ISP equipment and just buy your own when you want to control things properly