And that's what I do. I control my network environment. There is some 'self-support' that is required but I'm up for it.

When I initially went from US West/Qwest DSL (horrible experience) to Comcast, they setup a Thomson cable modem and were charging me $8/month for it. I went out and bought my own modem and my speeds went up significantly. Comcast eventually wiped out the rental fee by not giving discounts and either requiring basic cable for 'free', or paying a premium for Internet only. I'm not sure if there are differences today between self-owned or Xfinity issued devices, but I like to own my gear.