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Re:Starting Sunday, cable companies can no longer ‘rent’ you... by emteycz on Sunday December 20, 2020 @01:25PM (#25488347)
I am in the EU, forced to pay modem lease. Sounds like EU needs it too.
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Re:Starting Sunday, cable companies can no longer ‘rent’ you... by stefan_ on Sunday December 20, 2020 @01:33PM (#25488417)
Hm, I figured it was EU but might have been Germany only.
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Re:Starting Sunday, cable companies can no longer ‘rent’ you... by amaccuish on Sunday December 20, 2020 @02:52PM (#25489006)
Yupp its a german thing. Here Vodafone have been forced to allow other routers. In the UK virgin wouldn't let me use my own, it had to be in crappy bridge mode.
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