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You need to use their modem quite often, but you don’t need to use their router. They’re usually “all in one” modem/router things these days, but they’re legally required to provide you with a modem in bridge mode if you ask — at that point, an Ethernet cable attached to their modem is effectively attached to the Internet, and you can put your own hardware inside (firewall, Wifi router, etc.).

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WhereGrapesMayRule@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I use my own modem and my own router with XFinity.

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Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I have always had my own router. What is bridge mode? Can I do that?

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- adespoton@lemmy.ca ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Bridge mode disables the router in the modem; if you have an admin account on the modem you should be able to enable it yourself; otherwise you need to get your ISP to enable it. It will turn off all the firewall and WiFi features on the modem.
  
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  - Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    I’ll check that out, thanks
    
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