Aliasalpha: and end up with the cheapest shittiest device around, probably locked down like mad too
michaelleung: Locked down modems? People customize their modem these days? They're not routers or anything.
Yes they are. My cable modem is actually a cable modem/router/switch/wireless access point. And it's a Netgear ;-) Well, that's what my ISP gave me. I only started using it last week after my old cable modem gave out. I had it hooked up to my own router/switch/wireless access point, but now I just have everything connected directly to the Netgear, as I don't want to have to deal with two configurations. Fortunately, my ISP unlocks the gear on request, so I control the configuration myself.