Don't think any ISP can force you to use their's. FIOS ones i guess could force their's on you but you should be able to bridge it and use your own anyway.
Weird then that ATT provides instructions on how to use your own router
Another user has pointed out that the instructions are for DSL, not for U-verse. So far, U-verse modems are only available from AT&T.
But you missed the line at the end of the page:
Note: AT&T Tech Support does not support non-AT&T provided routers. Please contact the manufacturer of your router for further assistance.
Which means that if THEY break your service at THEIR end, they won't FIX it until you hook up one of THEIR modems - buying it if necessary.
This happened to me a couple months ago. It took a full month - and the purchase of TWO modems (the second from them after I bought a replacement from not-them for the supposedly failed modem - and they "refused to support it") before THEY bothered to even look at, let alone fix, the problems on THEIR end of the wire.
Now I could use a non-ATT modem. But if my service ever breaks again I'll have to hook up a "supported" modem to get it fixed again. (And you can count on it breaking.)
As you can guess, I'm now looking at other service providers. But from what I hear so far they may be even worse. B-b
Now do the same for ISP's that force you to use (Score:4, Insightful)
Now do the same for ISP's that force you to use there routers
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Obviously, you've never met Uverse.
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Weird then that ATT provides instructions [att.com] on how to use your own router,
You missed a line: (Score:3)
Weird then that ATT provides instructions on how to use your own router
Another user has pointed out that the instructions are for DSL, not for U-verse. So far, U-verse modems are only available from AT&T.
But you missed the line at the end of the page:
Note: AT&T Tech Support does not support non-AT&T provided routers. Please contact the manufacturer of your router for further assistance.
Which means that if THEY break your service at THEIR end, they won't FIX it until you hook up one of THEIR modems - buying it if necessary.
This happened to me a couple months ago. It took a full month - and the purchase of TWO modems (the second from them after I bought a replacement from not-them for the supposedly failed modem - and they "refused to support it") before THEY bothered to even look at, let alone fix, the problems on THEIR end of the wire.
Now I could use a non-ATT modem. But if my service ever breaks again I'll have to hook up a "supported" modem to get it fixed again. (And you can count on it breaking.)
As you can guess, I'm now looking at other service providers. But from what I hear so far they may be even worse. B-b