On Fri, 6 Jan 2017 11:55:56 -0800 Owen wrote: OD> > On Jan 6, 2017, at 08:21 , Leo Bicknell <bicknell@ufp.org> wrote: OD> > At a past address I had Comcast Business (cable modem) service at OD> > a residential address, and then later downgraded it to Comcast OD> > Residential service. OD> > [...] OD> > The differences I could see: OD> > - Cable Modem OD> > - Residential: could rent a consumer grade or BYO (I did, a good one) OD> > - Business: Comcast supplied and required their better-than-average, OD> > modem. It could be in bridge mode though. OD> - San Jose, I was able to use BYO. Had to escalate several levels and pull several teeth to get OD> bridge mode on the Comcast unit while I had it. I'm using BYO on business class in Atlanta. I thing that a static IP requires that you use their modem. I'm happy with DHCP - my assigned IP hasn't changed in years. And as you say, I can plug in multiple boxes and each get's its own public IPv4 address. OD> > Ultimately the reason to buy business class at a residential address OD> > (and I think the Prosumer description is correct) is generally faster OD> > repair times. That's why I have it. Though if you BYOM, you'll likely have trouble getting service as they'll blame it on your 'unspoorted' device (even thought it's listed on supported devices page). I had to rent one of their modems for about 3 months once while they struggled to find something in the neighborhood with a flaky power supply that caused intermittent outages. Robert -- Senior Software Engineer @ Parsons