Will routers from non-name brand providers have monthly fees?

[Avillius]

Last year, I purchased a TP-LINK Archer C7 with my PC, but at the time, my parents wouldn't allow me to actually use it because "it'll cost too much per month," because they assumed that just because their 50mbps Xfinity router had monthly fees. I would also like to note that I am the only person in my family with an extensive knowledge of tech, and my parents are both "commoners." The reason that I'm asking this is because I found out that my mom was trying to sell the router.

So, will I end up having to pay monthly for this 1.75GB/s router?

 

[USAFRet]

Last year, I purchased a TP-LINK Archer C7 with my PC, but at the time, my parents wouldn't allow me to actually use it because "it'll cost too much per month," because they assumed that just because their 50mbps Xfinity router had monthly fees. I would also like to note that I am the only person in my family with an extensive knowledge of tech, and my parents are both "commoners." The reason that I'm asking this is because I found out that my mom was trying to sell the router.

So, will I end up having to pay monthly for this 1.75GB/s router?

Routers do not have a monthly fee. Ever.
The fee you pay monthly is to the ISP (Xfinity), to provide a signal to your house.

 

[captaincharisma]

if she was paying a monthly fee for the router from comcast then she may end up doing something illegal because if you're paying a monthly fee for equipment you are renting it which means you do not own it. any router or modem you buy on your own does not have a monthly fee but when it comes to problems you ISP might not help because your not using there own equipment

 

[USAFRet]

AH yes...I forgot about the possible modem/router rental fee.
Which is in addition to the fee you pay the ISP for the connection.

But as noted above, she can't 'sell that'.

And a router that you buy will have no monthly fee.

 

[Avillius]

Last year, I purchased a TP-LINK Archer C7 with my PC, but at the time, my parents wouldn't allow me to actually use it because "it'll cost too much per month," because they assumed that just because their 50mbps Xfinity router had monthly fees. I would also like to note that I am the only person in my family with an extensive knowledge of tech, and my parents are both "commoners." The reason that I'm asking this is because I found out that my mom was trying to sell the router.

So, will I end up having to pay monthly for this 1.75GB/s router?

Routers do not have a monthly fee. Ever.
The fee you pay monthly is to the ISP (Xfinity), to provide a signal to your house.

So will the signal require monthly payments?

 

[USAFRet]

So will the signal require monthly payments?

Well, yes.
You pay Xfinity, or Cox, or Comcast, or Verizon, or whoever....
They provide your internet connection. You pay them monthly.

You can then rent a router from your ISP. This incurs a small monthly fee, above the basic fee.
Or, you can purchase your own router, which does not incur a monthly fee.

 

[Avillius]

So will the signal require monthly payments?

Well, yes.
You pay Xfinity, or Cox, or Comcast, or Verizon, or whoever....
They provide your internet connection. You pay them monthly.

You can then rent a router from your ISP. This incurs a small monthly fee, above the basic fee.
Or, you can purchase your own router, which does not incur a monthly fee.

My bad about not specifying, but are you talking about the signal from the TP-Link Archer C7?

 

[USAFRet]

So will the signal require monthly payments?

Well, yes.
You pay Xfinity, or Cox, or Comcast, or Verizon, or whoever....
They provide your internet connection. You pay them monthly.

You can then rent a router from your ISP. This incurs a small monthly fee, above the basic fee.
Or, you can purchase your own router, which does not incur a monthly fee.

My bad about not specifying, but are you talking about the TP-Link Archer C7?

OK...that is a 'router'.
Your setup also needs a 'modem'. This is what actually talks to the ISP.
The box you currently have from Xfinity is almost certainly a modem/router in one box.
ISP->Modem->Router->Devices.
Frequently, the modem and router are in the same physical box.

But the TP-Link thing you are considering will incur no additional monthly fees over what you currently have.

Why, specifically, are you looking to buy this TP-Link router?

 

[Avillius]

So will the signal require monthly payments?

Well, yes.
You pay Xfinity, or Cox, or Comcast, or Verizon, or whoever....
They provide your internet connection. You pay them monthly.

You can then rent a router from your ISP. This incurs a small monthly fee, above the basic fee.
Or, you can purchase your own router, which does not incur a monthly fee.

My bad about not specifying, but are you talking about the TP-Link Archer C7?

OK...that is a 'router'.
Your setup also needs a 'modem'. This is what actually talks to the ISP.
The box you currently have from Xfinity is almost certainly a modem/router in one box.
ISP->Modem->Router->Devices.
Frequently, the modem and router are in the same physical box.

But the TP-Link thing you are considering will incur no additional monthly fees over what you currently have.

Why, specifically, are you looking to buy this TP-Link router?

I bought the router last year with my PC, but just started thinking about this today.

 

[USAFRet]

I bought the router last year with my PC, but just started thinking about this today.

Just connecting it to your current set up will not incur any additional fees.

It also may not provide any additional benefit over what you have now, and you have to set it up properly.

 

[captaincharisma]

also keep in mind. if the equipment you got from comcast is both a modem and a router then when you make the switch to your TP-LINK then it may not work because you still would need a modem from then