One thing you may want to consider is investing in your own WiFi router; you can ask your ISP to set their modem to “bridged mode” and this will turn off their WiFi and firewall and present you with a single gateway IP to connect to. You can then connect this to your own WiFi router.
Why would you want to do this?
Well, currently your ISP is managing the device all your network connects to; it likely is able to have real time updates of all the devices that enter and leave your home, where they are in your home, and what IPs those devices connect out to at any given time.
If you run your own router, you can set up your own VPN, but also your ISP now only knows where your router connects to, and knows nothing about what goes on inside your network.
To add to this, some ISPs ([1]used to) charge monthly fees for using their router or modem. A $7/month adds up, and in a year or two, investing in your own hardware will pay for itself and give you more control.
[1] 10 years ago, you had to rent the routers, but nowadays, the router could be free. You can bet though they’re getting that $7/month another way, and it’s likely because they’re selling your data.
Ok, got it. many thanks
One thing you may want to consider is investing in your own WiFi router; you can ask your ISP to set their modem to “bridged mode” and this will turn off their WiFi and firewall and present you with a single gateway IP to connect to. You can then connect this to your own WiFi router.
Why would you want to do this?
Well, currently your ISP is managing the device all your network connects to; it likely is able to have real time updates of all the devices that enter and leave your home, where they are in your home, and what IPs those devices connect out to at any given time.
If you run your own router, you can set up your own VPN, but also your ISP now only knows where your router connects to, and knows nothing about what goes on inside your network.
good info. thanks
To add to this, some ISPs ([1]used to) charge monthly fees for using their router or modem. A $7/month adds up, and in a year or two, investing in your own hardware will pay for itself and give you more control.
[1] 10 years ago, you had to rent the routers, but nowadays, the router could be free. You can bet though they’re getting that $7/month another way, and it’s likely because they’re selling your data.