I be pay 7.00 a month for a old beat up router not worth 5.00 to buy from charter cable I do a lot of online gaming with 2 people always on it . to every one surprise the internet begin to run with lightning speed first time I have ever see my speed that fast then I speed up my system from 15mpb to 30mpb this modem will most surly make a major differnce in you system performance if you have older and outdated modem !! thanks for buy the most current model !! Charles