Comment by jamesmehaffey

Even though I have begged the cable company to address the underlying issue, I have gone through several dozen modem/DVR boxes due to lightning strikes. I can only assume that the equipment is super inexpensive, otherwise they would have sorted the problem ages ago. They have been making a fortune on renting out marked up junk for years, but I am sure they are already thinking of some clever ways to claw that revenue stream back.