On Wednesday February 27 2019 08:23, you wrote to Andrew Leary:
TL> I feel lucky in having a great ISP. I could use any compatible router TL> I wanted to for my physical connection, which is VDSL.
There is an EU directive that forbids ISPs to force their equipment on customers. Some countries such as Germany have already implemented it. Here in The Netherlands the big ISPs are still dragging their feet. Now the argument is where the ISP's network ends and the customers network starts. The cable boys are now trying to twist is so that the modem part is "their" part of the network and the router is part of the customer's network. That way they can still demand that the customer use their modem but can have its own router. The tweakers want their own modem as well. The jury is still out on that issue...
