3rd party internet company use their own modem, I believe robers(rogers) and hell(bell) use throttle with their modem not their cable/telephone line. i'm using nexicom in toronto paying $77.95 monthly + $8.95 dry Loop monthly fee, modem's included. VDSL2+ which give the speed up to 25 Mbps / 7 Mbps -Unlimited Bandwidth. this link might be helpful for some people who want to switch to a better company > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aqw272FAdwiXdHBqajBqdnlWaXJGUUpmcmhiUnZ5S3c#gid=0