Not too long ago, I highlighted 3 ways to get rid of your Comcast modem rental fee after Comcast Xfinity killed my old Netgear gateway (modem + router). Comcast recently raised their modem rental fee to a ridiculous $14 per month (or $168 per year) in January, 2020. I had successfully tried the Comcast negotiation route before – but it’s easy to forget to call in to negotiate every 6 months or so. And when you get a discount on your modem rental, it leaves you with little leverage to negotiate bigger discounts on the cost of the internet service. xfinity activate