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Originally Posted by pip08456
There was also no pressing need for ISP's to supply anything other than a modem to access services.
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Except that's not true.
The expectation in the UK from at least around 2009 / 2010 is that your ISP would provide kit that would include Wireless.
Just as it's an expectation that TV kit can do HD, and the future expectation is that it'll do 4K.
Even for some customers on cable that joined before then and only had a modem, there was definitely a push for VM to supply them wireless kit for free, rather than they go and buy their own routers because they could always move to a different ISP that was supplying free wireless kit.
So with the expectation of wireless, then why wouldn't VM look to offer the most efficient way of doing that - which is a combined gateway.
Now that they supply that, it is not cost effective to maintain a source of standalone modems for those that do wish to use their own router for whatever reason - which is why modem mode exists.