https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/10/comcasts-free-streaming-box-requires-you-to-rent-13-per-month-router/

Comcast last month announced that it was giving its Flex streaming device to Internet-only customers for free, but the announcement did not mention one important detail: the "free" device is only given to Comcast broadband customers who spend $13 a month to rent Comcast's xFi Gateway modem/router.

The Verge yesterday published a story that details the problem. The Verge wrote: