Not the poster on the Xfinity forum, but thought the analysis would be interesting for HN (Assume many here fall into the bucket of using their own modems.) Came across this after my own internet connection started dropping 20+ times per day past few weeks. Comcast Tech said everything looks good on my connection and my best bet is just to buy a new modem and see if it fixed it.
So that’s what I used to think (Price hiding to avoid sticker shock) But now I am convinced it’s a little bit the price point but more when there is variability in the pricing, and the pricing is done by a sales team that has flexibility on what they charge you (these companies always will ask for a budget and tailor the quote to what they can squeeze)
I take it as a sign that when they do give you a quote, it’s up for negotiation and you should never agree to the first number presented.