I got high speed dsl(yes I know that is an oxymoron) and I just noticed my isp charges me 5 dollars a month for "modem rental". I called them and they said that is standard but for 135 I can buy it. I said to heck with that and got online, tigerdirect had some great deals. I bought the correct modem for what I need. I assume all dsl modems are the same...But I plugged it in, powered on, hit reset and nadda. No internet. Is it possible my isp has some stupid chip in these things making it so only their modems work? I mean, hardware is hardware, plug it in and go right?