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Originally Posted by frahse
Not sure what you mean.
A lot of services come with a modem with Ethernet ports, maybe USB2, but wireless is extra.
Sometimes the modem and router are in the same box.
It is possible that you are thinking of a Ethernet switch box that would take an old single out modem and add more ports.
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I think the original poster was talking about a router. Most services I see come only with a single connector to a computer. If you have more than one device you need a router and if you need to buy a router then they almost always include a Wireless capability.
The old switch box is not a router per-se but still needs something to serve as a gateway between the local network and the service. If your service provides multiple ethernet ports then I believe that is an exception to the rule where I live.
Dale