In 2025, while people are still tying the knot with roller coasters, pirate ghosts, and the Eiffel Tower, **your cable modem is out here practicing strict monogamy**.
The second you power it on (brand-new or after a factory reset), it looks at the very first device you plug in and whispers:
“I do. Forever. Till the power cord do us part.”
That’s called **MAC binding** (Media Access Control binding). The modem “marries” the MAC address of whatever device is connected first — whether it’s your computer, router, or that random smart toaster you plugged in by mistake.
From that moment on, it’s loyal to the death. Try introducing a new router? Denied. Add a mesh system? Rejected. Your modem is basically in a committed, exclusive relationship.
**Why this drives people (and techs) crazy**
Customer calls us: “My internet worked fine with just my laptop… now I added a router and NOTHING has internet!”
Us: “Congratulations, your modem just got hitched to your laptop. We need to stage a quickie divorce.”
**How to Get a Modem Divorce & Instant Remarriage (Works on Cox, Spectrum, Xfinity, Mediacom, Optimum, Suddenlink – basically everybody)**
1. Unplug the power from the modem (and the coax cable for extra drama)
2. Disconnect the current “spouse”
3. Plug in the **new device first** (your router, mesh node, etc.)
4. Plug power back into the modem
5. Wait for the lights to stop blinking and do their happy dance
6. Boom — legally separated and happily remarried in under 2 minutes
Factory reset the modem? It instantly becomes single again and will marry the first thing it sees. Choose wisely, or you’ll be calling us for couples counseling.
Still no internet after the divorce? Could be signal issues, a bad splitter, or the modem just needs a stern talking-to.
That’s when you call the national modem marriage counselors at Fireytech (we make house calls in Tulsa, but the advice works anywhere).
**Call or text 918-258-FIRE (3473)** before your modem files for sole custody of the bandwidth.
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