[stephenr]

> there are literally no downsides to the consumer

Sure, if your time is worth nothing, then there are no downsides.

If you value your time and end up in a scenario like the article describes, you're looking at (a) service interruptions because they wanted to cheap out on the installation, followed by (b) service cancellation because they couldn't be bothered to rectify the problem they caused by cheaping out.

[hn_throwaway_99]

Dude, you spent more time arguing with some stranger on the Internet (me) to make a non-existent point than it takes to switch ISPs where I live. Don't kid yourself, your time ain't that valuable.