If you don’t plan on buying one of these routers but instead want to rent a router from Verizon, you will have to pay a monthly fee to the company. This is generally $15 a month, which would mean you end up paying $180 per year as rental charges. For $180, you could buy a decent router and use it without having to pay a rental fee. This is why most people prefer buying a router of their own rather than renting one.