There is a documented problem with the Hitrons where the ethernet ports go dead (well, more like sleeping) which requires a power cycle or a remote reboot from Shaw in order to get it going again. This happened at home and at work (both Hitrons, both bridged), which was a drag as we have people accessing the office remotely.
Shaw swapped my Hitron for a Cisco at home, which resolved the occasional but annoying problem. Apparently there is a firmware fix coming (or maybe it has already arrived). We haven't had the problem at work for a few weeks now.
I'm not sure about any other issues or reasons, but that one issue was/is a big one for me.
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