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New Comcast feature
Comcast just enabled a new feature on our home wifi system. You have to have the new, updated equipment and modem/router that is provided by them for it to work. What they do is enable your wifi router to transmit and receive another independent signal. It shows up as "XFINITYWiFi" on your computer available networks list, iPad or cell phone. It is unsecured and doesn't interfere with your existing, secured connection, nor does it slow anything down. Anyone signed onto it is *not* connected to your existing, secured network, so they can't access any file sharing or anything you have set up on your network. It's designed to allow guests, visitors or anyone within receiving range of the signal to access the Internet and email virtually anywhere as long as you are a Comcast customer. It means that once they upgrade everyone, you could drive down the street and access the Internet anywhere there is a home WiFi system provided by Comcast. That's a lot of free "hot spots" in our area since Comcast dominates the cable TV and Internet market in our area. In our case nobody driving on the road will benefit from our house because we are too far from the road for them to get the signal. But in most areas with houses close to the road, you should be able to access the internet everywhere. It can also be used by house guests and visitors as long as they have a Comcast account. When you first connect to it, it doesn't indicate that you have Internet access. Says "local only". But, if you open a browser, it takes you to a Comcast page where you enter your user name (or Comcast email address) and your password. You only have to do this once per device. Once you've done that, you have full access to the Internet. You can also request that this capability be disabled on your modem/router if you don't want it. Personally, I think it's pretty cool and a clever way to make Internet access available to Comcast account holders almost everywhere. Funny, not too long ago it was a big deal to be "stealing" someone else's WiFi connection. Now they are encouraging it. |
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