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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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New Comcast feature
On 11/21/2013 6:20 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:45:03 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 11/21/2013 5:26 PM, wrote: On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:38:18 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: 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. I have that at my house, simply by putting the DSL wifi router in front of the router I already had. Both are secured tho. I really don't use WiFi on my home network so I have the WiFi turned off on that router and guests go directly to the DSL WiFi The "guest/visitor" use feature is nice, but it's obviously not the primary reason for this new feature. Comcast is the largest cable/Internet service provider in the US. They have about 15 million Internet service customers nationwide with almost double that with cable TV service. By using their customer based WiFi modem/router with the dual channel capability, they are basically establishing up to 15 million new "hotspots" for Comcast Internet customers. If this is an unsecured WiFi they are not creating any customers. What keeps the neighbors or anyone war driving down the road from getting in? I would be a little worried about which IP this comes back to ... yours? Wonder how much the NSA is paying them to track everybody for them:) |
New Comcast feature
On 11/21/13, 6:25 PM, KC wrote:
On 11/21/2013 6:20 PM, wrote: On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:45:03 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 11/21/2013 5:26 PM, wrote: On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:38:18 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: 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. I have that at my house, simply by putting the DSL wifi router in front of the router I already had. Both are secured tho. I really don't use WiFi on my home network so I have the WiFi turned off on that router and guests go directly to the DSL WiFi The "guest/visitor" use feature is nice, but it's obviously not the primary reason for this new feature. Comcast is the largest cable/Internet service provider in the US. They have about 15 million Internet service customers nationwide with almost double that with cable TV service. By using their customer based WiFi modem/router with the dual channel capability, they are basically establishing up to 15 million new "hotspots" for Comcast Internet customers. If this is an unsecured WiFi they are not creating any customers. What keeps the neighbors or anyone war driving down the road from getting in? I would be a little worried about which IP this comes back to ... yours? Wonder how much the NSA is paying them to track everybody for them:) You're the only one on your block being tracked, but it's not by the NSA. -- Religion: together we can find the cure. |
New Comcast feature
On 11/21/2013 6:20 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:45:03 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 11/21/2013 5:26 PM, wrote: On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:38:18 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: 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. I have that at my house, simply by putting the DSL wifi router in front of the router I already had. Both are secured tho. I really don't use WiFi on my home network so I have the WiFi turned off on that router and guests go directly to the DSL WiFi The "guest/visitor" use feature is nice, but it's obviously not the primary reason for this new feature. Comcast is the largest cable/Internet service provider in the US. They have about 15 million Internet service customers nationwide with almost double that with cable TV service. By using their customer based WiFi modem/router with the dual channel capability, they are basically establishing up to 15 million new "hotspots" for Comcast Internet customers. If this is an unsecured WiFi they are not creating any customers. What keeps the neighbors or anyone war driving down the road from getting in? I would be a little worried about which IP this comes back to ... yours? That's the whole point of the system. Making millions of new hotspots for use by anyone who already has a Comcast account. As far as the IP address, I just spent an hour on the phone trying to find out the answer to that question. It's a good one. I talked to 7 different Comcast "Account Executives" and none of them had a clue what I was talking about. I was finally transferred to a geek type who knew exactly what this new system feature is and could answer the question definitively: The second signal being broadcast from your home WiFi router is totally separate from the primary, secured channel and has it's own, unique IP address. This is a very new system and feature. Apparently we are one of the first in our area to have it. The Comcast geek who I was finally connected to told me that I was the first one to call with the IP address question and they are going to add it to the newly created FAQs on the Comcast website. I asked a friend who lives a couple of towns from me to see if his computer could see "XFINITYWiFi" as an available, unsecured network. It did, however the signal was too low to be usable, so it was not coming from a house close to him. We recently had our whole Comcast system upgraded. I received an email yesterday about this new feature yesterday and tried it. It works. I understand the reasons Comcast has for offering it and I think it's great. |
New Comcast feature
On 11/21/2013 6:25 PM, KC wrote:
On 11/21/2013 6:20 PM, wrote: On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:45:03 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 11/21/2013 5:26 PM, wrote: On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:38:18 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: 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. I have that at my house, simply by putting the DSL wifi router in front of the router I already had. Both are secured tho. I really don't use WiFi on my home network so I have the WiFi turned off on that router and guests go directly to the DSL WiFi The "guest/visitor" use feature is nice, but it's obviously not the primary reason for this new feature. Comcast is the largest cable/Internet service provider in the US. They have about 15 million Internet service customers nationwide with almost double that with cable TV service. By using their customer based WiFi modem/router with the dual channel capability, they are basically establishing up to 15 million new "hotspots" for Comcast Internet customers. If this is an unsecured WiFi they are not creating any customers. What keeps the neighbors or anyone war driving down the road from getting in? I would be a little worried about which IP this comes back to ... yours? Wonder how much the NSA is paying them to track everybody for them:) You need a new tin hat. Yours is getting porous. |
New Comcast feature
On Thursday, 21 November 2013 19:26:46 UTC-4, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 11/21/13, 6:25 PM, KC wrote: On 11/21/2013 6:20 PM, wrote: On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:45:03 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 11/21/2013 5:26 PM, wrote: On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:38:18 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: 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. I have that at my house, simply by putting the DSL wifi router in front of the router I already had. Both are secured tho. I really don't use WiFi on my home network so I have the WiFi turned off on that router and guests go directly to the DSL WiFi The "guest/visitor" use feature is nice, but it's obviously not the primary reason for this new feature. Comcast is the largest cable/Internet service provider in the US. They have about 15 million Internet service customers nationwide with almost double that with cable TV service. By using their customer based WiFi modem/router with the dual channel capability, they are basically establishing up to 15 million new "hotspots" for Comcast Internet customers. If this is an unsecured WiFi they are not creating any customers. What keeps the neighbors or anyone war driving down the road from getting in? I would be a little worried about which IP this comes back to ... yours? Wonder how much the NSA is paying them to track everybody for them:) You're the only one on your block being tracked, but it's not by the NSA. Hopefully, it's by the South Windsor Police Dept. |
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New Comcast feature
On 11/21/2013 8:45 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/21/2013 6:25 PM, KC wrote: On 11/21/2013 6:20 PM, wrote: On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:45:03 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 11/21/2013 5:26 PM, wrote: On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:38:18 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: 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. I have that at my house, simply by putting the DSL wifi router in front of the router I already had. Both are secured tho. I really don't use WiFi on my home network so I have the WiFi turned off on that router and guests go directly to the DSL WiFi The "guest/visitor" use feature is nice, but it's obviously not the primary reason for this new feature. Comcast is the largest cable/Internet service provider in the US. They have about 15 million Internet service customers nationwide with almost double that with cable TV service. By using their customer based WiFi modem/router with the dual channel capability, they are basically establishing up to 15 million new "hotspots" for Comcast Internet customers. If this is an unsecured WiFi they are not creating any customers. What keeps the neighbors or anyone war driving down the road from getting in? I would be a little worried about which IP this comes back to ... yours? Wonder how much the NSA is paying them to track everybody for them:) You need a new tin hat. Yours is getting porous. Listen Dick... We already know they are paying ATT and others for "logistics", why would you think this more complete map of every ones traveles would not be a great prize for them? Seriously, do you think the NSA hasn't looked at the possibility of watching folks move through areas via tracking them??? I know it gave you a good excuse to dismiss and bully me, but really, think about the question, then get back with me... |
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New Comcast feature
On 11/21/2013 11:41 PM, KC wrote:
On 11/21/2013 8:45 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/21/2013 6:25 PM, KC wrote: On 11/21/2013 6:20 PM, wrote: On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:45:03 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 11/21/2013 5:26 PM, wrote: On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:38:18 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: 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. I have that at my house, simply by putting the DSL wifi router in front of the router I already had. Both are secured tho. I really don't use WiFi on my home network so I have the WiFi turned off on that router and guests go directly to the DSL WiFi The "guest/visitor" use feature is nice, but it's obviously not the primary reason for this new feature. Comcast is the largest cable/Internet service provider in the US. They have about 15 million Internet service customers nationwide with almost double that with cable TV service. By using their customer based WiFi modem/router with the dual channel capability, they are basically establishing up to 15 million new "hotspots" for Comcast Internet customers. If this is an unsecured WiFi they are not creating any customers. What keeps the neighbors or anyone war driving down the road from getting in? I would be a little worried about which IP this comes back to ... yours? Wonder how much the NSA is paying them to track everybody for them:) You need a new tin hat. Yours is getting porous. Listen Dick... We already know they are paying ATT and others for "logistics", why would you think this more complete map of every ones traveles would not be a great prize for them? Seriously, do you think the NSA hasn't looked at the possibility of watching folks move through areas via tracking them??? I know it gave you a good excuse to dismiss and bully me, but really, think about the question, then get back with me... Ok. I did. I think you are a paranoid nutcase. |
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New Comcast feature (for Greg)
On 11/22/2013 12:22 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 21:38:21 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: If your device (computer, smart phone, iPad or whatever) detects a "XFINITYWiFi" signal as an available network, you connect to it. The more I think about this the scarier it gets. What happens when that "XFINITYWiFi" router you see is a spoofer, they play you like a real Xfinity site, get your password and along the way they also dump your device to their machine. I hope there is more security than you have described. They are even talking about phony "charging stations" that will dump your mobile device while you think you are just getting a free charge. If you want to learn more about this, here's a link that will get you started. The link was huge, so I made a TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/kr2rtp2 |
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New Comcast feature
On 11/22/2013 2:10 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/22/2013 12:14 AM, wrote: On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 23:41:58 -0500, KC wrote: On 11/21/2013 8:45 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: You need a new tin hat. Yours is getting porous. Listen Dick... We already know they are paying ATT and others for "logistics", why would you think this more complete map of every ones traveles would not be a great prize for them? Seriously, do you think the NSA hasn't looked at the possibility of watching folks move through areas via tracking them??? I know it gave you a good excuse to dismiss and bully me, but really, think about the question, then get back with me... At a certain point you simply have to understand your electronic signature tracks you everywhere you go and the NSA is not even the most curious about querying that data. Have you noticed that if you mention something on a BB, you start getting ads about where to buy one? That is just one use of what people know. The only way to really hide is to live off the grid, use cash, stay off the internet and never carry any kind mobile device, including toll transponders. Best if you don't even have a car. Basically, be a homeless person who avoids public assistance and stays out of cop trouble. No kidding. If you use a credit or debit card anywhere, they provide a means of instantly tracking your whereabouts, let alone GPS enabled cell phones and other electronic devices. You can't go through life worrying about crap like that. Scott just weaves it all into his bizarre government conspiracy theories that he both loves and hates at the same time. Never said I "went through life worrying about it"... That's your harryism... I simply said, they will collect the info, you call names and accuse...... anything but answer the question. But if that makes you feel better... well.... |
New Comcast feature
On 11/22/2013 2:02 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/21/2013 11:41 PM, KC wrote: On 11/21/2013 8:45 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/21/2013 6:25 PM, KC wrote: On 11/21/2013 6:20 PM, wrote: On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:45:03 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 11/21/2013 5:26 PM, wrote: On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:38:18 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: 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. I have that at my house, simply by putting the DSL wifi router in front of the router I already had. Both are secured tho. I really don't use WiFi on my home network so I have the WiFi turned off on that router and guests go directly to the DSL WiFi The "guest/visitor" use feature is nice, but it's obviously not the primary reason for this new feature. Comcast is the largest cable/Internet service provider in the US. They have about 15 million Internet service customers nationwide with almost double that with cable TV service. By using their customer based WiFi modem/router with the dual channel capability, they are basically establishing up to 15 million new "hotspots" for Comcast Internet customers. If this is an unsecured WiFi they are not creating any customers. What keeps the neighbors or anyone war driving down the road from getting in? I would be a little worried about which IP this comes back to ... yours? Wonder how much the NSA is paying them to track everybody for them:) You need a new tin hat. Yours is getting porous. Listen Dick... We already know they are paying ATT and others for "logistics", why would you think this more complete map of every ones traveles would not be a great prize for them? Seriously, do you think the NSA hasn't looked at the possibility of watching folks move through areas via tracking them??? I know it gave you a good excuse to dismiss and bully me, but really, think about the question, then get back with me... Ok. I did. I think you are a paranoid nutcase. Wow, so you won't address any of it because it makes you feel better about yourself to just call names? I get it... |
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New Comcast feature
On 11/22/2013 2:19 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/22/2013 12:22 AM, wrote: On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 21:38:21 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: If your device (computer, smart phone, iPad or whatever) detects a "XFINITYWiFi" signal as an available network, you connect to it. The more I think about this the scarier it gets. What happens when that "XFINITYWiFi" router you see is a spoofer, they play you like a real Xfinity site, get your password and along the way they also dump your device to their machine. I hope there is more security than you have described. I don't know. I've described everything I know about it so far. I don't see how it's any different than the "free" WiFi connections that many public places have now except you have to have a Comcast account to access it. I am not going to worry about it though. You don't *have* to use it and if your home router is transmitting the second channel you can call Comcast and have it disabled if you desire. What no names, no curtain climbing??? No waving?????? |
New Comcast feature
On 11/21/13, 11:41 PM, KC wrote:
On 11/21/2013 8:45 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/21/2013 6:25 PM, KC wrote: On 11/21/2013 6:20 PM, wrote: On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:45:03 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 11/21/2013 5:26 PM, wrote: On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:38:18 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: 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. I have that at my house, simply by putting the DSL wifi router in front of the router I already had. Both are secured tho. I really don't use WiFi on my home network so I have the WiFi turned off on that router and guests go directly to the DSL WiFi The "guest/visitor" use feature is nice, but it's obviously not the primary reason for this new feature. Comcast is the largest cable/Internet service provider in the US. They have about 15 million Internet service customers nationwide with almost double that with cable TV service. By using their customer based WiFi modem/router with the dual channel capability, they are basically establishing up to 15 million new "hotspots" for Comcast Internet customers. If this is an unsecured WiFi they are not creating any customers. What keeps the neighbors or anyone war driving down the road from getting in? I would be a little worried about which IP this comes back to ... yours? Wonder how much the NSA is paying them to track everybody for them:) You need a new tin hat. Yours is getting porous. Listen Dick... We already know they are paying ATT and others for "logistics", why would you think this more complete map of every ones traveles would not be a great prize for them? Seriously, do you think the NSA hasn't looked at the possibility of watching folks move through areas via tracking them??? I know it gave you a good excuse to dismiss and bully me, but really, think about the question, then get back with me... That tin foil hat of yours sure gets a lot of use, eh? Other than your local police, who in "officialdom" would give a tinker's dam about your whereabouts? -- Religion: together we can find the cure. |
New Comcast feature (for Greg)
On Fri, 22 Nov 2013 02:23:46 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 11/22/2013 12:22 AM, wrote: On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 21:38:21 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: If your device (computer, smart phone, iPad or whatever) detects a "XFINITYWiFi" signal as an available network, you connect to it. The more I think about this the scarier it gets. What happens when that "XFINITYWiFi" router you see is a spoofer, they play you like a real Xfinity site, get your password and along the way they also dump your device to their machine. I hope there is more security than you have described. They are even talking about phony "charging stations" that will dump your mobile device while you think you are just getting a free charge. If you want to learn more about this, here's a link that will get you started. The link was huge, so I made a TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/kr2rtp2 Sounds like someone is letting 'conspiracy theories' get into his head. But, Greg makes a good point. John H. -- Hope you're having a great day! |
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On Friday, 22 November 2013 07:15:59 UTC-4, KC wrote:
Watch out Greg.... Dick will get on his stump and start calling you names now. Oh wait, you are in the right social economic class, so you will probably be just fine... nevermind... I have a sneaking suspicion he doesn't play well with lower middle class:) Wow.. what a little drama queen you are! You are as regular as a woman's monthly cycle. We see you back in your 'poor little me... everyone's picking on me' phase. Someone should test you to see if your estrogen levels are higher than your testosterone levels. ~~SNERK~~ |
New Comcast feature (for Greg)
On 11/22/2013 12:43 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 22 Nov 2013 02:23:46 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 11/22/2013 12:22 AM, wrote: On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 21:38:21 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: If your device (computer, smart phone, iPad or whatever) detects a "XFINITYWiFi" signal as an available network, you connect to it. The more I think about this the scarier it gets. What happens when that "XFINITYWiFi" router you see is a spoofer, they play you like a real Xfinity site, get your password and along the way they also dump your device to their machine. I hope there is more security than you have described. They are even talking about phony "charging stations" that will dump your mobile device while you think you are just getting a free charge. If you want to learn more about this, here's a link that will get you started. The link was huge, so I made a TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/kr2rtp2 The big flaw in this for me is your guests need to be Comcast customers. I do see why they are doing it tho. Comcast is so bad here, I don't really know many people who have it. My wife has it at work, simply because they do cable for the neighborhood. They are seriously looking for another data service. The TVs in the club house are already on Direct TV, mostly for the sports package. I think the data in the clubhouse is free right now because they don't want to use the business and they have DSL knocking on the door. Until very recently Comcast up here was getting terrible as well, both in cable TV and Internet service. Lots of outages on the Internet connection and weak or no signals for cable TV on many channels. Then they did the upgrades. The Comcast tech who came to the house told me that Comcast is slowly upgrading their entire system, nationwide and also the provided gear to customers. Eventually everyone will be upgraded to the type of gear he installed at our house. Since then, the services have been excellent. Faster and stable Internet and much improved HD TV signal. So, maybe there's hope in the future down there. |
New Comcast feature
On Fri, 22 Nov 2013 07:55:54 -0800 (PST), True North wrote:
On Friday, 22 November 2013 07:15:59 UTC-4, KC wrote: Watch out Greg.... Dick will get on his stump and start calling you names now. Oh wait, you are in the right social economic class, so you will probably be just fine... nevermind... I have a sneaking suspicion he doesn't play well with lower middle class:) Wow.. what a little drama queen you are! You are as regular as a woman's monthly cycle. We see you back in your 'poor little me... everyone's picking on me' phase. Someone should test you to see if your estrogen levels are higher than your testosterone levels. ~~SNERK~~ Hey Squirt! No gonads yet, hey? Had *your* estrogen levels checked lately? Sharia, Mexican, or what, hey? John H. -- Hope you're having a great day! |
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New Comcast feature
On 11/23/2013 12:31 PM, BAR wrote:
In article , says... 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. Why would you want to expose your internet connection to anyone and everyone within range. When the government comes to you and says where were you doing illegal operations from your internet connection what are you going to say? That was one of the concerns that I had ... and Greg also raised it as a potential issue. However, it's not a problem or risk. The "second channel" that is broadcast is totally independent of the primary secured, home network channel. It's really a Comcast owned and controlled connection and has nothing to do with your home network. I confirmed, both with Comcast and on my computer that the IP addresses are different. I checked our reported IP address on the primary, secured network, then disconnected from it, connected to the second "XFINITYWiFi" signal and it reported a totally different IP. I think there is a lot of confusion about this, as I was initially when I received the email from Comcast announcing and explaining this new feature/service. Again, people are *not* able to sign onto your home network and it isn't "exposed". The purpose of the Comcast/Xfinity owned and controlled signal is to eventually make your whole area, town and state an Xfinity "hotspot". You can opt out of having your home router having the second channel capability. At first I was inclined to do that because I really didn't understand what it was for but now that I do, I'll leave it. There's no security risk to the regular connection. It is also only accessible to Comcast customers. If you don't have a Comcast account, you can't use it. |
New Comcast feature
On 11/23/2013 12:31 PM, BAR wrote:
Why would you want to expose your internet connection to anyone and everyone within range. When the government comes to you and says where were you doing illegal operations from your internet connection what are you going to say? Forgot to mention in my previous reply: In our particular case, there's another reason I am not concerned about this feature. Our house is way too far from the road (950 feet) for anyone just passing by to receive the signal. The closest neighbor has Verizon Fios as a Internet service, and they are too far away from our house to get a usable signal from our router. Even if they managed to get the signal, they wouldn't be able to connect because they don't have a Comcast account. Our primary network in the house was "unsecured" for years because there isn't anybody else close enough to use it. It's secured now by default with the new modem/router which requires it to be WPS2 secured. |
New Comcast feature
On 11/23/13, 12:48 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/23/2013 12:31 PM, BAR wrote: In article , says... 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. Why would you want to expose your internet connection to anyone and everyone within range. When the government comes to you and says where were you doing illegal operations from your internet connection what are you going to say? That was one of the concerns that I had ... and Greg also raised it as a potential issue. However, it's not a problem or risk. The "second channel" that is broadcast is totally independent of the primary secured, home network channel. It's really a Comcast owned and controlled connection and has nothing to do with your home network. I confirmed, both with Comcast and on my computer that the IP addresses are different. I checked our reported IP address on the primary, secured network, then disconnected from it, connected to the second "XFINITYWiFi" signal and it reported a totally different IP. I think there is a lot of confusion about this, as I was initially when I received the email from Comcast announcing and explaining this new feature/service. Again, people are *not* able to sign onto your home network and it isn't "exposed". The purpose of the Comcast/Xfinity owned and controlled signal is to eventually make your whole area, town and state an Xfinity "hotspot". You can opt out of having your home router having the second channel capability. At first I was inclined to do that because I really didn't understand what it was for but now that I do, I'll leave it. There's no security risk to the regular connection. It is also only accessible to Comcast customers. If you don't have a Comcast account, you can't use it. When my cable modem went teats up, I returned it to Comcast and got a new one that is significantly faster than the old one. I was offered a combo modem/router, seemed decent enough, but it only had a couple of ports for wired connections, and I already had a good wired/wireless router with the G and N bands and more ports for wired connections. -- Religion: together we can find the cure. |
New Comcast feature
On 11/23/13, 12:56 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/23/2013 12:31 PM, BAR wrote: Why would you want to expose your internet connection to anyone and everyone within range. When the government comes to you and says where were you doing illegal operations from your internet connection what are you going to say? Forgot to mention in my previous reply: In our particular case, there's another reason I am not concerned about this feature. Our house is way too far from the road (950 feet) for anyone just passing by to receive the signal. The closest neighbor has Verizon Fios as a Internet service, and they are too far away from our house to get a usable signal from our router. Even if they managed to get the signal, they wouldn't be able to connect because they don't have a Comcast account. Our primary network in the house was "unsecured" for years because there isn't anybody else close enough to use it. It's secured now by default with the new modem/router which requires it to be WPS2 secured. And of course you are not "doing illegal operations from your internet connection." I wonder what the actual range is for the "outside" wi-fi connection. Traditional wi-fi typically is good within a reasonably sized house and maybe out on the porch or patio and maybe out onto a street 100' away. -- Religion: together we can find the cure. |
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New Comcast feature
On 11/23/2013 12:59 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 11/23/13, 12:48 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/23/2013 12:31 PM, BAR wrote: In article , says... 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. Why would you want to expose your internet connection to anyone and everyone within range. When the government comes to you and says where were you doing illegal operations from your internet connection what are you going to say? That was one of the concerns that I had ... and Greg also raised it as a potential issue. However, it's not a problem or risk. The "second channel" that is broadcast is totally independent of the primary secured, home network channel. It's really a Comcast owned and controlled connection and has nothing to do with your home network. I confirmed, both with Comcast and on my computer that the IP addresses are different. I checked our reported IP address on the primary, secured network, then disconnected from it, connected to the second "XFINITYWiFi" signal and it reported a totally different IP. I think there is a lot of confusion about this, as I was initially when I received the email from Comcast announcing and explaining this new feature/service. Again, people are *not* able to sign onto your home network and it isn't "exposed". The purpose of the Comcast/Xfinity owned and controlled signal is to eventually make your whole area, town and state an Xfinity "hotspot". You can opt out of having your home router having the second channel capability. At first I was inclined to do that because I really didn't understand what it was for but now that I do, I'll leave it. There's no security risk to the regular connection. It is also only accessible to Comcast customers. If you don't have a Comcast account, you can't use it. When my cable modem went teats up, I returned it to Comcast and got a new one that is significantly faster than the old one. I was offered a combo modem/router, seemed decent enough, but it only had a couple of ports for wired connections, and I already had a good wired/wireless router with the G and N bands and more ports for wired connections. I just checked the new one Comcast installed along with the other distribution equipment. It has four Ethernet ports for wired connections. Our house was built in 1997 and was wired with RG6 cable to every room but was not wired for ethernet computer connections. For our use, the wireless works fine, especially with the extender I bought. It's a big house (8,000 square feet) and we really have no need to tear things up to install ethernet cables everywhere. BTW, I also received another email (while typing this post) from Comcast/Xfinity telling us that our service speed had been increased and I should reboot our computers and the modem/router to enable the higher speed. Haven't done that yet. The last time I did a speed test (which was before all the upgrades), it was at about 22Mbps download and about 5.4Mbps upload. It will be interesting to do the test again after I do the reboots. Xfinity claims speeds up to 54MBs download. It also depends on what kind of service you have, apparently. I didn't know what we had until today. It's called the "Performance" package, whatever that is. For our usage, the way it's working right now is plenty fast. I am almost afraid to do the reboots. Sometimes it's best to leave well enough alone. |
New Comcast feature
On 11/23/13, 1:24 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/23/2013 12:59 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote: On 11/23/13, 12:48 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/23/2013 12:31 PM, BAR wrote: In article , says... 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. Why would you want to expose your internet connection to anyone and everyone within range. When the government comes to you and says where were you doing illegal operations from your internet connection what are you going to say? That was one of the concerns that I had ... and Greg also raised it as a potential issue. However, it's not a problem or risk. The "second channel" that is broadcast is totally independent of the primary secured, home network channel. It's really a Comcast owned and controlled connection and has nothing to do with your home network. I confirmed, both with Comcast and on my computer that the IP addresses are different. I checked our reported IP address on the primary, secured network, then disconnected from it, connected to the second "XFINITYWiFi" signal and it reported a totally different IP. I think there is a lot of confusion about this, as I was initially when I received the email from Comcast announcing and explaining this new feature/service. Again, people are *not* able to sign onto your home network and it isn't "exposed". The purpose of the Comcast/Xfinity owned and controlled signal is to eventually make your whole area, town and state an Xfinity "hotspot". You can opt out of having your home router having the second channel capability. At first I was inclined to do that because I really didn't understand what it was for but now that I do, I'll leave it. There's no security risk to the regular connection. It is also only accessible to Comcast customers. If you don't have a Comcast account, you can't use it. When my cable modem went teats up, I returned it to Comcast and got a new one that is significantly faster than the old one. I was offered a combo modem/router, seemed decent enough, but it only had a couple of ports for wired connections, and I already had a good wired/wireless router with the G and N bands and more ports for wired connections. I just checked the new one Comcast installed along with the other distribution equipment. It has four Ethernet ports for wired connections. Our house was built in 1997 and was wired with RG6 cable to every room but was not wired for ethernet computer connections. For our use, the wireless works fine, especially with the extender I bought. It's a big house (8,000 square feet) and we really have no need to tear things up to install ethernet cables everywhere. BTW, I also received another email (while typing this post) from Comcast/Xfinity telling us that our service speed had been increased and I should reboot our computers and the modem/router to enable the higher speed. Haven't done that yet. The last time I did a speed test (which was before all the upgrades), it was at about 22Mbps download and about 5.4Mbps upload. It will be interesting to do the test again after I do the reboots. Xfinity claims speeds up to 54MBs download. It also depends on what kind of service you have, apparently. I didn't know what we had until today. It's called the "Performance" package, whatever that is. For our usage, the way it's working right now is plenty fast. I am almost afraid to do the reboots. Sometimes it's best to leave well enough alone. Before the drywall in this house was installed, I ran CAT cable from where the high-speed cable service entered the house to the third floor bedrooms, the family room and the kitchen. I just tested and got 57.74 Mbps download and 15 Mbps upload on my desktop. The upload typically varies more than the download. On my iPhone using Wi-Fi I got 31.06 Mbps download and 10.10 Mbps upload. -- Religion: together we can find the cure. |
New Comcast feature
On 11/23/2013 1:03 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 11/23/13, 12:56 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/23/2013 12:31 PM, BAR wrote: Why would you want to expose your internet connection to anyone and everyone within range. When the government comes to you and says where were you doing illegal operations from your internet connection what are you going to say? Forgot to mention in my previous reply: In our particular case, there's another reason I am not concerned about this feature. Our house is way too far from the road (950 feet) for anyone just passing by to receive the signal. The closest neighbor has Verizon Fios as a Internet service, and they are too far away from our house to get a usable signal from our router. Even if they managed to get the signal, they wouldn't be able to connect because they don't have a Comcast account. Our primary network in the house was "unsecured" for years because there isn't anybody else close enough to use it. It's secured now by default with the new modem/router which requires it to be WPS2 secured. And of course you are not "doing illegal operations from your internet connection." I wonder what the actual range is for the "outside" wi-fi connection. Traditional wi-fi typically is good within a reasonably sized house and maybe out on the porch or patio and maybe out onto a street 100' away. 100' or so seems about right. My wife and I have our computers (and she with her iPhone, iPad and who knows what else) sorta on one side of the house, so the wifi router covers that side pretty well. I put the extender in a room on the other side of the house and it transmits nicely to the man shed I recently built out in the woods beside the house. |
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New Comcast feature
On 11/23/2013 12:48 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/23/2013 12:31 PM, BAR wrote: In article , says... 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. Why would you want to expose your internet connection to anyone and everyone within range. When the government comes to you and says where were you doing illegal operations from your internet connection what are you going to say? That was one of the concerns that I had ... and Greg also raised it as a potential issue. However, it's not a problem or risk. The "second channel" that is broadcast is totally independent of the primary secured, home network channel. It's really a Comcast owned and controlled connection and has nothing to do with your home network. I confirmed, both with Comcast and on my computer that the IP addresses are different. I checked our reported IP address on the primary, secured network, then disconnected from it, connected to the second "XFINITYWiFi" signal and it reported a totally different IP. I think there is a lot of confusion about this, as I was initially when I received the email from Comcast announcing and explaining this new feature/service. Again, people are *not* able to sign onto your home network and it isn't "exposed". The purpose of the Comcast/Xfinity owned and controlled signal is to eventually make your whole area, town and state an Xfinity "hotspot". You can opt out of having your home router having the second channel capability. At first I was inclined to do that because I really didn't understand what it was for but now that I do, I'll leave it. There's no security risk to the regular connection. It is also only accessible to Comcast customers. If you don't have a Comcast account, you can't use it. Let's hope Comcast never gets their wires crossed. -- Americans deserve better. |
New Comcast feature
HankĀ© wrote:
On 11/23/2013 12:48 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/23/2013 12:31 PM, BAR wrote: In article , says... 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. Why would you want to expose your internet connection to anyone and everyone within range. When the government comes to you and says where were you doing illegal operations from your internet connection what are you going to say? That was one of the concerns that I had ... and Greg also raised it as a potential issue. However, it's not a problem or risk. The "second channel" that is broadcast is totally independent of the primary secured, home network channel. It's really a Comcast owned and controlled connection and has nothing to do with your home network. I confirmed, both with Comcast and on my computer that the IP addresses are different. I checked our reported IP address on the primary, secured network, then disconnected from it, connected to the second "XFINITYWiFi" signal and it reported a totally different IP. I think there is a lot of confusion about this, as I was initially when I received the email from Comcast announcing and explaining this new feature/service. Again, people are *not* able to sign onto your home network and it isn't "exposed". The purpose of the Comcast/Xfinity owned and controlled signal is to eventually make your whole area, town and state an Xfinity "hotspot". You can opt out of having your home router having the second channel capability. At first I was inclined to do that because I really didn't understand what it was for but now that I do, I'll leave it. There's no security risk to the regular connection. It is also only accessible to Comcast customers. If you don't have a Comcast account, you can't use it. Let's hope Comcast never gets their wires crossed. Cheap way for Comcast to get lots of hotspots. |
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On 11/23/2013 5:42 PM, Califbill wrote:
KC wrote: On 11/23/2013 2:00 PM, wrote: On Sat, 23 Nov 2013 13:34:45 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote: Before the drywall in this house was installed, I ran CAT cable from where the high-speed cable service entered the house to the third floor bedrooms, the family room and the kitchen. This is a single story so I have pretty good access to the walls from the attic When I was having the roof replaced I snaked conduit down the outside walls in a few strategic places and that helped a lot. My wife has a "I don't want to see any wires" policy on everything I do. We have done enough renovation here where a lot of the walls have been open that I got the base infrastructure into the computer room fairly well established. I am running a Cat5 and some low voltage cabling out to the new bump out in the screen cage too. I am sure there will be a PC out there. The first time I snaked wires from the attic to the basement, I pulled a few extra lengths of nylon cord though the "channel". Years later I wanted to add a couple circuits, made things easy... I have done the same thing in the wire runs in my boat. I suppose that if I got energetic I could use the existing RG6 cables that are already run to pull a new RG6 and computer cable to each room that we would want a hard connection for a computer. I'd have to move the modem/router down to the utility room in the basement where all the power and utilities come in the house from underground. It would still be quite a project though. House has three floors above the basement and some of those RG6 cable runs are pretty long. Nah. Too much work. I'll stick to the wireless WiFi. It's working fine. |
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