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Comcast Is Turning Customer Routers Into Public WiFi Spots

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The public network is totally separated from the private, including having a separate public IP.



It isn't your router, they are doing this on the routers they provide customers.

Ahh ok, i guess they will not be providing me one then.
 
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It isn't your router, they are doing this on the routers they provide customers.

Won't be leasing a comcast router anytime soon.
 
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I personally don't like how users can't opt out of this. Or can they by using their own router?


There is an opt out feature on these routers, I read the article a few hours ago. What I don't like is no price break for the folks who do allowe this on the routers in their homes using their electricity. I know the electricity is minimal but still!

Copy and paste from the article I read "This is an "opt-out" service, not "opt-in." As soon as you get one of these new WiFi routers for your home network, your neighbors who are Xfinity customers can get free bits from you."

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/comca...548f16a38&bcmt_s=u#mediacommentsugc_container
 
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There is an opt out feature on these routers, I read the article a few hours ago. What I don't like is no price break for the folks who do allowe this on the routers in their homes using their electricity. I know the electricity is minimal but still!

The "price break" is that you get the ability to use the public wifi.;)


Copy and paste from the article I read "This is an "opt-out" service, not "opt-in." As soon as you get one of these new WiFi routers for your home network, your neighbors who are Xfinity customers can get free bits from you."

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/comca...548f16a38&bcmt_s=u#mediacommentsugc_container

That logic makes no sense. If they are your neighbors, and Comcast customers, why would they use your connection and not just use their own Comcast connection that they actually pay for? And even if they do for some stupid reason, if it has no effect on the bandwidth provided to you, what does it matter?
 
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