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To all my fellow GLPer's with Comcast Xfinity internet!!

 
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I remember connecting to one of those xfinity wifi and they don't work, it takes you to some comcrap page.
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07/24/2014 01:24 PM
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There has to be a hige security flaw in there somewhere.
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07/24/2014 01:30 PM
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I noticed yesterday that all of a sudden I had a new wifi signal in my house named, "xfinitywifi". BULLSHIT

Comcast has turned my router into one of those public hotspots. Fuck that. IT WILL SUCK your bandwidth if you get some asshole freeloader hogging your signal. Won't count against your usage, but will slow YOUR PAID service down. I found a phone number that went DIRECTLY to a U.S. based Comcast Tech service person. No hold, no wait. The call took 5 minutes, I simply said that I wanted to opt-out of the free wifi on my router. The number is 855-308-9452.


Good Luck!!
 Quoting: rockhuff


Don't feel out. It doesn't suck your bandwidth, and public traffic is kept separate from your traffic. This was announced about two months ago.
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07/24/2014 01:30 PM
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thans so much, read about them turning all routers into hotspots but wasnt sure---just checked my networks and WHADDYA KNOW there it is, xfinitywifi. Calling now. Cheers
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I have to say that I love the Xfinity Hot Spots. I'm a Realtor and when I'm doing an Open House I like to check my e-mail and use the internet without burning through my data plan.
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07/24/2014 01:32 PM
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o snap got it on mine...ggrrrrr.
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07/24/2014 01:35 PM
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This is such a quick fix. Un screw then antennas on the back of the router. It will still broadcast , but only a few inches.
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Yea i would feel pissed off it that happened to my router. But i think if you're rational about it, if everyones routers did this, and everyone is sharing their spare bandwidth, then no it would not slow your service down, realistically unless you get somebody downloading torrents and sitting outside your house doing it.
You could of course cancelling your subscription, and then try using a tablet computer and suck off everyone elses wifi hotspots, to see if its viable as a freeloader.
Also if everyone on their phones in a city or dense area, enabled wifi hotspot, then everyone could share their spare data, and it probably would end up being cheaper.

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Re: To all my fellow GLPer's with Comcast Xfinity internet!!
I noticed yesterday that all of a sudden I had a new wifi signal in my house named, "xfinitywifi". BULLSHIT

Comcast has turned my router into one of those public hotspots. Fuck that. IT WILL SUCK your bandwidth if you get some asshole freeloader hogging your signal. Won't count against your usage, but will slow YOUR PAID service down. I found a phone number that went DIRECTLY to a U.S. based Comcast Tech service person. No hold, no wait. The call took 5 minutes, I simply said that I wanted to opt-out of the free wifi on my router. The number is 855-308-9452.


Good Luck!!
 Quoting: rockhuff


Yeah they wanted me to replace my modem with a wifi one and I declined. Bought and installed my own (NON wifi) and Comcast just activated. No more 8 bucks a month to pay for their modem.
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07/24/2014 01:45 PM
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Oh wow!! I just looked at the wifi networks and there it is..xfinitywifi...I have xfinity so it must me mine they are using since it's at all full bars.

Thank you so much OP for the heads up..I would of never known. <3
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07/24/2014 02:14 PM
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What happens if they download child porn on your wifi?
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Re: To all my fellow GLPer's with Comcast Xfinity internet!!
I noticed yesterday that all of a sudden I had a new wifi signal in my house named, "xfinitywifi". BULLSHIT

Comcast has turned my router into one of those public hotspots. Fuck that. IT WILL SUCK your bandwidth if you get some asshole freeloader hogging your signal. Won't count against your usage, but will slow YOUR PAID service down. I found a phone number that went DIRECTLY to a U.S. based Comcast Tech service person. No hold, no wait. The call took 5 minutes, I simply said that I wanted to opt-out of the free wifi on my router. The number is 855-308-9452.


Good Luck!!
 Quoting: rockhuff


Thanks for the info!

Great thread.
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07/24/2014 02:20 PM
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So let me get this straight. They are allowing THIER customers to log on to your routers wifi which is powered by and paid by your electric bills. Nice!! That almost sounds like theft of your electric service by Comcast.
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07/24/2014 02:22 PM
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Hey I've noticed my Charter Comm. WiFi seems like it's been acting weird..........I'll be checking that shit when I get home.
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Every time I get pissed about my service with AT&T DSL, I think of the alternative with comcrap and suddenly AT&T isn't so bad anymore!!

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 Quoting: chuckles45


same here.

i had to go back to ATT because i couldn't get on line, or stay on line with comcast.

had four or five techs out here and four or five modems and all new cables and it STILL sucked.

drove me out of my MF'in mind....crazyjak
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07/24/2014 02:22 PM
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Mine does that as well. Its called Xfinity WiFi. Its a bunch of BULLSHIT. Thank you for this number. Calling now.
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07/24/2014 02:35 PM
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They are killing us slowly through radiation. FACT.
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yea
don't use wifi at all
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07/24/2014 02:59 PM
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Re: To all my fellow GLPer's with Comcast Xfinity internet!!
I noticed yesterday that all of a sudden I had a new wifi signal in my house named, "xfinitywifi". BULLSHIT

Comcast has turned my router into one of those public hotspots. Fuck that. IT WILL SUCK your bandwidth if you get some asshole freeloader hogging your signal. Won't count against your usage, but will slow YOUR PAID service down. I found a phone number that went DIRECTLY to a U.S. based Comcast Tech service person. No hold, no wait. The call took 5 minutes, I simply said that I wanted to opt-out of the free wifi on my router. The number is 855-308-9452.


Good Luck!!
 Quoting: rockhuff


Mystery Solved, so this is why my "Gaming" kids are complaining when I am paying for the highest speed internet.
YUP, just checked-we are hot spot

Thank you!!!!
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07/24/2014 03:07 PM
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Re: To all my fellow GLPer's with Comcast Xfinity internet!!
I noticed yesterday that all of a sudden I had a new wifi signal in my house named, "xfinitywifi". BULLSHIT

Comcast has turned my router into one of those public hotspots. Fuck that. IT WILL SUCK your bandwidth if you get some asshole freeloader hogging your signal. Won't count against your usage, but will slow YOUR PAID service down. I found a phone number that went DIRECTLY to a U.S. based Comcast Tech service person. No hold, no wait. The call took 5 minutes, I simply said that I wanted to opt-out of the free wifi on my router. The number is 855-308-9452.


Good Luck!!
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07/24/2014 03:07 PM
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they don't use your house as a hotspot. go to there website and it will show you the hot spots near you
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Nope. They used mine well before 2 months ago. I discovered it myself, unplugged and it went away. Googled how to turn it off then reconnected and viola it was gone.

Comcast is the only internet provider where I live except the slow version of DSL. I'm surrounded by apartments and I bet they all knew somebody who could give them a log-in if they did not already pay Comcast.

I was never advised of this, one day they just turned it on.
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What happens if they download child porn on your wifi?
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:ABGP:
 Quoting: Munsoned


I'm sure they'd say nothing, but if you've read any stories about cops lately would you even want to risk it?
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thx op i saved the number - i still have fios at my main house. got stuck with comCRAP up here in amishland.....chk'd my wifi and its still locked down.
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Re: To all my fellow GLPer's with Comcast Xfinity internet!!
I noticed yesterday that all of a sudden I had a new wifi signal in my house named, "xfinitywifi". BULLSHIT

Comcast has turned my router into one of those public hotspots. Fuck that. IT WILL SUCK your bandwidth if you get some asshole freeloader hogging your signal. Won't count against your usage, but will slow YOUR PAID service down. I found a phone number that went DIRECTLY to a U.S. based Comcast Tech service person. No hold, no wait. The call took 5 minutes, I simply said that I wanted to opt-out of the free wifi on my router. The number is 855-308-9452.


Good Luck!!
 Quoting: rockhuff


Mystery Solved, so this is why my "Gaming" kids are complaining when I am paying for the highest speed internet.
YUP, just checked-we are hot spot

Thank you!!!!
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You sure they are selecting the servers with the lowest ping?? sometimes game consoles brush over this vital aspect in order to hide complexity from the users.
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07/24/2014 03:17 PM
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IN the UK, the cellphone carriers offer unlimited all you can eat data on 3G for just £12 - £15 per month. which is what i am on, but around the house i use my 120mit cable internet, also unlimited data unless you download huge amounts at peek time, in which case they will simply half your speed for 12 hrs... so no biggie./
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will check. Thanks OP!hi
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Re: To all my fellow GLPer's with Comcast Xfinity internet!!
I noticed yesterday that all of a sudden I had a new wifi signal in my house named, "xfinitywifi". BULLSHIT

Comcast has turned my router into one of those public hotspots. Fuck that. IT WILL SUCK your bandwidth if you get some asshole freeloader hogging your signal. Won't count against your usage, but will slow YOUR PAID service down. I found a phone number that went DIRECTLY to a U.S. based Comcast Tech service person. No hold, no wait. The call took 5 minutes, I simply said that I wanted to opt-out of the free wifi on my router. The number is 855-308-9452.


Good Luck!!
 Quoting: rockhuff


There's a few caveats to this and this has been going on for months now. First it doesn't count against your bandwidth usage at all. What they do is wall off a port from your router and make that the public WiFi and that traffic is monitored separately. HOWEVER, it is still using your router so there are two issues here, 1. If a lot of people are using your particular hotspot then it could slow yours down. 2. Security. It probably wouldn't take a total genius to bridge that port's gap onto your private service. And lastly, go get your own wifi router, they can't do it to your router, this only happens in WiFi routers they provide.

Oh, there's an app you can get for your phone where it will show you a map with all the hotspots.
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07/24/2014 03:23 PM
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They don't have to tell you about it. You agreed to it when you signed up for service. Get a 3rd part router and not deal with it.
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07/24/2014 03:39 PM
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This is one reason they want it open.

The EFF Wants Users to Open Up Wi-Fi Networks,



Thanks for the post
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Re: To all my fellow GLPer's with Comcast Xfinity internet!!
I noticed yesterday that all of a sudden I had a new wifi signal in my house named, "xfinitywifi". BULLSHIT

Comcast has turned my router into one of those public hotspots. Fuck that. IT WILL SUCK your bandwidth if you get some asshole freeloader hogging your signal. Won't count against your usage, but will slow YOUR PAID service down. I found a phone number that went DIRECTLY to a U.S. based Comcast Tech service person. No hold, no wait. The call took 5 minutes, I simply said that I wanted to opt-out of the free wifi on my router. The number is 855-308-9452.


Good Luck!!
 Quoting: rockhuff


I don't use, never will use, refuse to accept a Comcast router. Come on, an outstanding wireless N router is less than 50 bucks.

However, my neighbor has the hotspot on their router which comes in handy when I need some extra speed via connectify.
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IN the UK, the cellphone carriers offer unlimited all you can eat data on 3G for just £12 - £15 per month. which is what i am on, but around the house i use my 120mit cable internet, also unlimited data unless you download huge amounts at peek time, in which case they will simply half your speed for 12 hrs... so no biggie./
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