Taking a page from FON, it seems.
I'm curious how they do traffic shaping for the second network - does it happen in router or upstream?
Xfinity WiFi Home Hotspot FAQs
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#12Is this only if I use a comcast wireless router? I use a Comcast cable modem and then my own configured wireless router. Does this apply to me too?
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#13Is this only if I use a comcast wireless router? I use a Comcast cable modem and then my own configured wireless router. Does this apply to me too?
From what I can see, this only applies if you are using Comcast wireless equipment.
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#14Is this only if I use a comcast wireless router? I use a Comcast cable modem and then my own configured wireless router. Does this apply to me too?
Do you have an XFINITY Wireless Gateway? Can you see an addition xfinitywifi network?
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#15As far as security is concerned, I'm much more worried about ISPs providing WiFi routers that uses WEP encryption AS A DEFAULT.
For those who don't know, WEP can be hacked in a matter of minutes with no technical knowledge required. There's plenty on scripts on the internet that automates the whole process for you.
Do yourself a favour and use WPA2.
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#16Title is misleading. I interpret this as they broadcast a separate wifi signal that connects to a different LAN. I don't see anything terribly wrong with this.
Yea this makes a lot of sense.
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
I question "doesn't use your bandwidth." BT is a DSL provider. Your circuit is provisioned for the speed you pay for, and the maximum attainable speed is limited based on distance from the DSLAM as well as other factors (copper gauge, copper condition, etc.). If you're paying for the highest speed BT offers at your location and you're near the limit for that speed, they don't have any capability to overprovision a fe…
Also you have to use their crappy router with DNS hijacking.
Heh. Is there such a thing as a consumer ISP-supplied router that isn't a total POS?
Does BT not let you override their DNS servers? I don't know why ISPs seem to think DNS hijacking is such a good idea. I find it hard to believe they could make any substantial amount of money on it, it just pisses people off.
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#18I have an Xfinity Wireless Gateway, and I see no visible networks named "xfinitywifi" nearby.
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#19Oh I'd disable that so fast. It'll mess up gaming latency in a heartbeat.
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#20Does anyone who have this (or any of the other similar systems) know if you the other people go out with your public IP or not?
If so, comcast/bt/bezeq has just killed all association between ip and identity (not that there was much to begin with, but there was)