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Home Router is a public Hot Spot?

BirdOPrey5

BirdOPrey5

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It's basically two separate routers in the same box... You could probably figure out which antenna is the comcast public wifi and unscrew it if you wanted to "stick it to the man." It doesn't use your bandwidth- just your electricity.
 
Ralph

Ralph

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BirdOPrey5 said:
It's basically two separate routers in the same box... You could probably figure out which antenna is the comcast public wifi and unscrew it if you wanted to "stick it to the man." It doesn't use your bandwidth- just your electricity.
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From the article:
You can turn it off by calling Comcast or logging into your account online.
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skeptic

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abqtj said:
If they'd like to lease it from me, that would be fine
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Since it's only for existing Comcast customers and doesn't affect your bandwidth, plus you can turn it off by logging into their website or calling them, I don't see what the issue is. If it was really public wifi that used your bandwidth, then I would agree.
 
abqtj

abqtj

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I'm skeptical that it wouldn't affect your bandwidth.
 
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frank_c

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Outsiders never get access to your private, password-protected home network. Each box has two separate antennae, Comcast explained. That means criminals can't jump from the public channel into your network and spy on you.
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Right. And my PIN and account information are secure when I use my debit card somewhere.
 
Short Round

Short Round

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BirdOPrey5 said:
It's basically two separate routers in the same box... You could probably figure out which antenna is the comcast public wifi and unscrew it if you wanted to "stick it to the man." It doesn't use your bandwidth- just your electricity.
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Internal antennas.
 
Jays89YJ

Jays89YJ

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Our dumb**** IT guy couldn't figure out how to network our office with wifi, so my estimator brought in his own router and setup his own wifi off of our network. It covers 75% of the office.
 
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