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**Outlaw** · 2021-10-19 21:37

300 D/U Fiber no cap here. We could get 1 gig but since I am pretty much the only one that uses it the extra money doesn't seem worth it.

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**Byrthnoth** · 2021-10-20 05:48

Split this from the COVID thread because it was basically a fully separate conversation.

I get about 120MB/s down and 6MB/s up with Comcast paying for something more than that and like ~$110/mo for a bundle including TV and HBO. I need to call them and complain again but have been lazy.

Originally Posted by 6souls

So I restarted my modem/router after sealing the deal to take advantage of the upgrade. My router died in the process. This is actually a blessing because I learned through troubleshooting that the router capped speeds at 100 mbs.

The limitations they put on routers are pretty transparently used to encourage you to rent one of theirs instead of buying and using your own. It is incredibly likely that your ISP is the one capping your router at 100mbs because they don't rent out that particular version of router, not that it is any kind of hardware limitation in the router. This is one of those things that's still legal because it isn't regulated.

**NynJa** · 2021-10-20 08:15

Originally Posted by Byrthnoth

Split this from the COVID thread because it was basically a fully separate conversation.

Excuse me sir, but having fast internet is very important for WFH zoom meetings, that is very covid related.

**synistar** · 2021-10-20 09:46

iirc Spectrum gives customers the modem for free. But the downside is the modem has a separate public hotspot on the 2.4ghz band that Spectrum customers can log into with their account credentials.

And I'm on a 200down/10up plan for $70. No other alternatives in my area (it's fucking LA ffs) and I don't think AT&T is going to bother rolling out fiber. And all they have to compete is 50down for just as much as the Spectrum plan.

**Meresgi** · 2021-10-20 09:50

Originally Posted by NynJa

Excuse me sir, but having fast internet is very important for WFH zoom meetings, that is very covid related.

I also need fast internet to buy my horse dewormer! PUT IT BACK IN THE SCAMDEMIC THREAD!~!!!!@@#!!

**NynJa** · 2021-10-20 10:05

Originally Posted by synistar

But the downside is the modem has a separate public hotspot on the 2.4ghz band that Spectrum customers can log into with their account credentials.

LMFAO WHAT?!?

**synistar** · 2021-10-20 10:11

I'm p sure AT&T does the same shit. I see a bunch of spectrum and AT&T hotspots when walking around my neighborhood

**NynJa** · 2021-10-20 10:14

Are you sure those arent businesses? I know Shaw had the same thing when I was in Calgary, and you could connect to their hotspots if you were a customer, but all those hotspots were tied to various businesses, not people's home internet.

**TsingTao** · 2021-10-20 10:23

They all do the same shit, Comcast is the first one I saw doing it. They tout "Free Wifi everywhere" when you have a Comcast account, and they provide the service by offering up an SSID on every Comcast owned router. It's fucking nuts.

My new neighbors finished building a couple months ago, got Comcast installed. Sure as hell, up pops a new hotspot to which I may connect.

**Meresgi** · 2021-10-20 10:24

Originally Posted by NynJa

LMFAO WHAT?!?

Yup, Xfinity can suck my dick when they try to peddle me their modems and charge me a monthly fee. Only downside to bringing your own along is dealing with their braindead tier 1 staff who will tell you they can't see you modem without understanding they need to put your MAC into the system

Curious to see if anyone has properly exploited the "Xfinity guest" network to pop over onto the actual WiFi network of the customer.

Found this on reddit from a quick search though:

A few details about Home as a Hotspot Service:

They don't use your IP at all. All traffic is tunneled back to a centralized access server much deeper inside the Comcast network, called a WAG.

They don't use your bandwidth allocation at all, as the tunnel runs over a different service identifier than your connection.

They don't impact your ability to use your bandwidth, as the hotspot service is QoS'd below your home connection.

If you have Xfi Complete (the unlimited data with their modem option), the Home as a Hotspot Service actually decreases your costs. Switching to your own modem will cancel this out.

Source: I work on this exact same program at Charter/Spectrum, and we work VERY closely with Comcast/Xfinity on this. Also, had this running at my own home via Xfinity before switching to my own modem.

**synistar** · 2021-10-20 10:25

Probably the AT&T ones. But Spectrum has a page for commercial and residential hot spots. I should put my modem in a EM cage lol.

**Meresgi** · 2021-10-20 10:30

https://arstechnica.com/information-...-to-be-hacked/

Fun little article on just leveraging phone's auto-reconnect feature to spoof a hotspot and get their Xfinity creds to their accounts.

**Draygon** · 2021-10-20 10:57

Has anyone tried out Verizon 5G Home yet? It's gigabit internet for $70/month with a $20 discount if you're a Verizon customer.

**Meresgi** · 2021-10-20 12:23

Originally Posted by Draygon

Has anyone tried out Verizon 5G Home yet? It's gigabit internet for $70/month with a $20 discount if you're a Verizon customer.

Really? Fuck....wish Verizon serviced NM. Fuck I hate this state, can't wait to leave.

**Yabby** · 2021-10-20 13:37

Originally Posted by TsingTao

They all do the same shit, Comcast is the first one I saw doing it. They tout "Free Wifi everywhere" when you have a Comcast account, and they provide the service by offering up an SSID on every Comcast owned router. It's fucking nuts.

My new neighbors finished building a couple months ago, got Comcast installed. Sure as hell, up pops a new hotspot to which I may connect.

You can turn that off FYI. I have my own, so i don't have to worry about it, but i have had to help some people turn it off.

**Ayn** · 2021-10-20 14:49

Avoided XFinity for the longest, but has been fine so far.

Had AT&T at the last place. When I moved to a bit ago, the best they had was 25 MBPS at a more expensive rate than I had at the current place (..which was about a mile up the road).

Pretty much said to their rep "I just want to make sure I'm understanding this correctly. I am going to be paying more for worse internet?"

"Well, yeah. So can we start putting in your information for the move?"

Got a follow up call later from one of their "Why are you leaving us" folks. Related that story to the person.

Lady just sighed and basically apologized.

**Tymon** · 2021-10-20 15:08

Xfinity, same as basically all coaxial based broadband services, are as good as the infrastructure is up to date. You generally just have to badger them until they finally come out and upgrade your neighborhood (or in some cases your house specifically) and the node associated with it. They will do this for free if it's proven that the infrastructure is causing problems to the home.

Every single place I've ever lived with Comcast has had this issue, and every single place I've lived has had fantastic, near flawless internet with them after they put in new infrastructure.

**Melena** · 2021-10-21 11:06

AT&T keeps sending me advertisements to switch, but my apartment complex is old enough to draw social security and the wiring is so bad, every time I asked them, they'd check and realize they couldn't guarantee me more than 1mbps down, but Comcast actually fixed all the wiring and has been great.

Sadly up here in the East Bay, you really only have one option for internet, and that's Comcast unless you don't mind paying the same/more for AT&T and their horrible download speeds, or live in an area that AT&T laid fiber at.

**Ayn** · 2021-10-21 17:04

I actually ran into the same problem with my old apartment with AT&T.

Your situation sounds pretty similar to mine.

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