https://dfarq.homeip.net/a-comcastic-ally-bad-idea/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-comcastic-ally-bad-idea David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Mon, 16 Jun 2014 21:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://dfarq.homeip.net/a-comcastic-ally-bad-idea/#comment-37722 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 21:13:00 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=7225#comment-37722 Dave,
Thank You.
You’ve made it easier to understand.
You’re right about the hackers. They will appreciate the challenge and the free wifi for their illegal pursuits.
joseph

]]> https://dfarq.homeip.net/a-comcastic-ally-bad-idea/#comment-37718 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 13:08:56 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=7225#comment-37718 I found this out by accident. I have a scanner on my cell phone that tells me what wireless networks are near me, and noticed a comcast network appear one day. It was a stronger signal than the router in the room. I contacted Comcast via their on-line chat app, and it took me about ten minutes to get through to “Steven” that I did not want to pay my bill to his company to let THEM use my bandwidth. I don’t think he fully understood, but he went off for about ten minutes, and the thing disappeared. Three days later I had to reboot the modem, and the damned thing showed up again. So I had to contact them again. The second time it’s stayed off… So far.

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