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Keep in mind you do get charged a "modem rental fee" or whatever, and in most cases its $10-20 dollars monthly. For you that might be worth it, for others who a

by jimmy1 8y ago

Keep in mind you do get charged a "modem rental fee" or whatever, and in most cases its $10-20 dollars monthly. For you that might be worth it, for others who already feel like their ISP is a sham and charging way too much, it might cross the line.

throwahey 8y ago
Comcast modems also broadcast a second set of WiFi networks for other Xfinity customers and their mobile network. You are paying monthly to subsidize their 5G network. The additional power usage, however negligible, is additionally insulting.
- josefresco 8y ago
  Does the modem broadcast this wifi signal, or just the router? I have just the modem at home and don't see the "xfinity" wifi network like I do when travelling. I'm not worried about "freeloaders" at the office. Our neighbors all buy their Internet (which is actually silly, we should cooperate) , and there's no "loitering" area outside.
- jerf 8y ago
  Considering I've used that feature quite a few times, it's hard for me to complain about the, what, 2 cents a year of power we're talking here?
  - josefresco 8y ago
    Same here. I use the Xfinity network frequent enough that I value having it, and don't mind providing it. I use it at the kids bus stop, at people's homes, businesses - it allows me to keep my mobile data bill low.
josefresco 8y ago
$15. The cost of a new router, combined with the time it takes to deal with my own hardware makes it an easy sell. It's also worth noting that I'd need to drop the modem & router to erase this fee - the modem rental fee is $10 - so $5/month for a router I don't have to manage, looks even more affordable. I took the other approach at home. Just bought a new $175 router, which solved my "issues" (old router was crashing with heavy use). At home however, I have plenty of "fart around" time.

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Keep in mind you do get charged a "modem rental fee" or whatever, and in most cases its $10-20 dollars monthly. For you that might be worth it, for others who a

by jimmy1 8y ago

throwahey 8y ago
Comcast modems also broadcast a second set of WiFi networks for other Xfinity customers and their mobile network. You are paying monthly to subsidize their 5G network. The additional power usage, however negligible, is additionally insulting.
- josefresco 8y ago
  Does the modem broadcast this wifi signal, or just the router? I have just the modem at home and don't see the "xfinity" wifi network like I do when travelling. I'm not worried about "freeloaders" at the office. Our neighbors all buy their Internet (which is actually silly, we should cooperate) , and there's no "loitering" area outside.
- jerf 8y ago
  Considering I've used that feature quite a few times, it's hard for me to complain about the, what, 2 cents a year of power we're talking here?
  - josefresco 8y ago
    Same here. I use the Xfinity network frequent enough that I value having it, and don't mind providing it. I use it at the kids bus stop, at people's homes, businesses - it allows me to keep my mobile data bill low.
josefresco 8y ago
$15. The cost of a new router, combined with the time it takes to deal with my own hardware makes it an easy sell. It's also worth noting that I'd need to drop the modem & router to erase this fee - the modem rental fee is $10 - so $5/month for a router I don't have to manage, looks even more affordable. I took the other approach at home. Just bought a new $175 router, which solved my "issues" (old router was crashing with heavy use). At home however, I have plenty of "fart around" time.