![]() ![]() This story, "Don't want your Comcast router to be a public hotspot? Here's how to stop it. For instructions, go to this reddit page. If you're feeling a little more adventurous, you can disable the router's wireless capabilities altogether, only use it as a cable modem, and yse your own router instead. ![]() Underneath your address click Manage Xfinity WiFi, and then click Disable Xfinity Wifi Home Hotspot. NETGEAR Nighthawk Cable Modem WiFi Router Combo with Voice C7100V - Supports Xfinity Cable & Voice Plans Up to 600Mbps, 2 Phone lines, AC1900 WiFi Speed, DOCSIS 3.0 View on Amazon. ![]() Then click Users & Preferences->Service Address, which will have your address. : Motorola MG8702 DOCSIS 3. If you're a Comcast customer, there's a quick and easy way to turn off hotspot access to the public. Modem Combos(604) Motorola MG7550 (16x4) Cable Modem + AC1900 Wi-Fi Router Combo, DOCSIS 3.0, Certified for XFINITY by Comcast, Time Warner, Spectrum, Cox, &. The suit charges that Comcast hasn't adequately told its customers about how the routers are being used, and alleges that "the data and information on a Comcast customer’s network is at greater risk" because of the way in which the router "allows strangers to connect to the Internet through the same wireless router used by Comcast customers." And two San Francisco residents are suing Comcast over the dual use of the routers, claiming that Comcast is "exploiting them for profit" by using their home Comcast routers for the service. The tech company Speedify claims that it costs each Comcast customer $23 per year in additional electric costs. That second antenna for the public hotspot uses up electricity, and you're paying for it. It also means that you're footing Comcast's electricity bill. ![]()
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