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Comcast has been doing this for years. And unless you get your own modem, theirs tend to turn the feature back on (even if you turn it off) automatically at var
by zupreme 5y ago
Comcast has been doing this for years. And unless you get your own modem, theirs tend to turn the feature back on (even if you turn it off) automatically at various intervals.
- URSpider94 5y agoI’ve noticed this as well - the hotspot just pops back on, even after I’ve disabled it.
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- sumthinprofound 5y agoFirst thing I did when I signed up for Xfinity was purchase my own cable modem. Cost under $50, ROI was less than a year at the $5 monthly equipment fee. But the Peace of Mind of not having to worry about public traffic on the device is priceless.
- sumthinprofound 5y agoAdditionally, I feel keeping the cable modem / router separate is important because my internal network traffic is none of my ISP's business.
- easton 5y agoThey give you unlimited data way cheaper if you have their modem though. I just check every so often to make sure the SSID is off.
- nkellenicki 5y agoI used my own cable modem with Xfinity for this very reason. The more annoying part is if your cell service is with Xfinity Mobile - their sim makes your iPhone automatically join Xfinity public hotspots, and there seems to be no way to turn it permanently of. It comes back on periodically. The performance on these hotspots is terrible.