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Comment by boston_clone

1 month ago

Your described option is not the broader reality.

Most people use the hardware that is provided with the service by default. Last time I checked, there's not even an additional rental fee.

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margalabargala  1 month ago

Maybe not everywhere, sure, only in America.

https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/list-of-approved-ca...

I can't believe I'm defending Comcast on the internet but here I am, I guess between them and you I'm siding with the entity currently being less of an ass to me?

  • boston_clone  1 month ago

    Idk what you’re even defending with that article, but that’s your cross to bear.

    Mimicking my speech pattern then trying to say I’m being the ass is not going to hold up, however.

    Elsewhere I posted that I used to work in this space and have first-hand knowledge that the majority of people do not use third party modems. That is a fact.

    Just because people can go out and purchase a new modem and then additional wifi gear, doesn’t mean that they do or even should to shield themselves from the potential privacy violations happening here.

    • margalabargala  1 month ago

      I said you were being the ass because you called me a "shillbot".

      You edited your comment to delete that, so I'll also retract my calling you an ass.

      I agree with basically everything else you said.

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Mogzol  1 month ago

Sure, but you still can use your own hardware if you choose to. And that's all that the original comment you replied to was saying. If you choose to use your own hardware, then Comcast won't have control over it and cannot do this wifi motion detection.

Of course, most people won't do this, but that's besides the point.

  • boston_clone  1 month ago

    > they only have some level of control over DOCSIS modem

    they typically issue a modem / router combination unit, and they can control the router and its radios.