[176767] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Comcast thinks it ok to install public wifi in your house
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael O Holstein)
Thu Dec 11 13:22:42 2014
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From: Michael O Holstein <michael.holstein@csuohio.edu>
To: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 18:13:56 +0000
In-Reply-To: <5489C6A8.8020807@sctcweb.com>
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>Or you can just call Comcast and ask them to turn it off. Or you could=0A=
>in the past.=0A=
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I can see where the pointy-haired types came up with the opt-out idea hopin=
g nobody would notice or care, but at least they make it (fairly) easy :=0A=
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http://wifi.comcast.com/faqs.html=0A=
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1. Log into your Comcast account page at customer.comcast.com.=0A=
2. Click on Users & Preferences.=0A=
3. Look for a heading on the page for =93Service Address.=94 Below your add=
ress, click the link that reads =93Manage Xfinity WiFi.=94=0A=
4. Click the button for =93Disable Xfinity Wifi Home Hotspot.=94=0A=
5. Click Save=0A=
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Michael Holstein=0A=
Cleveland State University=
