Comcast Fixes Customer's Private Malfunctioning Modem by Turning it Into a Public WiFi Hotspot
One Comcast customer, Ronaldo Boschulte, was in for a bit of a surprise after Comcast technicians solved his malfunctioning modem – the internet provider changed his private internet router into a dual system that also provided public wifi for Comcast Xfinity Customers.
When pressed for information, Comcast was hesitant to provide details on the switch, but assured the man (and other customers) that the new set-up would not interfere with his private use. However, it’s unclear how safe the bifurcated network is set up or whether the public hotspot feature would indeed slow down connectivity.For his part, Boschulte does not get compensated for the in-home set-up of a public feature, a feature he would have to pay for in order to access in other locations.
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