When Comcast flipped the switch that turned 50,000 of its customers' newer wireless routers into public hotspots on Tuesday, it took many of its subscribers by surprise. While some Comcast customers ...

Each month, when your Comcast bill comes due, many of you pay a monthly fee for the device that provides internet access in your homes. Rental for what’s known as the Xfinity Gateway typically runs ...

Comcast is transforming its customers’ home modems into public Wi-Fi hotspots by adding a second signal to each device. In addition to a customer’s home Wi-Fi connection, Xfinity wireless gateways ...

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Motorola MT8733 DOCSIS 3.1 Modem/Router with motosync App Offers Xfinity Customers Savings on Modem Rental Fees and Secure, Fast WiFi “We are proud to work with Best Buy to give Xfinity customers the ...

Your modem router's loyalty may be conflicted. In a move that is either beautifully brilliant or brazenly boneheaded, Comcast (CMCSK) is turning leased residential routers into Wi-Fi hotspots that are ...

If you use a wireless Comcast router, there’s a very good chance that it’s functioning as a public hotspot for any Comcast customer wandering by. It needn’t be that way — I’ve got instructions for ...

Comcast last month announced that it was giving its Flex streaming device to Internet-only customers for free, but the announcement did not mention one important detail: the “free” device is only ...

I've been writing about broadband for over half a decade, and I like to think that means I can call myself something of an expert on the subject. Yet, despite my expertise, I have carried around a ...