Depending on how close your neighbors are this may not be an issue. I live in a Designer home and can't pick up my neighbors WiFi. Typically the range of WiFI isn't much beyond the inside of your home. I guess it is possible that Comcast is using routers with a greater range than typical. I seriously doubt that you will find that your neighbors are going to drop their internet service and piggyback off of yours. I was of the impression that the purpose of the hotspots was for guests in your home so you don't have to tell them the password for your private WiFi. I think this is really a marketing gimmick by Comcast so they can say they have 12 trillion hotspots.
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Originally Posted by villagetinker
TrudyM,
THANK YOU for the info. Comcast is pushing for us to upgrade to the Xfinity system, which has the capability to do the hotspot. I specifically told them that I did not want that enabled, and they indicated that it could be turned off. I will need to see if this can be turned off locally by logging into the modem with my computer.
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