#xfinity

@PCMag is this any wonder when US viewers are subject to monthly ISP data caps? 1 hour per day of 8K video streaming would easily run afoul of #Comcast / #Xfinity 1.2TB limits!

I got #WireGuard working over #Xfinity's public WiFi hotspots. It took a lot of looking around and tweaking to get it working right, so I thought I would document it for others who are unfortunately also #Comcast customers. https://arnesonium.com/2024/11/using-wireguard-over-xfinitywifi

The hole in front the pi-hole

As many others parents in this world, I face a constant battle against one of the ugliest #internet things ever conceived: Youtube!
This unfair battle lets me consider to adopt alternative strategy like, for instance, install and use #PIHOLE to block #Youtube and others ugly things from the source. While theoretically it looks a good strategy on the practical side, another ugly thing is making the process complicated: #Comcast.

Comcast #Xfinity is my #ISP, and I can't change it because it is the only provider connected to my condo. Comcast gateways do not allow to change the #DNS so you are stuck with Comcast DNS; changing DNS directly into the computers, besides being impractical, it is also ineffective since its gateway will intercept your request and redirect to the Comcast DNS Server:

=> forums.xfinity.com/conversatio…
=> forums.xfinity.com/conversatio…

Without being even sure this is going to work, in order to "control" your home network, Comcast provides a bridge mode that allows to connect your own router to their gateways:

=> xfinity.com/support/articles/w…

They also recommend a list of approved third-party equipment to use with:

=> xfinity.com/support/articles/l…
=> xfinity.com/support/internet/c…

Those modems range from $500 to $150; the cheaper ones require also an additional WiFi router, something that can increase your budget from $100 to $200 more.

Now when you start to compose the jigsaw puzzle you realize that:

* You have to pay the rent for you Gateway
* You have to pay from $250 up $500 for using you own equipment
* You need to have our buy a cheap SBC (I am still have a Raspberry PI 2)
* You need from 3 to 4 devices connected to use PI-HOLE
* 3 to 4 devices connected 7/7 H24 means most likely additional $20~$25 on your monthly electrical bill.

When you start to see the problem from this other perspective than using PI-HOLE doesn't look so appealing, and you get even more frustrated and upset because everything looks to be designed to screw you more not matter what!

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#gemini #geminiprotocol

My Internet dropped, and it's not even raining here. It's Comcastic!

#comcast #xfinity #FirstWorldProblems

I just received a phishing email from Primerica (a shitty MLM) pretending to be Xfinity (a shitty cable/internet company.
Idiots. At least pretend to be a company that doesn’t suck. I don’t do business with Xfinity, they don’t bill me for anything.

#scam #xfinity #primerica

@arstechnica oh thank God. As always fuck #Comcast a.k.a #xfinity

@verge Wonder how the $7.99 ad-supported #Peacock Premium price will get baked into #Comcast #Xfinity's “free" offers (“a $5.99/month value” https://Xfinity.com/learn/digital-cable-tv/streaming-services)

It's complicated: https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/peacock-premium-offers

#streaming #StreamingTV

0. Emails & flyers from #Comcast: There's a specific thing you need to do, call this number to do it

1. That number: You need to talk to an #Xfinity Assistant on the computer

2. Agent on the computer: You need to call this other number

3. That other number: Let me ask my manager (on hold) I need to transfer you

4. That transfer: Let me ask my manager (on hold) I need to transfer you

5. 3rd transfer, 5th point-of-contact, 40 mins after dialing that second number: Can actually do the thing.

Comcast’s #Xfinity Stores Your Sensitive Data. You Can Kind of Opt Out

Reviewing your #privacy settings of your Xfinity account can allow you to “opt out” of some data collection. Naturally, this doesn’t mean they won’t continue to collect data and is not at all full proof.

For keeping browsing information private from an ISP specifically, a #VPN is generally the way to go. Though this also has limitations, which includes trust worthiness of the VPN provider and the ISP’s ability to measure data flows.

Somewhat related: Reminder that Xfinity was also just had a major #databreach that affected just about all their customers /those with accounts. You should change your password (and never use that password again) and enable #2fa for the account.

#privacymatters

https://www.wired.com/story/comcast-xfinity-sensitive-data-opt-out/

How to Opt Out of Comcast’s #Xfinity Storing Your Sensitive Data

One of America’s largest internet providers may collect data about your political beliefs, race, and sexual orientation to serve personalized #ads.
#privacy #comcast #surveillance #advertising #isp

https://www.wired.com/story/comcast-xfinity-sensitive-data-opt-out/

A new variation on the Scunthorpe problem: a cable company which will not accept the surname “Cable”

Welp, that’s a first. Xfinity won’t let me pay them for Internet service, because my … last name is “not valid.”

https://kolektiva.social/@ELLIOTTCABLE/111773847035950535

https://alecmuffett.com/article/108930

#scunthorpe #xfinity

#Xfinity sent me an outage warning for #Ypsilanti when I was grocery shopping yesterday, so I texted my wife and she said nothing was wrong with our lights or Internet. Are those jerks pre-alerting me about undependable service this weekend?

(Meanwhile most of my co-workers are using phrases like "if we have power" while discussing their weekend plans.)

lmao. xfinity gets hacked and this is the message you get when you go to log into your account:

"As part of our commitment to you, Comcast routinely reviews and monitors account security. Please update your password to help protect you and your account."

We gee golly, xfinity, thanks for being so committed to your customers. FFS.

#xfinity #xfinityhack #cybersecurity

#Comcast Xfinity data breach affects over 35 million people

A #CitrixBleed fatality.

Data accessed includes customer usernames and passwords.

In some cases data accessed may include:

- Last 4 of SSN
- DOBs
- Secret Questions / Answers exposed

#cybersecurity #security #infosec #xfinity

https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/18/24007082/xfinity-data-breach-hack-notice-citrix

Fediverse users that are also Xfinity customers drop everything and go change your account security details. Data breach may affect approx 35+ million customers. Attackers may have obtain username, passwords, contact info, social scurity numbers, secret questions and answers ...

#xfinity #2fa #mfa #databreach #breach #hacker #security #securitybreach #fediverse #intrusion #vulnerability

PSA: Xfinity internet had a data breach, ALL customers' information has been leaked. If you use your password or security questions for anything else, change them now!

36 MILLION people affected.

Please boost and share, this is urgent shit.

#Xfinity #XfinityDataBreach

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/xfinity-hack-customers-usernames-passwords/

Xfinity waited 13 days to patch critical Citrix Bleed 0-day. Now it’s paying the price - Enlarge / A Comcast Xfinity service van in San Ramon, California on Feb... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1992160 #networkbreach #citrixbleed #security #comcast #xfinity #biz&it

#Xfinity discloses #DataBreach affecting over 35 million people

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/xfinity-discloses-data-breach-affecting-over-35-million-people/

#privacy #cybersecurity

#Comcast has disclosed a #CitrixBleed-related data breach which affected 35 million #Xfinity customers. The impacted info included names, contact information, last four digits of social security numbers, dates of birth and secret questions and answers.

@GossiTheDog

https://apps.web.maine.gov/online/aeviewer/ME/40/49e711c6-e27c-4340-867c-9a529ab3ca2c.shtml

@randomgeek I deliberately named our Wi-Fi with the anagram “Tiny Fix” just to mess with onsite #Xfinity tech visits