Xfinity Wifi Hotspot Question
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Woot hoot I did it!!!
I just picked up a Linksys WRT1900AC (v1) router cheap off Craigslist. After installing openWRT firmware on the router, I set the 2.4 GHz radio as a wireless client and...
Xfinity Wifi Hotspot Question
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No. The HooToo TripMate is basically a router, but instead of plugging an Ethernet cable from your ISP to the WAN port, your WAN is the WiFi hotspot. It's just like a range extender, but it's...
Xfinity Wifi Hotspot Question
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The HooToo TripMate Travel Router has a web browser built in?
Xfinity Wifi Hotspot Question
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The only device I found to work is the HooToo TripMate Travel Router, but you have to set the DNS to Comcast's DNS 75.75.75.75 so that the browser window is redirected to the Comcast authentication...
Xfinity Wifi Hotspot Question
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I have a laptop running 24/7 with Connectify installed (it turns your laptop into a router), as well as a USB high gain antenna. So the laptop is connected to 'xfinitywifi', while Connectify shares...
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I just want one repeater to carry along. Looking for hardware recommendations that will accommodate MAC id change I outlined above.
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I think WiFi repeater will work.
1 repeater will count as 1 device.
Connect 10 phones to 1 repeater.
Repeat the steps to others 3 repeaters.
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Before the 4 simultaneous device limit is actually enforced, and becomes problematic....
Is it possible to change the MAC address(es) in dd-wrt repeater mode?
Here is the scenario I am thinking...
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Interesting. We've had far more than 4 devices operating simultaneously under my brother's account. If this weren't the case (today), I would be hearing about it....
Xfinity Wifi Hotspot Question
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How do I manage my devices registered for XFINITY WiFi access?
Devices can be managed by the primary account holder or by a secondary account holder with Bill Pay privileges. Four devices are...
Xfinity Wifi Hotspot Question
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-Logon with single XFINITY account.
-Associate to the Public hotspot (No Security)
-Usually IOS will open the XFINITY logon page, or you need to open a browser.
-After successful logon, MAC...
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This is a guess
Your Comcast account lets you create multiple profiles (i.e. for family members) so I would think it gives you at least that number of concurrent connections.
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You can use quite a bit from coast to coast.
Logon to account and manage hotspot devices, answer is there but not loading up for me at the moment. Maybe I should try FireFox....
Update: I was...
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What I'm trying to say is that how many devices can use XFINITY hotspot at a same time in diff locations?
As we all know that you need to use Comcast account password to login XFINITY hotspot. Does...
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There must be a firmware crippling limit to how many public wifi devices can associate to one router - IIRC, 255 is the limit with one reserved for the router itself - unrealistic for a low grade...
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Maybe it's only for certain service levels but on the 2nd highest (they keep renaming things) level of consumer service on Optimum/Cablevision/Whoever-owns-my-internet I can use TWC/Xfinity/Cox
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Is there a limit of how many devices can use XFINITY hotspot at a same time?
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That is correct, subscribed tier of service will allow for use of that 'infrastructure'. Worth mentioning that if level of service does not allow access, people will (unknowingly) host that service...
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You have to have Comcast Internet service at a specific speed level (or above) - not all internet plans qualify
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There is no XFINITY public WIFI.
You need to have a Comcast Internet service to use their WiFi hotspot.
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