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Comcast turns your Xfinity WiFi into a home motion detector (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
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Make no mistake, this is 100% going to be Comcast's alternative to more expensive surveillance options a la Flock, or workplace presence sensor arrays.

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[โ€“] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Haven't seen that one. Everywhere I've been they tack on $5 a month or so to have their router. Last one I bought was $80 2 years ago, so it's already paid for itself.

[โ€“] dan@upvote.au 3 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Their pricing can differ by region. Not every region got the data caps back when they rolled them out.

It also depends on competition - if there's a lot of competition in your area, Comcast will have better deals compared to if you live somewhere where Comcast is the only option.

I used to live in an apartment that had an exclusivity deal with Comcast (residents were only allowed to use Comcast for internet service). Now I live somewhere in the same county where there's three different fiber providers in addition to Comcast, and their prices here are noticeably cheaper vs the old apartment.