drake
drizzy
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join:2002-06-10
Brooklyn, NY
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| reply to JeepMatt
Re: Home Networking is ON!
Damn comcast really wants their customers to use their equipment, Isn't it just better to get a router and modem and bam instead of going with their home networking option?
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JTRockville
Data Ho
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| With your own equipment, you lose the big phat pipe.
 Why not telecommute today, JeepMatt  ? |
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drake
drizzy
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join:2002-06-10
Brooklyn, NY
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| said by JTRockville :
With your own equipment, you lose the big phat pipe.
Wouldn't the cable modem be able to get the config file easy like that?
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JTRockville
Data Ho
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join:2002-01-28
Rockville, MD
clubs: | As far as I know, there isn't any technical reason why they couldn't, but Comcast won't push the HN config file to your equipment. |
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drake
drizzy
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Brooklyn, NY
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| said by JTRockville :
As far as I know, there isn't any technical reason why they couldn't, but Comcast won't push the HN config file to your equipment.
Yeah I know Im talking about the cable modem they loan you, they should be able to do it....since it's theirs..
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JTRockville
Data Ho
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| But then you'd be able to use your own router. I think that's what Comcast objects to. They'll only support their router, which seems reasonable. But for some reason, they'll only push the HN config file to the router/modem combo you get from them. (at least I'm pretty sure that's the HN deal works) |
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alalper
Premium
join:2000-08-20
Philadelphia, PA
| That's basically what they told me when I called. 
Well, maybe if they don't get a large enough turnout for HN, they'll start letting people use their own equipment. I would guess that most of the people willing to pay the additional bucks for HN aren't the type who will need Comcast support beyond making sure that the signal reaches the modem.  |
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drake
drizzy
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Brooklyn, NY
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| reply to JTRockville
said by JTRockville :
But then you'd be able to use your own router. I think that's what Comcast objects to. They'll only support their router, which seems reasonable. But for some reason, they'll only push the HN config file to the router/modem combo you get from them. (at least I'm pretty sure that's the HN deal works)
My Aunt in Jersey has comcast with her own router and a modem Comcast sent them and she's getting good speeds.
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JeepMatt
Delaware Fios
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Wilmington, DE
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| I've owned my own Surfboard for 2 years - and I have / had no problem giving up and renting from Comcast. I'm not sure why some people are SO against it.
Besides - I was paying $95/mo for Pro, now i'm paying $57.95/mo for Home Networking.
PLUS - 1st 3 months are discounted to $40.95! That was a nice surprise this morning!
Thanks to Scott the tech for an awesome job this morning! The system was being stubborn and wouldn't sync with the new modem - but he stuck it out - got my account rebuilt, and BAMM!
PS - JT, I started a NEW job a month ago - not up the ladder enough yet to telecommute
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JTRockville
Data Ho
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Rockville, MD
clubs: |  Congrats on your new job!! |
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drake
drizzy
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Brooklyn, NY
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| reply to JeepMatt
said by JeepMatt :
I've owned my own Surfboard for 2 years - and I have / had no problem giving up and renting from Comcast. I'm not sure why some people are SO against it.
Besides - I was paying $95/mo for Pro, now i'm paying $57.95/mo for Home Networking.
Oh I'm not against it I just wanted to know why are people going with their Networking option, but now I see it's cheaper for you, so I guess thats a good reason 
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JTRockville
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| reply to drake
Is your aunt getting HN speed, or upgraded silver speed?
Lots of people have their own modem and/or router (when I subscribed, I had a rented modem with two routers daisy-chained), but I don't know anyone who has their own network with Comcast's HN subscription. |
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drake
drizzy
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Brooklyn, NY
·Optimum Online
| said by JTRockville :
Is your aunt getting HN speed, or upgraded silver speed?
She is getting good speed with the normal Comcast Package, I don't think her area has been upgraded to 3Mbps/256kbps yet I have to check.
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alalper
Premium
join:2000-08-20
Philadelphia, PA
| reply to JeepMatt
said by JeepMatt :
I've owned my own Surfboard for 2 years - and I have / had no problem giving up and renting from Comcast. I'm not sure why some people are SO against it.
Besides - I was paying $95/mo for Pro, now i'm paying $57.95/mo for Home Networking.
There's the difference. I have not been paying for Pro, only the standard package (I felt/feel that Pro was too high priced).
Since you were able to cut costs by going to HN, it certainly made sense to do so. I would be paying more to upgrade to HN. I'm willing to pay more but, I am totally unwilling to be forced to buy/rent equipment that I don't need and I certainly don't want them monkeying with my existing network setup.
Enjoy your savings. |
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danno86
join:2003-10-10
Jacksonville, FL
| reply to JTRockville
Data Ho, when you say "daisy-chained" are you referring to hooking YOUR equipment into comcast's? I would pay for the HN to get the speeds if there was a way I could use my own equipment in conjunction with there's....the only thing I need to have control of is port forwarding, for the different services I use on my different machines.
-danno |
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JTRockville
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| Yes, but when I was a CHSI subscriber I didn't have the HN plan, I had two of my own routers coming off the rented cable modem with a silver subscription. (I did the silver-pro-silver tango, but that was before I had both routers)
On Comcast, I eventually had:
Surfboard 4100 (rented)
to
Cisco 1605-R (used for traffic shaping, has only 1 port)
to
US Robotics 8000 (NAT with 4 ports, a com port for a dialup modem, and a printer port)
But then I ditched the Surfboard+CHSI and replaced it with a WIC+T1.
I'm guessing you could have the same sort of configuration with Comcast's modem/router combo, but I have no idea which features of their router Comcast allows you to configure. Hopefully JeepMatt will shed some light tonight. |
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JTRockville
Data Ho
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Rockville, MD
clubs: | PS: I use the term: "my own" loosely. While this equipment is in my possession, I don't actually own any of it. |
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niplet
join:2003-10-04
Antioch, TN
| reply to drake
it is all about controlling the quality of our experience as it was put to me yesterday and also eliminating the hassle of having to train their techs on every brand of router modem combo's out there, whihc would cost comcast lot's of dough, which in turn will make them raise rates before i for one and ready to pay an increase. i for one see no problem with the linksys combo that was installed, actually like having everything in one. less points of contact and hops for your signal to travel through. i have actually seen better throughput on this combo rather from my pro account, my pro account was running the 4300/384 config file. which just so happens to be the same as my HN. just my $.02 |
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