[ale] comcast static IP?

[Christopher Fowler]

Call Comcast and tell them you plan on using a broadband router with a
few PC's attached.  See if you have to pay the extra fee.

We're not discussing the fact that there may be more people doing that
way instead of paying.  We are talking about what *exactly* is in your
terms of service.

Sure it may be a way for Comcast to make a few extra bucks with
uneducated consumers but you are expected to play by the rules like
them.




On Tue, 2005-01-25 at 10:14, Jim Popovitch wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-01-25 at 09:40 -0500, Brian MacLeod wrote:
> > > 
> > > Here is the list of Comcast *supported* cable interface devices:
> > > http://www.comcast.com/Support/Corp1/FAQ/FaqDetail_2427.html
> > > Are you telling me that full use of 50% of those devices 
> > > violates my contact with Comcast?  Not.
> >
> > No, that's not at all what I was saying.  I was saying that if you pull
> > your full bandwidth for more than 80% of a day, every day, you are going
> > to be suspected of having more than one machine, and for good reason.
> 
> But you and/or others have said that it's the amount of equipment not
> the bandwidth used.  Your previous logic was that 2 machines NOT using
> any bandwidth was a violation of some contract, one that nobody can seem
> to provide a sample of.   The 80% has nothing to do with quantity of
> equipment in the home, and everything to do with usage (even one
> computer is capable of useing 80% of a 3Mb download).
> 
> All the while the industry is rushing to embrace things like CableLabs'
> CableHome standard (http://www.cablelabs.com/projects/cablehome).  Fully
> embraced by Comcast and many others.  Google for "CableHome".
> 
> Here are some quotes from this URL:
> http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3358841
> 
> "Comcast holds customer privacy in the highest regard," says company
> spokesperson Jeanne Russo. "For customers who prefer to independently
> configure and manage their own networks, that option remains in place as
> well."
> 
> Consumers concerned about the privacy of their home network can opt to
> install another router or install the network themselves, according to
> Matt Donaruma, another Comcast spokeperson.
> 
> "I think the privacy stuff is hugely overblown," says Joe Laszlo,
> analyst with JupiterResearch. "There's no sign that Comcast can or will
> prevent you from running your own home network with gear separate from
> their integrated Linksys modem/router." 
> 
> "The paranoid can just go out and buy their own Wi-Fi stuff and operate
> as normal," he says.
> 
> The analyst says Comcast would be "foolish" if they snooped on customers
> or broke their Vonage VoIP connection, for instance.
> 
> Although it would technologically be simple to break streaming
> multimedia or VoIP from a competitor, "the risk of a backlash is too
> great," says Laszlo.
> 
> Like the others, Mike Wolf, analyst with In-Stat/MDR dismisses any
> privacy concerns regarding the Comcast deal. The analyst calls the fears
> "unfounded."
> 
> Of greater interest to the analysts in the announcement is the growing
> trend toward consolidation of devices, such as the combined 802.11g
> router and cable modem offered by Linksys. 
> 
> "The future of home networks will be all-in-one," says Wolf. 
> 
> -Jim P.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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