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Also, fuck xfinity and their BS. Can't even change wifi password without downloading an app.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Dude just don't use their router. All you need is the modem

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Having your own router/access point can't be stressed enough.

And, you don't even need their modem. Sure it's an additional outlay of cash, but buying your own modem gets you a nice upgrade and no worries about someone connecting to the Xfinity access point that's bundled in their equipment.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

And it pays for itself in less than a year

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Plus the router usually comes with a subscription fee, whereas BYO router is a one-time payment. Ngl, some routers are expensive and if you can only afford the stock one they provide, I get it, but you're definitely better off with your own.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Can’t always do that. At my last place I had att fiber with an all-in-one modem/router combo. You could not opt out and use your own modem. Best you can do is use the all in one as a pass through to your own router

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Forgive my ignorance but how does it solve the issue mentioned? Do I need to flash my modem/router with certain software to block the pop ups to download the app?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was referencing the text where OP mentioned they couldn't change their WiFi password without the Xfinity app

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's weird. What kind of router doesn't have either web interface or ssh/telnet for configuration....^?^

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Xfinity and Spectrum provided ones

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The xfinity gateway (modem + router in one device)

10.0.0.1 is the web access to the controls and this is what it shows:

They link to a webpage to change those settings, which requires logging to xfinity account, but now this webpage just tells you you have to download the app.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why would you continue to get pop ups?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I meant the pop ups on every website to download the app when on my phone