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[ice grillin you]

cavalier is what describes your attitude...stop being such a ball and chain little bitch and your connections would be fine

[SD_Eagle5]

Comcast came around yesterday trying to get my business, I wish they would have made a better effort a few months ago or I would have never left. Verizon isn't bad but I was just as happy with Comcast.

[Diomedes]

farg that vigy, I'm not lookin' to argue all the time.  sometimes she's right, too.  so what the hell, it's a lot easier to just let her do her thing

I'm sure you rule with an iron fist though, and everyone's happier for it tough guy

[SD_Eagle5]

Verizon may strike

If they strike and it effects my cable I'm switching back to comcrap

[phattymatty]

maybe someone here can help me out...i have comcast cable internet...have had 3 or 4 different people logged onto my wireless before with no problems, i have a super fast connection...

i'm having a fantasy draft tonight and like 7 or 8 people are going to be at my place, will everyone be able to link up to my wireless?  i figured they could but someone else told me that they have a 4 connection limit at their house.  anyone know how this works, if it's standard comcast or if it goes by location?

[mussa]

ive never heard of there being a limit...

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

maybe someone here can help me out...i have comcast cable internet...have had 3 or 4 different people logged onto my wireless before with no problems, i have a super fast connection...

i'm having a fantasy draft tonight and like 7 or 8 people are going to be at my place, will everyone be able to link up to my wireless?  i figured they could but someone else told me that they have a 4 connection limit at their house.  anyone know how this works, if it's standard comcast or if it goes by location?

Did Comcast set up your router or do they support it at all?

If not, you're fine.  The cable companies tried and failed years ago to sell individual IP's, because people just set up their own routers.  The router makes it appear like 1 computer accessing the modem, not 7-8.

[phattymatty]

i've never heard of a limit either, other than these two people who both have dc comcast that are coming over.

and yeah i bought it and hooked it up myself, it's not a comcast router.  just a standard linksys wireless. 

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Unless DC Comcast is running some sort of pilot program doomed for failure and backlash, you're fine.

Don't underestimate the power of the nerd LAN gamers lobby.

[General_Failure]

Linksys will let you limit the number of connections, and can even limit connections to approved MAC addresses. Chances are its set up for no limit if you haven't touched it.

[Cerevant]

The people you talked to probably had a Comcast provided wireless connection.  Then Comcast can configure it to do whatever they want.

If you hooked up your own linksys, you are fine.

[Diomedes]

whatever you do, don't let more than four people connect at once or the internet police will be at your door

[Susquehanna Birder]

If two people are looking at one computer, does that count as two connections?

BTW...Comcast announced that they are putting a cap on their Internet users. Something like 250 gig per month. Those who exceed the limit will get a friendly letter, asking them to cut back. Repeat offenders will have their service suspended.

(Edit: link to article added.)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/28/AR2008082803858.html

[Seabiscuit36]

they just lost a court battle because they were throttleing speeds, now they tell everyone what they are doing and its ok.

[Diomedes]

glad I'm not on Comcast

not glad I'm still on Cavalier