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Re:WebTorrent by ocdtrekkie on Tuesday November 29, 2022 @03:00PM (#33792455)
The xfinitywifi network requires you log your device into a Comcast account. It's not strictly a "guest network" for arbitrary devices, it's more of a roaming access to your own account.

Pretty sure they can nail you even harder for piracy on this than on your own network where it might be someone else's device.

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Re:WebTorrent by throwaway82028 on Tuesday November 29, 2022 @03:21PM (#33792729)
Not only does it require login, but it is not like they are giving you full bandwidth. Good luck to anyone trying to do a lot of high-bandwidth downloads over an Xfinity guest network.
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Re:WebTorrent by googlryas on Tuesday November 29, 2022 @09:13PM (#33796096)
Every one I've ever connected to gave you free access for a new account for some limited period of time. But that was like 5+ years ago so maybe they've changed it.
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