Re:Xfinity using WiFi signals in your house to detect motion
by cortesoft on Monday June 30, 2025 @10:49PM
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I did that, and then a few years later they no longer supported that version. I gave up and used the provided modem.... guess I could put it in a faraday cage to prevent the WiFi from being enabled...
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Re:Xfinity using WiFi signals in your house to detect motion
by lrvick on Tuesday July 01, 2025 @12:50AM
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Or just cut the power trace to the wifi chipset.
Re:Xfinity using WiFi signals in your house to detect motion
by sleepybrett on Tuesday July 01, 2025 @11:59AM
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or ground the antenna, or put the thing in a cage. The cables (which must escape the cage) will make the cage less effective but I imagine it would be enough.
Re:Xfinity using WiFi signals in your house to detect motion
by slt2021 on Tuesday July 01, 2025 @03:24AM
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DOCSIS protocol hasn't changed, 3.0 modems are still being supported, just like a decade ago
Re:Xfinity using WiFi signals in your house to detect motion
by cortesoft on Tuesday July 01, 2025 @01:24PM
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Well, I had a DOCSIS 3.0 modem I used with Spectrum (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016PE1X5K), and now it no longer works. You can see it isn’t on their compatible list anymore: https://www.spectrum.net/support/internet/compliant-modems-c...