I'm considering going to Xfinity. Currently I've just got the old DVR and the old cable modem setup. I've got a few things I'd like to sort out and I think the Xfinity sales people would just tell me whatever I need to hear to get me to switch.
1 - Does Xfinity turn that special box into a Wifi hotspot for others around you to use? I'm not super security crazy but I just dont like the idea of this.
2 - Where does the box have to be setup? I've got a closet in my office that I basically turned into a server room and it has a coax input, electrical outlets and a network line that goes from the closet to my living room. I connect my cable modem to a switch which powers my laptop, a VOIP device and serves as the input to living room network. In my living room I've got my wireless router for my house which is also hard-wired to my tv. I'd like to keep this setup and dont want to put the wireless router in my closet because the reception isnt very good downstairs and I found it interferes with my wireless keyboard and mouse. So can I put the Xfinity box in the closet?
3 - How do the DVRs connect? Are they just plugged into a coax? The reason I ask is that with the ability to watch a show in any room, I'm wondering if the coax from outside has to run to the Xfinity box and then from there get fed out to the rest of the house so thats the connection point for all the boxes.
4 - Can you actually administer the Xfinity box? Basically I want to be able to log into it and create my own password and turn off the Wifi. I also work from home so the administration / security piece is pretty crucial to me.
1 - Does Xfinity turn that special box into a Wifi hotspot for others around you to use? I'm not super security crazy but I just dont like the idea of this.
2 - Where does the box have to be setup? I've got a closet in my office that I basically turned into a server room and it has a coax input, electrical outlets and a network line that goes from the closet to my living room. I connect my cable modem to a switch which powers my laptop, a VOIP device and serves as the input to living room network. In my living room I've got my wireless router for my house which is also hard-wired to my tv. I'd like to keep this setup and dont want to put the wireless router in my closet because the reception isnt very good downstairs and I found it interferes with my wireless keyboard and mouse. So can I put the Xfinity box in the closet?
3 - How do the DVRs connect? Are they just plugged into a coax? The reason I ask is that with the ability to watch a show in any room, I'm wondering if the coax from outside has to run to the Xfinity box and then from there get fed out to the rest of the house so thats the connection point for all the boxes.
4 - Can you actually administer the Xfinity box? Basically I want to be able to log into it and create my own password and turn off the Wifi. I also work from home so the administration / security piece is pretty crucial to me.