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Yeah, I don't like this at all. this is just another reason to never use a "company router" and to run all of your own gear if you can.

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>WiFi Motion is provided to you as part of your Xfinity Internet services and subject to the Xfinity Residential Services Agreement and our Xfinity Privacy Policy. Comcast does not monitor the motion and/or notifications generated by the service. The placement of your Xfinity Gateway and WiFi-connected devices, along with your home size, layout, and building materials, can impact the way WiFi signals connect and may limit the ability of the service to detect motion. WiFi Motion will function only in areas of your home where you have strong WiFi signals traveling between your gateway and your WiFi-connected devices, and Comcast does not guarantee or warrant performance.

Yeah, I don't like this at all. this is just another reason to never use a "company router" and to run all of your own gear if you can. Archive: https://archive.today/aGltl From the post: >>WiFi Motion is provided to you as part of your Xfinity Internet services and subject to the Xfinity Residential Services Agreement and our Xfinity Privacy Policy. Comcast does not monitor the motion and/or notifications generated by the service. The placement of your Xfinity Gateway and WiFi-connected devices, along with your home size, layout, and building materials, can impact the way WiFi signals connect and may limit the ability of the service to detect motion. WiFi Motion will function only in areas of your home where you have strong WiFi signals traveling between your gateway and your WiFi-connected devices, and Comcast does not guarantee or warrant performance.

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We do use the family-sahre thingy. It does help. But with most modern games hitting 100gb of data PER GAME, it adds up quickly.

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yeah, that is a good point. I know it would cost more but you could always have a dual-wan setup with a slower un-capped connection to download stuff overnight or something. It takes more effort to setup and might be annoying but it is what it is.

Just throwing out random ideas.