Your internet service provider could have a good idea of who you’re planning to vote for in the 2024 election as well as the gender of the last person you slept with—and it’s saving that information for later. Major internet providers, like Comcast’s Xfinity, stockpile more revealing data than users might initially realize. For example, … Read more
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A few months ago, I downgraded my internet, going from a 900Mbps plan to a 200Mbps one. Now, I find that websites can sometimes take a painfully long time to load, that HD YouTube videos have to stop and buffer when I jump around in them, and that video calls can be annoyingly choppy. In … Read more
Comcast has a brand new router, and it is designed to remain linked to the web throughout storms when there are energy outages. Comcast’s Storm-Prepared Wi-Fi machine, introduced Tuesday, prices $7 a month for 36 months, and doubles as a Wi-Fi extender. It is linked to the Xfinity 10G community, and, when the ability goes out, … Read more