[nmglug] considering comcast/xfinity

[Anthony J. Bentley]

John Osmon writes:
> I regularly find DOCSIS 3.0 modems like the Motorola Surfboard
> at Thrift stores for around $5.

I had an older Surfboard (SB6121) lying around when I signed up for
Comcast in February, but apparently Comcast's stated policy is they
no longer activate connections with such old modems, and I couldn't
get mine to work, so buyer beware.

-- 
Anthony J. Bentley