vemzetti8 Posted December 9, 2006 CID Share Posted December 9, 2006 I was at my brother's house last night and asked him how much he was paying for his internet, he said that all he did was plug in a cable modem he purchased from bestbuy and hooked it up. He called comcast to get subscribed, while he was on hold he started getting acitivity on his modem so he shut the phone and has had the fastest speeds comcast offer. He hasnt been send a bill in 3 months. He subscribes to Comcast cable but no internet. Whats up with that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan314 Posted December 9, 2006 CID Share Posted December 9, 2006 If he has tv from them as well i believe they just add it onto that bill so maybe he just isnt noticing it? If they really arent billing him he is one lucky man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vemzetti8 Posted December 9, 2006 Author CID Share Posted December 9, 2006 Thats what i thought they will do. Add it to his bill, but thats not the case he subscribes to the Gold package with HDTV and everything and gets billed $67 bucks for it. NOthing about an Internet charge at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted December 9, 2006 CID Share Posted December 9, 2006 They will catch it.. I am kinda surprised that the MAC address is cleared for their network... My guess is that once the network is audited it will be caught and either he will be billed or charged with stealing service.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan314 Posted December 9, 2006 CID Share Posted December 9, 2006 I guess hes just very lucky and comcast screwed up! I guess its not a problem, its their mistake its not like he did something to get free internet so if it was me.. i wouldnt say nothing to them and enjoy the free internet haha. Edit: but if its their mistake, idk how they can charge him for it. I mean what if someones phone went out while they were talking , thats not their fault right? And what if the person didnt realize they werent being charged. I mean if they charge him the price of the highest package thats unfair because what if he didnt even tell them what package he wanted, for all they know he wanted the lowest end package. Idk swimmer knows more than i do but IMO its their fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted December 9, 2006 CID Share Posted December 9, 2006 They will catch it.. I am kinda surprised that the MAC address is cleared for their network... My guess is that once the network is audited it will be caught and either he will be billed or charged with stealing service.. he got a used modem. so the mac address was already in the comcast system and they never removed it. I had it happen when i was on adelphia. They will catch on eventually. But then yet its been 6 months and i still have free cable tv so the cable companies aren't the smartest tack in the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparticus Posted December 9, 2006 CID Share Posted December 9, 2006 Eh, I would be kind of alert about this. I would just go ahead and call Comcast. I mean if they catch you, you could be in some trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted December 9, 2006 CID Share Posted December 9, 2006 Eh, I would be kind of alert about this. I would just go ahead and call Comcast. I mean if they catch you, you could be in some trouble. if they catch you. you gotta play dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan314 Posted December 9, 2006 CID Share Posted December 9, 2006 if they catch you. you gotta play dumb. Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vemzetti8 Posted December 9, 2006 Author CID Share Posted December 9, 2006 he got a used modem. so the mac address was already in the Comcast system and they never removed it. I had it happen when i was on adelphia. They will catch on eventually. But then yet its been 6 months and i still have free cable tv so the cable companies aren't the SmarTest tack in the book. I had free cable for 4 years lol with comcast. There was something wrong with my neighbor's cable and they had a tech come out and fix it, I guess he fixed me free cable for 4 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimPawlak Posted December 9, 2006 CID Share Posted December 9, 2006 Comcast: do you have internet? You: What internet?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vemzetti8 Posted December 9, 2006 Author CID Share Posted December 9, 2006 But even if he plays dumb cant they track his usage?? through their system? I dont think he can get away with acting dumb lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan314 Posted December 9, 2006 CID Share Posted December 9, 2006 But even if he plays dumb cant they track his usage?? through their system? I dont think he can get away with acting dumb lol He can just say I thought all i had to do was plug a modem into the wall and i had internet?!?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted December 9, 2006 CID Share Posted December 9, 2006 But even if he plays dumb cant they track his usage?? through their system? I dont think he can get away with acting dumb lol they can track his usage. but if they do catch him he can just say a friend told me that you just had to buy a modem and you were good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted December 10, 2006 CID Share Posted December 10, 2006 After reading all of this I have to absolutely say act real dumb. It would work just like dlewis said. ...but if they do catch him he can just say a friend told me that you just had to buy a modem and you were good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Naru Posted January 17, 2007 CID Share Posted January 17, 2007 Since they can track connection usage they can tell how long there was connection and charge you on the next bill...if you refuse to pay then you get in trouble..Even if you play dumb they will still charge you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted January 17, 2007 CID Share Posted January 17, 2007 A little more info Crazy Naru. So this happened. Is a gripe. FYI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Naru Posted January 17, 2007 CID Share Posted January 17, 2007 pretty much what I was trying to say is that...They will try to charge you for how long you had the service..You wont get in trouble for it unless you refuse to pay. No matter if you play dumb and said "I thought I just had to buy the modem and plug it in". They will still charge you regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POOLPOOL Posted February 25, 2007 CID Share Posted February 25, 2007 you'll probably need an account number to register your modem..Is this legal to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted February 25, 2007 CID Share Posted February 25, 2007 Yeah an account number helps.. but depending on how comcast has their network setup.. it could all be based upon MAC addresses.. so.. if the MAC address is already in the network.. then you could potentially leach.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saygoodie Posted February 25, 2007 CID Share Posted February 25, 2007 if someone is getting free cable tv, I don't think they care much. But free internet is different because it effects every comcast subscriber in that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POOLPOOL Posted February 25, 2007 CID Share Posted February 25, 2007 Yeah an account number helps.. but depending on how Comcast has their network setup.. it could all be based upon MAC addresses.. so.. if the MAC address is already in the network.. then you could potentially leach.. hey swimmer i was wondering if a mac address is registered then can you use the modem anywhere in usa? or just a particular state? I think we can use anywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syon Posted February 26, 2007 CID Share Posted February 26, 2007 You will be caught eventually. Like any other cable company, they do audits at set times every week/mo. They all go around checking out people's services from their taps. And yes they can track your usage from the first second you plugged your modem in. They can see how much time you spent online/offline, and can postrate you if they choose to, it's perfectly legal. And no you can't leech just because your MAC address is registered with a cable/telecomm... The tech who set up your service most likely fucked up and added internet to your service, or it may possibly be a promotion they forgot to mention. Check your bill out closely and check. I don't know if comcast does it, but ive heard of verizon, turner, and pacbell postrating people for stolen internet service. One guy got slammed since he was stealing bandwidth for nearly 3 years. My advise to you is to call Comcast up, and tell them that you noticed on your bill recently that you weren;t being billed for internet, but you have access, and ask if there is a promotion you could take advantage of. If you come clean on your own, and play dumb I don't think any cable/telecomm company would slap you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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