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Neighbours using my router?
Hi, my data allowance of 1200 GB a month with Xfinity has quadrupled over the last 3 months. I went into the admn page of my router, trying to find what causes the surge as it's only my husband and m...
Could it be that someone in your area from a different area is using community wifi through xfinity like when you travel and login to someone else's xfinity while you travel since you're a customer of xfinity? Just a possibility
Photocatseyes wrote:
I attached a screen dump...
What does that picture come from? It isn't something I recognise from a Netgear modem/router.
If it is your wifi connection utility, then they may not be your wifi, but someone else's.
If soulmates2018 isn't your SSID, then it won't be using up your allowance.
Photocatseyes wrote:
I changed channels by now and brought in new passwords and changed our network name.
Is that a before or after picture?
Could it be that someone in your area from a different area is using community wifi through xfinity like when you travel and login to someone else's xfinity while you travel since you're a customer of xfinity? Just a possibility