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But you and/or others have said that it's the amount of equipment not
the bandwidth used.  Your previous logic was that 2 machines NOT using
any bandwidth was a violation of some contract, one that nobody can seem
to provide a sample of.   The 80% has nothing to do with quantity of
equipment in the home, and everything to do with usage (even one
computer is capable of useing 80% of a 3Mb download).

All the while the industry is rushing to embrace things like CableLabs'
CableHome standard (<a  rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cablelabs.com/projects/cablehome";>http://www.cablelabs.com/projects/cablehome</a>).  Fully
embraced by Comcast and many others.  Google for &quot;CableHome&quot;.

Here are some quotes from this URL:
<a  rel="nofollow" href="http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3358841";>http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3358841</a>

&quot;Comcast holds customer privacy in the highest regard,&quot; says company
spokesperson Jeanne Russo. &quot;For customers who prefer to independently
configure and manage their own networks, that option remains in place as
well.&quot;

Consumers concerned about the privacy of their home network can opt to
install another router or install the network themselves, according to
Matt Donaruma, another Comcast spokeperson.

&quot;I think the privacy stuff is hugely overblown,&quot; says Joe Laszlo,
analyst with JupiterResearch. &quot;There's no sign that Comcast can or will
prevent you from running your own home network with gear separate from
their integrated Linksys modem/router.&quot; 

&quot;The paranoid can just go out and buy their own Wi-Fi stuff and operate
as normal,&quot; he says.

The analyst says Comcast would be &quot;foolish&quot; if they snooped on customers
or broke their Vonage VoIP connection, for instance.

Although it would technologically be simple to break streaming
multimedia or VoIP from a competitor, &quot;the risk of a backlash is too
great,&quot; says Laszlo.

Like the others, Mike Wolf, analyst with In-Stat/MDR dismisses any
privacy concerns regarding the Comcast deal. The analyst calls the fears
&quot;unfounded.&quot;

Of greater interest to the analysts in the announcement is the growing
trend toward consolidation of devices, such as the combined 802.11g
router and cable modem offered by Linksys. 

&quot;The future of home networks will be all-in-one,&quot; says Wolf. 

-Jim P.





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