MORE INFO ON XFINITY WIFI

     Let's talk a bit more about accessing the system and the security. In order to get on, one must have an xfinity email and password, a subscriber, thus it is not open to every Tom, Dick, and Harry! The wireless Gateway broadcasts an additional xfinitywifi network signal which is completely separate from the secure home Wi Fi network.
    Let's talk about guests, not an xfinity wi fi customer. There is a limited free trial  but only at select hotspot locations. Visitors are allowed only two 60 minute sessions per month and there must be at least 24 hours between sessions. That makes it difficult for hackers to break in on a consistent business like manner if they are really out to get someone or make a profit , etc.
     The access  pass is not available in all locations and are of limited duration.

     Let's talk security, so we do not have to worry about men with guns breaking down our doors at 2 AM. They use 128 bit encryption, the standard for business and bank secure lines. They also recommend, as most of us know and have in place if we are serious users of the net, to use a firewall and an anti virus program, to turn off file sharing when using it in specific locations, and keep that anti virus program up to date as well as doing regular system scans - all of which we and others do now.
     So - the bottom line, whatever system you use, with proper precautions, will work just fine. The true issue here is not men with guns or nasty people from trailer homes, but the question of the program and better or other options. Do we, can we even afford to, spend multi millions on a village wide Wi Fi without even knowing if it will work, without knowing how much infrastructure will have to built and put in place, with a company that we rejected last time and that does not have a good track record in this, with questions remaining as to who will own and maintain the infrastructure, who will modernize it and how often in a very quick moving techie world and on and on. Or do we OPT OUT and go with Comcast or someone else you find, or does an association choose to OPT OUT of the Village plan and simply maintain status quo - those who want Wi Fi, have it and those who do not want it do not and do not pay for it. Fair indeed. do we not have the freedom to choose on our own? That is an emphatic YES!!!!
     Do not let people scare and terrify you with yellow journalism and half truths and outright lies along with nasty statements. There are enough people in this Village who have already wired up, are very happy, and will be glad to advise you. Threats not included. Scare tactics not included. Bigoted statements mot included. For that, you must go to a different address.