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On 2005-08-21, Bruce <parcxman@netscape.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Six girls will be sharing a 3-bedroom, 2-story apartment near UC Davis, 
> CA, when the fall quarter starts.  For tv, they will have the standard 
> (extended basic) package from Comcast.  For internet, five want SBC 
> Yahoo! DSL, and one (my daughter) wants Comcast.  Some of the SBCers may 
> later move over to Comcast if the DSL service is poor.  (The CO is 11,424 
> feet from the apartment address.)  Or, the opposite could happen.
>
> I'm in charge of getting Comcast tv and internet set up. Comcast tells me 
> that the apartment address does have cable tv capabilities, but the 
> service is turned off. I believe the current tenants moved out this week.  
> I don't know if it ever had Comcast internet, so I don't know the 
> condition of the line.
>
> Comcast is scheduled to turn the tv on and drop off a self-install 
> internet kit in two weeks.  I'll drive up there to accept the kit and set 
> it up. I have a few questions about self-install and wireless routers.
>
> The last time I did a self install was when you had to connect to an SAS 
> region to provision the modem.  I see that it's different these days.
>
> http://www.broadbandreports.com/faq/comcast/2.1+Modems#11356
>
> According to this faq, one has to use the Comcast software provided to 
> provision the modem.  The SAS method is no longer used.  The faq states 
> that you may be able to 'ditch' the setup procedure once provisioned, 
> thereby avoiding the installation of any other Comcast software and 
> browser branding.  Has anyone done a self-install lately that can advise 
> me on this?
>
> When I set up the self-install with the representative over the phone, he 
> only took the address of the install and my daughter's name.  Should we 
> have at least chosen an account name so that it would be in their 
> database when we did the self-install?
>
> I have to have wired and wireless capabilities.  Some machines that will 
> be using Comcast are wired only, and some also have wireless 
> capabilities.  These are desktops and notebooks, upstairs and downstairs.
>
> Someone else is setting up the SBC Yahoo! DSL which will also be wired 
> and wireless.  Will these two wireless signals peacefull coexist?
>
> Since there will be a high density of wireless users in the area, I need 
> to select a router that will provide good security.  I've been looking at 
> the following, but I have to admit it's beyond me to decipher what's 
> important and what's marketting.  Should I automatically eliminate any of 
> these?  (I have an old D-link 514 in my house now, that works fine, but I 
> suspect security capabilites have long since passed this one up.)
>
> D-link 524, 624
> Netgear WGR614, WGT624, WPN824NA
> Linksys WRT54G, WRT54GC, WRT54GS
>
> I've asked a lot in this note, so if you get this far, thanks in advance.
>
> Sincerely,
> Bruce

I had moved into my new apartment in 3 months ago & didn't need to 
install Comcast software to do a new connection.  When I started 
the browser, it was an automatic send to the "self-install" site
where some prompts were done.  ahem, there was a huge bug at the
self-install/provisioning site where one just kept looping back
to the main menu.

My solution was to call Comcast tech & they told me about the bug
& setup my connection from their (comcast's) end.  Another problem
cropped up due to my router's cache (netgear fr114p) which kept
finding the self-provisioning site & not too many other sites; 
solution was to unplug the router, wait 10 secs (counted to 15) &
replug the router.

If the website has been fixed, then it would just prompt you for
info as in account number (listed on the bill), etc.