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As far as I’m aware, Xfinity fiber customers have to use the provided “Xfinity Wi-Fi Gateway” and cannot enable bridge mode.

If anyone knows a way around this, please share! I want to connect my Xfinity ONT directly to my UniFi router.

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They have changed this policy with their new plans released last week. You no longer have to use their equipment to get unlimited data

In that situation, I would put the vendor modem in a microwave or other impromptu faraday cage to prevent the leakage. Remove/isolate the antennas as best as possible.

Can also open it up and disconnect the wifi antennas, or cut the traces if they're on the PCB.

Those vendor modems are rentals and expected to be returned in working order. Would you likely get away with it? Sure, nobody is paying techs to diagnose why the WiFi is failing for unit #367326, but cutting traces is definitely crossing some lines.

I mean if they're going to track me then it's fair game IMO.

I wonder what they do with them when they’re returned. Ship em off in pallets to e waste buyers in China I would guess.

I think they get refurbished and sent back to other customers.

> cutting traces is definitely crossing some lines.

Pun intended I'm sure!

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