Comcast now providing Free Norton Security

Comcast customers can now get Norton™ Security. It protects your computer, files and identity without slowing you down. Plus, get the award winning OnlineFamily.Norton to safeguard your kids online – $160 dollar value at no additional cost with your Comcast high-speed internet subscription. Visit http://security.comcast.net/ for more information and download links.

Note: After trying Norton 360 for Comcast, I have decided to return to Microsoft Security Essentials.

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How to prevent “Scareware” (Rogue Antivirus)

Practically all my service calls the last two months have been due to Scareware related issues. Rogue anti-virus programs that claim every program is infected and that for some amount of money your computer can be secured. Unfortunately, the scareware program IS the infection and your money is sent immediately to some far off country while little if any relief is provided for your payment. It is a scam. And the worst part of it is you no longer have to be surfing the seedier side of the Internet to become a victim!

The authors are actually paying people to infect you, which means it is being included in blogs, forums, even websites you actually pay to use. Typically they rely on your trust of a website to open up the security of your web-browser, to drop your guard, to OK a download.

They operate primarily by using Javascript Code. Javascript is very common and the internet would be a horribly bland place without it, which makes it the perfect vehicle. Javascript are little snippets of code that are included in websites to generate dynamic content, like time stamps and the like. They allow a website to offload some of the heavy lifting and More >

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Verizon to Revamp Wireless Pricing Jan 18

Karl Bode at DSLReports.com had this to say;

If you recall, Verizon Wireless recently imposed a slew of new pricing for lighter users, none of it offering a particularly compelling value for consumers. Users who planned to buy a not-quite-smartphone from Verizon currently can pay prices not quite in sync with both value or reality: either $9.99 for 25MB (at 50 cents each additional MB) or $19.99 for 75MB (30 cents each additional MB). Documents obtained by Broadband Reports from a Verizon Wireless employee indicate that another round of changes is on tap for January 18.

Most importantly, the document indicates that Verizon is replacing the $19.99 for 75MB plan for a plan that costs $29.99 for unlimited access, plus mobile e-mail service. If truly unlimited (and the document makes no reference to hidden caps), then that’s a slight improvement for big red. Meanwhile, the $9.99 plan will remain with a 25 MB usage cap, but the per megabyte charge will be reduced to twenty cents per megabyte.

Another important item to notes is that as they did with smartphones, Verizon is going to start requiring some kind of data plan for all phones. Phones are now divided into three classes by Verizon: “simple More >

Comcast Internet Subscriber? Get a FREE* Wireless N Router!

Comcast offers a FREE wireless router to Comcast customers that are leasing a High-Speed Internet modem or a Digital Voice modem from Comcast. All you pay is shipping and it must be returned along with your other equipment if you move or go with another provider. If you are currently leasing a router, they will reduce your router fee to $0. The router is a Netgear WNR1000v2, which retails for around $70.

At Comcast, providing great service for a great value is important.

That’s why, as the leading provider of TV, home phone and Internet, we’re offering a next-generation wireless router to Comcast High-Speed Internet customers at no additional monthly cost.

Wirelessly connect your computers, gaming consoles and PDA’s. Watch trailers, read reviews or search the Web for juicy Hollywood gossip anywhere in your house!

Learn more about home networks, routers and setting up a home network.

Eligibility:

  • To qualify, you must currently lease a High-Speed Internet modem or a Digital Voice modem from Comcast. Please check your bill to see if you currently lease a modem. 
  • Qualifying customers can receive one wireless router.

Customers already leasing a router:

  • If you currently lease a router from Comcast, you can keep your existing router and your monthly fee will be discounted to $0 More >
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