On Wed, 26 Aug 2015 07:08:58 -0700, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

They don't. The HOME-XXXX format, where XXXX might be the last 4 digits
of the MAC address, is the default SSID for Comcast "gateway"
style wireless routers.

Ah. That makes a *lot* of sense (I hate when that happens!).

This is a "comcast neighborhood", where all the college kids live. We can
assume most of them weren't born with a router next to the silver spoon
in the cradle, so, they probably got their modem/router combo's from
Comcast. And Comcast probably defaulted on the naming conventions.

That makes too much sense!
Thanks for 'splaining.