Neowin News Feed for: Xfinity

T-Mobile now offers a 5G backup home plan that you can use during internet outages

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 05:42:01 +0000

T-Mobile has launched a new 5G backup home internet plan that aims to keep users connected to the internet during outages, available for all customers including traditional ISPs such as Xfinity. Read more...

Up to 58% off Arris networking products with Amazon's Deal of the Day

Steven Parker — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 15:58:01 +0000

In today's Deal of the Day on Amazon, you can find up to 58% off on network gear, which includes a DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem that can wipe out your rental fees on Xfinity Internet & Voice. Read more...

Comcast becomes the first ISP to join Mozilla's TRR program

Paul Hill — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 16:18:01 +0000

Comcast has become the first ISP to join Mozilla's Trusted Recursive Resolver program which aims to make DNS more secure. As part of the program, Mozilla earlier rolled out DNS over HTTPS in the U.S. Read more...

Xfinity X1 voice remote now lets you find lost items by ringing your Tile devices

Jay Bonggolto — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 19:30:01 +0000

Comcast and Tile today upgraded their partnership announced in 2018. Xfinity X1 voice remote now works to audibly ring your Tile devices to help you locate the whereabouts of your lost belongings. Read more...

Comcast launches preview of Peacock streaming service on Xfinity X1 and Flex

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 03:00:01 +0000

Comcast will preview its new streaming service called Peacock on April 15 prior to its national launch on July 15. This is an ad-supported subscription with options to get a premium, ad-free tier. Read more...

Comcast announces free home schooling content for Xfinity customers

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 04:04:01 +0000

Comcast launched today a collection of free shows and movies for Xfinity customers. It's dedicated for parents in order to help them provide educational content for their kids as they stay at home. Read more...

Comcast Xfinity Mobile will throttle your data usage to "save you money"

João Carrasqueira — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 21:16:02 +0000

The carrier has begun sending out emails to customers warning of impending changes to its mobile data offering, including a resolution cap on video streaming and speed throttling for hotspots. Read more...

Comcast outage hits millions of customers nationwide, services now being restored

Jay Bonggolto — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 02:22:01 +0000

Comcast suffered a major outage on Friday that knocked down the internet, cable, and telephone services for millions of customers across the country. The disruption was caused by cuts to its fibers. Read more...

Major ISPs reportedly down in much of the U.S. [Update]

Rich Woods — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 19:43:11 +0000

A large portion of the United States, from California in the west to New York in the east, is reporting that its internet services are down, spanning a variety of service providers. Read more...

Comcast is expanding its gigabit internet service, will be in 15 U.S. cities by early 2017

Chris Schroeder — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 20:00:01 +0000

The drive to offer gigabit service continues to grow with major internet service providers. Comcast, via its Xfinity service, plans to have 15 cities offering ultra-fast internet speeds in 2017. Read more...

It's official: Charter will become the 2nd-largest cable company in the U.S.

Chris Schroeder — Sun, 08 May 2016 00:52:01 +0000

Following the approval from the FCC over a merger with Time Warner Cable, Charter is becoming the second-largest cable service provider in the U.S., giving Comcast a run for its money. Read more...

Multiple cable companies ready to charge more in 2016

Chris Schroeder — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 01:14:01 +0000

If you think your cable TV bill is already high, you're going to be disappointed to hear what your service provider could have in store for you next year. Read more...

Comcast is shutting down its Xfinity app for Microsoft's Xbox 360 in two weeks

Andy Weir — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 16:48:01 +0000

Comcast says it will shut down its Xfinity app on the Xbox 360, and remove the app from those consoles, on September 1, "to make way for new updates and improvements to our online experience". Read more...

Comcast Stream offers TV on-demand to customers for $15/mo

Chris Schroeder — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 00:36:01 +0000

The war over Internet TV is heating up with the announcement of Comcast Stream, an inexpensive way to watch TV on demand over the Internet but it's far from perfect. Read more...

Xbox Live issues affecting Call of Duty, Xbox Fitness and Xfinity On Demand

Steven Johns — Fri, 15 May 2015 08:14:36 +0000

A number of different Xbox services are down, including Xbox Fitness and Call of Duty for Xbox 360. There are no details on exactly what is happening, but Microsoft appears aware of the issues. Read more...

A reporter calls the mother of Comcast's CEO to complain about service

Chris Schroeder — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 20:10:01 +0000

As the result of a complete failure of customer support, one Philadelphia reporter found a way to twist the arm of an entire network hard enough to make refusal of service impossible. Read more...

Comcast looks to offer gigabit internet speeds in 2015

Chris Schroeder — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 00:04:01 +0000

With gigabit Internet services slowly gaining momentum in parts of the world, Comcast is positioning itself to offer blazing fast Internet speeds with the help of new Broadcom chips. Read more...

Comcast injects ads if users are on their hotspots

James Woodfin — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 07:16:01 +0000

Comcast tends to stay in the news, though for a slightly different reason this time.They are now injecting ads into the browsers of users using JavaScript, according to several different sources. Read more...

Skype to begin roll out for Comcast Xfinity users

John Callaham — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:18:44 +0000

Skype has announced that the cable company Comcast has started supporting Skype call on its Xfinity service, letting users make audio and video calls on their TV screens. Read more...

Comcast has no plans to meter broadband service

John Callaham — Wed, 25 May 2011 19:40:48 +0000

Earlier this month AT&T put in new broadband caps on its DSL and U-Verse Internet broadband services. It also started charging its customers overages fees if they go over those fairly small broadband caps. This... Read more...

Comcast support gives out private details before verification

Brad Sams — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 02:35:07 +0000

Information security is always going to be a hot topic. When it comes to personal details, corporations are entrusted to secure that data. But if you are a Comcast subscriber, you may have another reason... Read more...

Comcast to launch high speed mobile service in Boston

Brandon Boyce — Wed, 05 May 2010 12:49:23 +0000

Comcast launched their High-Speed 2 Go service in Boston this week. The service normally works over WiMax networks operated by Clearwire and Sprint but in Boston they are only offering 3G EVDO coverage on Sprint's... Read more...