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Question from Donna: I have a co-worker who said she often uses the free Xfinity WiFi hotspots to access the Internet every time she goes to the beach.
She said Xfinity has hotspots just about everywhere so there might be one I can use when I visit my mom in Cleveland.
The thing is I’m not an Xfinity customer. Can I use one their hotpots even though I’m not a customer of theirs?
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Question from Rod: I received a flyer in the mail from Xfinity saying everyone in my area now has the option to upgrade our Internet service to 1200Mbps with virtually no increase in the monthly charges.
I’d love to do that because that would be a huge increase from the 200Mbps I’m getting now, but I can’t afford to buy a new modem.
I bought the modem I have now four years ago and it’s still working great.
My question is will I need to buy a new modem in order to get the full 1200Mbps speed that comes with this new plan? [Read more…]
Last week I received a heads-up from a friend that Xfinity was now offering 1.2Gbps Internet service in my neck of the woods.
I did a little checking around and discovered they are now offering Gigabit+ download speeds in most of the areas they currently service.
Question from Mike: I have been a customer of Comcast internet for many years and have been happy to utilize Norton Security that was provided free to Comcast customers.
Recently Comcast has indicated that the Norton Security online will no longer be available after January 1, 2021.
Instead Xfinity xFi Advanced Security is already included at no charge.
They say we will have a full security solution with the Xfinity xFi advanced security.
Is this true that we don’t need any additional security to replace Norton Security?
If you subscribe to Comcast’s Xfinity cable TV service, you can easily watch your favorite shows on your computer, smart phone or tablet, and it won’t cost you a penny extra.
What’s more, you can even watch your favorite TV channels live on the device of your choice.
If you want to watch live TV on your desktop or laptop computer, simply visit xtv.comcast.net and log in with the email address and password that you use to log in to your Xfinity account online. [Read more…]