Tag: Comcast
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Comcast is Offering Free Internet Speed Upgrades to Cord Cutters
If you use Comcast as your internet service provider, you may want to check your internet speed. Slowly over the last month, Comcast has been rolling out faster internet speeds to current customers. Some Comcast Xfinity internet customers have even seen the speed of their internet double in recent weeks. At first, it appeared that…
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Comcast Xfinity Customers Could See a Starz Blackout
Starz is warning Comcast Xfinity customers that they might be losing access to the premium movie channel beginning on December 10. In a message to customers, Starz said “in spite of our best efforts to engage in meaningful discussions, Comcast has publicly stated their intention to drop our networks from all packages and bundles,” going…
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Comcast Is Moving Some TV Channels to More Expensive Packages As a Hidden Price Hike
Back in August, Cord Cutters News broke the news that Comcast would be moving some channels to more expensive TV packages. Now Comcast has started the process and has moved Turner Classic Movies from the base Xfinity TV packages to the Xfinity Sports Package for $9.99 a month. This is not the only change according…
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Comcast Has Over Charged Thousands of Internet Customers (Check Your Bills)
If you have Comcast as your Internet provider, you may want to check your recent bills. Comcast has confirmed that a “software error occurred” that has resulted in about 2,000 customers being mistakenly charged for going over their monthly data caps. Comcast imposes data caps in 27 of the 39 states it operates in. If…
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Comcast is Offering Free Unlimited Data for Customers Who Upgrade
Comcast is now offering new customers a deal for unlimited data if they choose the new xFi Advantage internet, in areas where that service is available. The company has also increased internet speeds recently for free to select customers. This seems to be a test in a few select markets. Update: Comcast is also offering…
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Comcast’s Flex Streaming Player Targets Cord Cutters But Is Not Cord Cutting Friendly
Last week Comcast made their Flex streaming player free for Comcast Internet Customers (reduced from $5 a month). Many have said this should be the Roku, Fire TV, and Apple TV killer because Comcast is offering it for free. Yet if you are a cord cutter you probably want to just skip the Comcast Flex…
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Comcast’s Roku Like Xfinity Flex Streaming Player is Now Free For Comcast Internet Customers
Back in March, Comcast announced that they are launching a $5 a month streaming device. Now Comcast says Xfinity Flex will be free to all Comcast Internet customers. This device will aggregate streaming apps, both paid and free, into a single place very similar to how Roku and other players work. To use the Flex…
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Comcast, Fox, CBS, & Disney Sue to Block À La Carte TV
Recently, the state of Maine passed a law requiring that cable operators offer an à la carte TV option. The new law says that “a cable system operator shall offer subscribers the option of purchasing access to cable channels, or programs on cable channels, individually.” This would bring à la carte TV, which many have…
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Comcast’s Xfinity Stream App is Coming to LG TVs
A few weeks ago Cord Cutters News broke the story that Comcast’s Xfinity Stream app would be coming to LG TVs. Now you will be able to watch your Comcast subscription to any Xfinitycable package or the Xfinity streaming packages on LG TVs. “With Xfinity Stream on LG 4K Ultra HD and Standard HD Smart…
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Exclusive: Comcast is Moving Some Channels to More Expensive Packages
Been thinking about getting Comcast TV? You may want to wait as some of the channels you want may soon be more expensive. Today Cord Cutters News has confirmed that Comcast is moving some of its channels to more expensive packages. Some of these changes have already happened while others will soon happen, as Comcast…