Tag: Comcast
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Comcast is Leaking Names & Passwords of Customers’ Wifi Networks
In what is just one more example of why you should not use the WiFi router rented by your internet service provider is a report today that says they may leak your password. Yesterday ZDNet reported that Comcast had a major security breach and revealed the passwords of their Xfinity-provided wireless routers in plaintext on the…
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Comcast is Charging a $90 Installation Fee Even When No Installation is Needed
Well, it looks like Comcast has a new way to make money. Charge as much as $90 in installation fee even if they don’t have to do anything. Recently ArsTechnica did some research oComcast’sts installation fee and found that it varies wildly but if your area has a $60 or $90 installation fee you have to…
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Comcast Reportedly Has a New Tactic to Trick Cord Cutters Into Buying Cable TV
For years phone reps have tried everything possible to get cord cutters to come back to cable TV. Typically these efforts go by ads that hide many of the fees and taxes. More recently they have started to limit access to their fastest internet packages to TV customers. Now we have been hearing of a…
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Comcast Has a New Plan to Fight Cord Cutting: Don’t Sell Them High Speed Internet…
Comcast has a new plan to fight cord cutting. This week BoingBoing is reporting that Comcast is no longer selling their fastest internet plans to customers who also don’t subscribe to a TV package. You can still get internet from Comcast, but their fastest plans are being limited to customers who also have a TV…
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Comcast Has a New Plan to Fight Cord Cutting
Comcast is always looking for ways to keep cable TV subscribers—from complicated plans to bundled plans. Now Comcast has a new plan to fight cord cutting. Comcast is reportedly only offering the free speed upgrades to customers who also have a cable TV subscription. Historically, when Comcast increases the speed in a market everyone gets…
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How to Watch Big Ten Network After Comcast Drops BTN
Recently Comcast has started to drop the Big Ten Network (BTN) in select markets. Update: SBNation is now reporting that Comcast plans to keep the Big Ten Network in Big Ten markets. Yet we know many Big Ten fans live outside of their home state. This guide will help you find options to access the…
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Sling International Launches on Comcast’s Xfinity X1 Platform
Today Sling TV and Comcast have teamed up to bring Sling International to the Xfinity X1 platform. Now Xfinity subscribers can use their cable box to stream international programming in 21 languages starting at $10 a month. Sling International supported languages include Arabic, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Kannada, Punjabi, Urdu, Bangla, Bengali, Brazilian, French, Italian,…
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Report: Comcast Is Planning to Launch a Netflix Competitor
It looks like Comcast is looking beyond cable TV as their future and hopes to take on Netflix by launching their own streaming service. This all comes from the research firm MoffettNathanson’s Craig Moffett. Recently Comcast dropped a surprise $30.9 billion bid for the British satellite TV operator Sky. Although it may sound like they…
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Comcast is Planning to Test 3.5 GHz Wireless Internet
Well it looks like Comcast wants to jump into the world of wireless home internet and mobile internet. Recently Comcast applied to the FCC to ask for permission to test 3.5 HHz CBRS band service in the Philadelphia area. “Comcast will conduct outdoor and indoor fixed and mobile testing in a small targeted portion of…
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The Streaming Service Cheddar Makes The Jump to Comcast’s X1
Today Cheddar one of the best streaming options for news just struck a major deal to bring their content to Comcast’s X1 streaming platform. This move marks one more major streaming service to team up with Comcast along with Netflix, YouTube, Pandora, and more. “It’s amazing and validating to turn on the TV and see…