Have you heard of XFINITY TV? If you live in a major market served by Comcast, you may already be familiar with the term. If not, then here is what XFINITY is all about.
XFINITY is the new name for Comcast cable services. In February of 2010, Comcast announced the name change and began to roll out the rebranding effort shortly thereafter. Major cities that were first to receive XFINITY services included Seattle, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, and parts of the San Francisco area. The latest area to be upgraded to XFINITY is the Denver, Colorado market. So how is this service any different than the old Comcast?
XFINITY TV and internet access are supposedly available in areas where Comcast has upgraded their network to offer more channels and higher speeds. For example, if your area is fully upgraded XFINITY TV will offer you 100 or more HD channels, and between 50 and 70 foreign language channels.
XFINITY Internet users should be able to order service with speeds up to 50 Mbps. Future plans have XFINITY internet offering speeds up to 100 Mbps. XFINITY voice isn’t really different than the old Comcast digital voice, but will complete the XFINITY triple play package that you will no doubt see advertised in areas served by Comcast.
Comcast also is expanding their online On demand service under a new name. XFINITY Fancast is the new name for online version of Comcast On Demand, and now offers nearly 20,000 titles every month to subscribers. While the name has a sports-like name, it offers all sorts of programming that can be streamed to your computer. XFINITY On demand remains free with your digital cable subscription through Comcast.
So why the name change? Comcast of course is putting their best foot forward with the claim that:
“XFINITY is about offering our customers more choice, more control, more speed, and more HD than ever before. It’s also our promise to customers that we will keep innovating to deliver the best possible experience.”
While that sounds nice corporate-speak, the fact remains that the brand name “Comcast” has been battered quite a bit over the past few years. Poor customer service ratings have dogged the dominant cable company for years, and rebranding under a new name certainly gives them a fresh start in some markets. The name is also designed to reflect a forward looking and technologically driven company. Verizon with their FiOS brand and AT&T with their U-verse product have proven over the past few years that a fresh name can mean big dollars trickling down to the bottom line.
XFINITY TV by Comcast will continue to face intense competition from satellite companies like DIRECTV and Dish Network. With faster internet speeds, online On-demand programming, and more HD channel selections customers will have to think twice before jumping over to the satellite television option.
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Just wondered if you knew who i would contact to talk about the flashing on alot of the shows.
I know you wouldnt have control of it. I suffer form migraines and cannot get out much, and watch tv when I can. But the flashing they do in the programs cause me to have migraines, and flashing like that can cause people to cause siezures, that are epileptics.
I can hardly watch a show on discovery,animal planet, Nat geo, ID, or even regular channels without them doing this irritating flashing that seems to be used more for dramatizing the shows, and in commercials.
It hurts me so bad. I cannot watch alot of my favorite programs. Who would you suggest that I talk to that might do something about it?
we have xfinity, just so you are aware
I got a comment xfinity sucks about every 2-weeks I loose channels on the new digital boxes I have found the connection must be tight or you will have problems they should have figured this out by now.My biggest complaint is the same shows/ episodes you watch them tben thier on the very next day and even worse you watch a show and two hours later the same excact episode this is pure lazyness.I am fed up with this bs!!!!