Talk:Xfinity

Vandalism

The parent company of Comcast Cable is Comcast Corporation and NOT Liberty Media. Steelbeard1 (talk) 16:44, 6 July 2014 (UTC)

Response to Increased Competition

I think it may be valuable to include service and pricing changes that Comcast has recently made in some markets to remain competitive with alternative internet providers, such as Google Fiber. For example in Provo, UT, where Google Fiber is now available, Comcast introduced an "Extreme 250" internet service with download speeds of 250mbps. This comes bundled with cable tv for $70 per month. This price is a far cry from what they were offering in the area prior to the availability of Google Fiber (I for example was paying $65 for 20mbps and no TV before the changes). Does a new section need to be made for this information, or does the existing section about internet plans need an overhaul? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Asymboli (talk • contribs) 17:23, 18 July 2014 (UTC)

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Comcast Cable → Xfinity – because XFinity is the real name, Comcast Cable is not the real name 181.134.250.72 (talk) 19:40, 27 November 2014 (UTC)

• Oppose: I have in my hand a paper bill from Comcast (not XFinity). It is due December 13, 2014, and it says to send the payment to Comcast and to make checks payable to Comcast. The web site is listed as http://www.comcast.com, and the headline of the bill's text section is "News from Comcast". In casual conversation, most people I know refer to the company and its services as Comcast, although the company does also use the term "XFINITY" as some kind of brand naming for its services (my Internet service is listed on the bill as "XFINITY Internet" and the phone number to contact the company is 1-800-XFINITY). My basic impression is that most people dislike the Xfinity branding and prefer to refer to the company and its services as Comcast. http://www.xfinity.com redirects me to http://xfinity.comcast.net. (I also tried to check whether XFINITY is styled as XFinity or as Xfinity, but only found XFINITY and xfinity (with a funny extended tail on the x) on my paper bill and on the company website.) Note that the article itself contains a discussion of the company's rebranding attempt, which was generally met with negative reactions. Based in what I see, the company itself has given up on the idea of primarily being known as something other than Comcast. —BarrelProof (talk) 23:32, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
• Oppose: The company is commonly referred to as Comcast in a casual discussion and the official name is "Comcast". Besides, the companies business service is called "Comcast Business" not "XFinity Business". I strongly disagree in this move. —CookieMonster755 (talk) 06:42, 28 November 2014 (UTC)
• Oppose as Xfinity is a marketing brand. The company is still Comcast Cable. I still write my checks to Comcast. Steelbeard1 (talk) 13:42, 28 November 2014 (UTC)
• Oppose per above and common name. Stickee (talk) 00:14, 29 November 2014 (UTC)
• Oppose per the above. Xfinity is a brand of Comcast; renaming the article will cause confusion about the article's topic's scope. Steel1943 (talk) 04:23, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

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@FoxNewsChannelFan: See the above requested move discussion, where consensus was achieved to leave the article at Comcast Cable. Moreover, you don't move an article over a redirect by cutting and pasting, because it destroys the edit history. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 20:13, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Updated Pricing/speeds/etc.

I know that Comcast is now charging me $10/mo for the DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem that I received in February 2015. As well, the speeds listed are not cited. Is there a plan to maintain the price list and the speed tiers, in light of the changes that are on-going with their services? RossO (talk) 16:15, 17 April 2015 (UTC)

I just updated the speed tiers. Better late than never, I guess. --Dnywlsh (talk) 20:41, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

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Requested move 2

I would like to make a request to change the name of this article from Comcast Cable to Xfinity. Even though the Comcast name is used on cable bills, the company's cable division is trading and doing business as Xfinity. — Preceding unsigned comment added by WakeFan91 (talk • contribs) 02:09, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

Support: It's definitely the common name now. ViperSnake151  Talk  23:35, 6 April 2017 (UTC)

Oppose - The company's name is still Comcast Cable and the article clearly states they do business as "Xfinity". The first name is the legal entity, the second is the brand. Trading (in the sense of stocks) is done under "CMCSA". -- Dane ^talk 23:44, 6 April 2017 (UTC)

This violates the principle of WP:OFFICIALNAME. The whole point is that they are publicly known as Xfinity, and that means that it is the common name. Your argument is the exact opposite. ViperSnake151  Talk  00:36, 7 April 2017 (UTC)

Withdrawn. I could argue this both ways, especially after reviewing the policy. -- Dane ^talk 01:30, 7 April 2017 (UTC)

• Support - Definitely the common name. - BilCat (talk) 00:52, 7 April 2017 (UTC)

Requested move 8 April 2017

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The result of the move request was: consensus established for page move (waiting for admin to move) (non-admin closure) Yashovardhan (talk) 12:26, 17 April 2017 (UTC)

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Comcast Cable → Xfinity – The Comcast triple play service has been called Xfinity for 7 years now. As an Xfinity customer myself, I believe at this point, most people know Xfinity by the name Xfinity, not Comcast Cable. In fact, in the 2010s, Comcast is now more of a mass media company, having acquired companies like NBCUniversal and DreamWorks Animation. So I think at this point, the article should be renamed "Xfinity", as it is not just a cable provider anymore. 76.116.198.27 (talk) 19:54, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

• Agree Xfinity is the common name, but make the connection to Comcast clear in the opening sentence. Redddogg (talk) 23:14, 8 April 2017 (UTC)
  • Oh it will be, don't worry. 76.116.198.27 (talk) 02:44, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
• Comment – I'd also like to add that internet and voice are included in this article, making the name "Comcast Cable" a bit inappropriate in my opinion. 76.116.198.27 (talk) 13:50, 10 April 2017 (UTC)
• Strongly agree — I haven't heard "Comcast Cable" in ages. It's been marketed only as Xfinity recently and it covers not just the cable, but Internet and phone services as well. Xfinity is the appropriate title. Aria1561 (talk) 18:59, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

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"Infinity Internet" Sourcing and phrasing?

In the Branding section, last paragraph,

"A Managed service provider and regional ISP using the name "Infinity Internet" in Vancouver, WA started getting calls in 2010 and forward from Comcast customers all over the US following the rebranding. The calls continue daily in 2022 from really confused Comcast customers wanting support, some of which abuse the support team as a result. The original Infinity Internet was started in Temecula, CA in 1995 which the whois data for iinet.com support and later infinityinternet.com in 1997 this timeline and later these companies went through a series of Acquisitions. "

Shouldn't this be sourced? I've tried finding any news story on this claim of Comcast customers calling Internet Infinity, but I cannot find this anywhere. Not to make any accusations, but this feels a bit like WP:OR, considering the IP of the person who made the edits of these claims is from Vancouver, WA themselves according to WHOIS. Of course, maybe my searching for sources isn't good, which is why I made this talk page.

Also, if this isn't WP:OR and a source is found, just want to also address that the entire phrasing of the last sentence feels weird, and I'm not sure if the phrasing "The calls continue daily in 2022 from really confused Comcast customers wanting support" feels right.

Patrickmen11 (talk) 07:15, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Just some more thought, if this is sourced, maybe it should be moved to Controversies rather than Branding. Patrickmen11 (talk) 07:17, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Shopping on Xfinity

Would like to compare Xfinity prices with others. I will be paying cash 2601:1C0:7182:12C0:3C99:AFEF:4926:8681 (talk) 20:07, 4 December 2022 (UTC)

MeTV Toons

Why hasn't this poor excuse of a cable company added MeTV Toons to their lineup?!

My dad has Xfinity and they didn't even add MeTV Toons today!

What the H-E-double hockey sticks gives around here?! DukeyDukeyToo (talk) 15:53, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

Advertising tag

Hello, I added an advertisement tag to the article about a week ago, as seen here, Noting the pricing info, especially the ones in the Internet section. If needed, can editors remove this content? Sparkbean (talk) 21:54, 2 September 2024 (UTC)