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Comcast says 230,000 customers affected by debt collection data breach
Comcast says 230,000 customers affected by debt collection data breach. The bad actors obtained names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, account numbers and more.
Lawrence Bonk10.07.2024
Comcast Xfinity customers can get a year of Perplexity Pro AI for free
Xfinity Rewards is offering a free year of Perplexity Pro AI for its customers.
Danny Gallagher08.30.2024
Comcast's bundle of Netflix, Apple TV+ and Peacock Premium costs $15 per month
Comcast's bundle of Netflix, Apple TV+ and Peacock Premium will arrive next week. StreamSaver will cost $15 per month, which is $10 less than subscribing to the base version of each service separately.
Kris Holt05.21.2024
A ‘vastly reduced’ Netflix, Peacock and Apple TV+ bundle is coming this month
A bundle of Netflix, Peacock and Apple TV+ dubbed StreamSaver is on the way. Comcast's CEO said the package will be available “at a vastly reduced price."
Kris Holt05.14.2024
Comcast agrees to kill 10G branding after advertising watchdogs said it was misleading
Advertising watchdogs found that Comcast's "10G" branding could mislead consumers into thinking its internet was much faster than it actually is.
Pranav Dixit02.01.2024
Peacock's NFL wild card game broke streaming records
The game reached 27.6 million viewers.
Sarah Fielding01.15.2024
Comcast starts squeezing 2 Gbps symmetrical internet speeds through decades-old coaxial cables
Comcast customers can soon get upload and download speeds of up to 2 Gbps even if they don't have a fiber connection at their home.
Kris Holt10.12.2023
Comcast debuts Storm-Ready WiFi device ahead of hurricane season
It has a four-hour battery life and works as a WiFi extender day-to-day.
Sarah Fielding08.15.2023
The FCC is preparing to take a 'fresh look' at internet data caps
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairperson Jessica Rosenworcel wants to open a formal Notice of Inquiry into the impact of internet data caps on consumers.
Steve Dent06.19.2023
Comcast launches $20 live TV streaming service with 60 channels
Comcast has launched a live TV streaming service to rival Sling, FuboTV, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV and all the rest. It’s called Now TV and it has something competitors lack, an extremely attractive price tag. Now TV includes 60 live channels and a Peacock subscription all for $20 each month.
Lawrence Bonk05.23.2023
NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell is leaving Comcast over 'inappropriate conduct'
Comcast says it came to a "mutual" decision with Shell that he should leave the company after an investigation found he had behaved inappropriately.
Igor Bonifacic04.23.2023
Google Fiber launches 5Gbps service for $125 per month
Google Fiber is introducing a $125-per-month service with symmetrical uploads and downloads today. However, it only covers four cities at launch.
Will Shanklin02.14.2023
Comcast is ending free Peacock access for Xfinity subscribers
Comcast subscribers are about to lose a big perk: free access to Peacock streaming.
Steve Dent02.13.2023
Peacock stops offering its free tier to new subscribers
Comcast's Peacock streaming service has stopped offering a free tier to new customers.
Igor Bonifacic01.31.2023
Comcast will air the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Dolby Vision HDR
Comcast is airing the World Cup in Dolby Vision HDR for the first time, provided you have an Xfinity X1 box.
Jon Fingas11.17.2022
Comcast and Charter's joint streaming venture is now called Xumo
Xumo is the new branding for Comcast and Charter's recently announced joint streaming venture.
Devindra Hardawar11.02.2022Comcast raises speeds for most of its Xfinity internet plans
Comcast has raised speeds for most of its Xfinity cable internet plans, but the competition isn't standing still.
Jon Fingas10.17.2022
Comcast hit download speeds of 6Gbps over cable in a recent ‘10G’ test
It plans to start offering multi-gigabit symmetrical internet services to customers in 2023.
Kris Holt09.20.2022
Comcast debuts 2Gbps internet service in four states
After nearly two years of testing, Comcast is one step closer to offering multi-gig symmetrical speeds over cable.
Igor Bonifacic09.11.2022
The man who built his own ISP to avoid huge fees is expanding his service
A Michigan is expanding his fiber internet service from about 70 customers to nearly 600 thanks to funding aimed at expanding access to broadband internet.
Steve Dent08.11.2022