Category: comcast

NBC’s Peacock streaming service may be free for everyone

Post author By Randall
Post date November 1, 2019
Categories In ad-supported, av, battlestar galactica, battlestargalactica, cheers, comcast, Entertainment, nbcuniversal, parks and recreation, parksandrecreation, peacock, punky brewster, punkybrewster, saved by the bell, savedbythebell, services, streaming, streaming wars, streamingwars, Tech, The Office, theoffice

[ad_1] It’s long been known that Peacock will be an ad-supported platform (with between three and five minutes of ads per hour) and that cable subscribers and Comcast broadband users wouldn’t have to pay extra for access. However, a report suggests NBCU might pull the trigger on making Peacock available to everyone at no cost, […]

Xfinity internet-only customers now get the Flex streaming platform for free

Post author By Randall
Post date September 18, 2019
Categories In av, business, comcast, cord cutting, device, Entertainment, free, Internet, set top box, streaming deal, streaming tv, Tech, xfinity, xfinity flex

[ad_1] The service comes with access to popular apps like Netflix, Amazon Prime, YouTube and HBO, plus music streaming from Amazon Music, Pandora and iHeartRadio. Comcast recently added NBC Sports Gold packages, and since the service is relatively new, we’ll likely continue to see additions like this. Xfinity Flex is a lot like Roku, Apple […]

51 companies tell Congress it’s time to tackle data privacy

Post author By Randall
Post date September 10, 2019
Categories In accenture, Amazon, at&t, att, comcast, congress, Dell, gear, government, ibm, Internet, law, legislation, lenovo, motorola, Politics, Privacy, Qualcomm, salesforce, sap, Tech

[ad_1] Accordingly, the companies have published a framework for what they’d like to see. They want “robust” protections for data that foster accountability, a “technology neutral” approach that spurs innovation, worldwide interoperability and, of course, a harmonized rule set. The company list includes some notable omissions, although that doesn’t necessarily reflect a lack of interest. […]

Altice adds a $20 mobile plan to its cable service

Post author By Randall
Post date September 5, 2019
Categories In altice, altice mobile, comcast, gear, Mobile, mvno, services, Tech, Verizon, wireless, xfinity

[ad_1] Moreover, unlike Comcast’s Xfinity Mobile, you don’t need to be a customer with Altice’s Optimum or Suddenlink cable services to subscribe. But you do at least need to live near where those services are offered. The plan also costs $30, instead of $20, per month if you’re not a current cable subscriber. As an […]

Comcast’s Xfinity suffering nationwide outage

Post author By Randall
Post date August 6, 2019
Categories In comcast, gear, Internet, outage, Tech, Verizon, xfinity

[ad_1] @comcast please quit disrupting my service. This is absurd. 2nd night in a row. I need the internet for music to sleep. Music helps me sleep. So please hurry along the routine maintenance. @comcastcares pic.twitter.com/rK0UGAcF4I — Julian Robbins (@ToshibaLaptops3) August 6, 2019 The outage started around 1:40 AM eastern time, according to several tweets. […]

Comcast customers can now play Amazon Music on their TVs

Post author By Randall
Post date July 29, 2019
Categories In Amazon, amazon music, amazon music unlimited, av, comcast, comcast flex, Entertainment, Internet, Tech, x1

[ad_1] For Comcast subscribers who already use Amazon Music, this integration gives them another option for music streaming. Customers can simply say “Amazon Music” into their voice remote in order to access their playlists. X1, which is Comcast’s more traditional cable set-top box with DVR, and Flex, its streaming TV service for Internet customers, already […]

Comcast to pay $9.1 million for adding service plans without consent

Post author By Randall
Post date June 9, 2019
Categories In business, comcast, consumer protection act, court, gear, Internet, internet service provider, isp, law, lawsuit, Tech, washington

[ad_1] Just over 240,000 of the stated violations were committed by signing up customers who were completely oblivious. For the remaining 205,000 violations, Comcast is accused of either failing to mention the cost or falsely representing it. The pure damages will only account for a fraction of the $85 million Comcast is estimated to have […]

Comcast is working on a health-focused smart speaker

Post author By Randall
Post date May 21, 2019
Categories In av, comcast, gear, health, Home, medicine, smart speaker, Tech

[ad_1] While it clearly wouldn’t be running a sophisticated voice assistant like Alexa or Google Assistant, it would have a “personality.” Comcast would pitch it to seniors, people with disabilities and others who have health concerns but want to remain independent. The cable giant has reportedly talked to multiple large hospitals about using these speakers […]

Hulu buys AT&T’s stake, leaving Comcast and Disney as owners

Post author By Randall
Post date April 15, 2019
Categories In at&t, att, comcast, disney, Entertainment, hulu, Internet, services, streaming, Tech, Television, Tv, warnermedia

[ad_1] AT&T said it would use the money to “reduce its debt.” Between this and Disney’s acquisition of key Fox assets, Hulu’s joint venture is down to just two companies, Disney and Comcast. It’s not yet certain just how this affects the ownership ratios, but Disney already had majority control with 60 percent while Comcast […]

FTC will examine privacy policies at major internet providers

Post author By Randall
Post date March 26, 2019
Categories In at&t, att, comcast, data, Ftc, gear, Google, google fiber, Internet, Mobile, Politics, Privacy, regulation, t-mobile, Tech, Verizon, xfinity
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[ad_1] Officials are interested in the kind of personal info ISPs collect, as well as how they do it and why. The regulators also want to know who has access to the data, whether it’s anonymized and the level of transparency. The FTC would also like to know if customers have control over their data, […]