Articles about Comcast – Page 5 of 7

Xfinity customers can now return equipment via UPS Store, for free

Need to return your Xfinity cable box, modem, remote control, or anything else? No searching for an obscure Comcast office in the… Read More

Competition for Comcast, CenturyLink? Broadband expert discusses municipal Internet idea for Seattle

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray thinks that his citizens deserve faster and cheaper Internet. His constituents probably wouldn’t mind having more… Read More

Comcast admits it sent erroneous ‘bot’ warnings to Xfinity Internet customers

If you received a warning from Comcast last weekend that one or more of your home computers connected to Xfinity… Read More

Why Comcast just added a $1.50 ‘Broadcast TV Fee’ to your monthly bill

At the beginning of this year, Comcast began charging customers a controversial new fee of $1.50 to cover the costs… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Amazon music, Lively shutdown, and the new world of tech design

We’ve got a lot to discuss on this week’s GeekWire radio show, starting with our thoughts on Amazon’s new Prime Music… Read More

Comcast rolling out controversial Xfinity WiFi public hotspot feature for home wireless routers

Comcast is rolling out a new feature for its Xfinity Internet customers in the Seattle region and other parts of… Read More

Cable TV providers slip in Seattle tech survey, as satisfaction and users decline

Seattle residents don’t always agree on things, to say the least, but they are increasingly united in their sentiments about the… Read More

Is your Internet sluggish? Most broadband providers slower than advertised

Does it take forever to load a webpage, or do you find that watching Netflix can be a painful experience? If… Read More

Seattle Mayor: ‘We should not allow our Internet access to be managed by a private monopoly’

Seattle citizens need better and more affordable Internet. That’s the vibe from Seattle Mayor Ed Murray’s blog post this morning,… Read More

Take this survey and tell the City of Seattle what you think of Comcast

The City of Seattle is getting ready to renegotiate its franchise contract with Comcast, the largest cable TV and high-speed… Read More

Could the Netflix deal with Comcast spark Amazon to follow suit?

If it’s good for Netflix, is it also good for Amazon Instant Video? This week Netflix was in the spotlight… Read More

New Apple TV could get hosed by Comcast-Time Warner merger

If rumors are to be believed, there’s a new Apple TV coming around the bend, but a Comcast-Time Warner merger… Read More

Meet your new cable giant: Comcast calls $45B Time Warner buy ‘pro-competitive’

Television is much more than traditional cable or broadcast these days. That is one of Comcast’s biggest challenges, and it’s… Read More

Comcast and Khan Academy team on broadband push for low-income families

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Comcast Executive Vice President David L. Cohen took the stage at The Atlantic’s Silicon Valley Summit… Read More

Mayor McGinn: Seattle should create a public fiber Internet utility if Gigabit Squared fails

The ambitious plans to implement a high-speed gigabit Internet network in 14 Seattle neighborhoods seem to be falling apart. Financial… Read More

Mayor McGinn: Seattle’s high-speed Internet project delayed, possibly in jeopardy

Financing problems are forcing Gigabit Squared to delay plans to implement a high-speed Internet network in 14 Seattle neighborhoods using the city’s dormant “dark… Read More

App of the Week: Xfinity TV Go adds live TV streaming

This week’s App of the Week is the perfect companion for watching live TV on your iOS or Android device…so… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Amazon vs. author, Xbox One first take, and favorite iPad apps

We’ve assembled the GeekWire news team in the studio for this week’s episode of the GeekWire radio show and podcast,… Read More

Ed Murray: ‘To infer that I’m some hack for Comcast doesn’t bear out the facts’

Ed Murray doesn’t understand why his opponent in Tuesday’s mayoral election is accusing him of being “Comcast’s candidate.” A report… Read More

Murray voices support for Gigabit Internet, as McGinn calls Seattle mayoral rival ‘Comcast’s candidate’

State Sen. Ed Murray, running against incumbent Mike McGinn for Seattle mayor, says he supports a plan to bring alternative… Read More

Set-Top Box Showdown: A graphical guide to your options

[Editor’s Note: Jon Mann is a design director at Artefact, the Seattle-based technology product design firm. This post and graphic… Read More

Comcast subscribers will be able to watch TV directly from a tweet

If you’re a Comcast subscriber, soon you’ll be able to watch a TV show by simply clicking on a link… Read More

Comcast’s Xfinity X1 service suffers overnight outage

Comcast’s Xfinity X1 television platform experienced a widespread outage overnight, showing blank screens for many users across the country, according… Read More

Xfinity X1: How Comcast roped me back in to cable

Over the years I’ve treated my TV viewing as a personal sport — with the primary objective of getting as… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Google Chromecast, Xfinity X1 and what’s next for your TV

There are seemingly endless ways to get video onto your television set these days, and the GeekWire team has been… Read More

Comcast wants to give pirates a legal alternative to torrenting: Make them paying customers

The cat-and-mouse game between media companies and pirates has a long and sordid history. Currently, “big content” is relying on… Read More

Comcast gets wrist-slap for failing to answer customer service calls promptly (quite possibly one of mine)

It’s been a tough few days here at the Cook household. I’ve been on the phone three times so far… Read More

Blazing fast broadband on the cheap: Pricing unveiled for Seattle’s gigabit Internet

Good news for those wanting to browse the web and download content at breakneck speeds: Ultra-fast Internet is officially arriving… Read More

Who needs Google Fiber? Comcast exec says U.S. consumers not ready for gigabit bandwidth

As far as Comcast is concerned, gigabit broadband is more bandwidth than consumers want, though they might not know it.… Read More

Comcast doubling Internet speeds, promises up to 105 Mbps for Extreme 50 customers

Comcast is doubling the Internet speeds for customers in Washington state who subscribe to its Blast! and Extreme 50 offerings.… Read More