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Thursday, December 14th, 2023 2:34 PM

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Xfinity App on PC?

Too much confusion over the past couple of years about servicing our accounts, especially recently with Peacock and Wi-Fi.  I don't want to use Xfinity App on my phone, nor should I have to, and don't use the Flex box.  I want to do it on my PC just as I always have done.  But now I cannot, and I get the message "The My Account app is going away soon. Now, the Xfinity app is the best way to manage all your Xfinity services."  The problem is that it is only for crapple iOS or Android!  No Windows (for my PC).  What gives?  I guess Comcast thinks they can force people to use a smart phone or one of their Flex boxes to manage their accounts now?  WTH?!?!?!  Help!!!!  Thanks!

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11 months ago

Thank you for reaching out @NotHappyCustomer using the Xfinity App ( https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/using-xfinity-app ) does require a smart phone but you are able to use the Xfinity website ( https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/get-help-from-xfinity-assistant ) to get in contact with Xfinity. 

11 months ago

That wasn't really an answer, let alone a helpful answer.  You only say that the Xfinity App requires a smart phone but do not provide any resolution for those who do not want to put yet another app on their phones or otherwise use their phones to manage their accounts.  Some of us, many of us, prefer a real keyboard and mouse and find the tiny keys and touchscreen near useless...known as fat finger syndrome.  :-)

In any case, how is Comcast going to provide account servicing functionality to those who can't or won't use a phone for such?  I feel that removing the computer/web functionality for such is not only bad customer service and wrong, but borderline illegal waiting for a class action lawsuit.  Please tell me Comcast is actually listening to its customer for once and will back off the phone (and Flex box) only account servicing functionality and continue to provide and allow for computer/web account servicing functionality.

Thanks!

Long time, rarely happy anymore customer.

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Apologies for the confusion there. The last thing we want is an unhappy customer, especially a long time one! I'd like to go over the features of the Xfinity portal online with you. I have found that the functionality of the website, while differing in appearances, is much the same as before. I know the previous version of the Xfinity account online did look and align much like the Xfinity My Account app. As you mentioned, at times adding apps to a phone is not the preferred method to utilize. My husband is very much a minimalist when it comes to apps on his phone. But, I can have him log on our computer to check anything that I can't provide support on which really only happened when I was out of the country this past summer. 😀

 

What are some of the features that you are looking for online when logged into your account? I am happy to navigate you through how to find them and learn how they have been updated or changed.

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I need to be able to manage the Peacock add-on for starters.  I want to upgrade to no-ads and pay the difference and there is no way to do it via Xfinity MyAccount online.  The chat agent told me I have to download the Xfinity app to my phone or use a Flex box to manage add-ons (as well as to manage the wi-fi settings, etc.).  Obviously, as stated previously, this is unacceptable, and I want/need to be able to do it via Xfinity MyAccount online.  Thanks!

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@NotHappyCustomer​ I'm with you! After four months and 13 agent visits, the lame decision to fix my interrupted service was to now send me a new modem-- which prior agents said was NOT the issue (there is a pole down....) and now I am supposed to install he app on my non-existent iPhone. I am 80 years old and not new to technology. i am simply cash-strapped and every time i turn around there are uogrades that i do not want or need and extra charges that i cannot afford. poor me, right. Move on......
Plus they wanted to charge me for delivery since i cannot access a store. Now I have to fight regarding how to return the old modem....

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user_ufrijy, Thank you for reaching out to Xfinity Support. Please let us know if you still need assistance. We would be happy to help.

 

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11 months ago

...  I want to upgrade to no-ads and pay the difference ...

You can't. They made several bizarre decisions when they decided to yank Peacock back in the summer. On of them is, if you have the free Peacock Premium, you can't get the ad-free Premium Plus version by paying the excess over Premium. To get Plus, you'd have to create a new Peacock account with a different email address and pay the full Premium Plus price. The last sentence of https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/peacock-subscription-faqs reads:

If you receive Peacock Premium through NOW TV, Gigabit speed internet or Xfinity Rewards, you cannot upgrade to Peacock Premium Plus through Xfinity at this time.

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@BruceW​ Well ain't that a hoot! <---sarcasm! It goes without saying that still I need to manage my Peacock account by cancelling it without downloading the app to my phone or using the Flex box (which won't be an option soon - see below) so I can sign back up for premium stand-alone account (and not fall for Comcast's trickery with fine print).

As for the Flex box - now that wonderful, friendly, not greedy Comcast has decided to jack my internet 14% for some bs reason, I am also about to drop my XFi Complete and use my own router again.  Let the fun begin.  :-(

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10 months ago

To follow up on how this all turned out.  I decided to go with my own cable modem, plugging my Eero home network into the modem and save $27 a month (the amount of the latest increase).  Of course, I had to call and go through AI heck to get to a tech agent to change the modem since that is not an option and, of course, I could not service my account via the web!!!

Modem done, I then called and finally talked to a friendly rep to try to get Peacock cancelled since I could not manage it via the web...and it is ending in 2025 anyways.  She was unable to do so herself because of the way it is set up with Xfinity.  Fail!!!  So instead, I am letting it ride and not using it (Comcast is paying for nothing) and signed back up with Peacock under my old email for no ads Peacock.  Never again.

Lastly, the rep was able to give me a discounted rate for 36 months if I signed up for a 24 month contract.  Saved another $25 a month.  I am thinking it must be our local fiber company about to finally come to our neighborhood or some other competitor (Comcast is the cable franchisee/monopoly for our area) and they want to lock customers down for a while.  I will take the savings for now.  But until they return to full account servicing functionality via the web and start offering better speeds, especially upload (for those of us who work from home), without price gouging, I will always be looking for alternatives and be ready to jump ship if something better comes along.

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Hello @NotHappyCustomer ! Thanks for the recap and feedback. There are a number of things that you are able to do through our website on PC like deal with billing and account details such as managing identities etc. But it is true, most functions for troubleshooting and technical items like WiFi admin is focused into the XFINITY App at this time. Glad to hear you found a solution for Peacock and a great rate. I also did want to mention that we are in the process of rolling out Next Generation speeds across the country over the next few years, that includes increased upload! You can read a bit more about that here : https://corporate.comcast.com/press/releases/comcast-multi-gig-symmetrical-speeds-world-first-docsis-4-deployment  Thanks for being with us, and we are here if you need anything!

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10 months ago

Hi there - there are no plans to decommission the website. The "MyAccount App" refers to another mobile application that  we are removing support for. You can continue to manage your account on xfinity.com like you've aways done.

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