The Web Comcast doubles download speeds for its low-cost 'Internet Essentials' plan Upload speeds are also getting a slight bump By Cohen Coberly, February 3, 2021, 3:56 PM 13 comments
The Web Industry Surprise: Comcast will complete rollout of data caps everywhere in 2021 The ISP started imposing 1TB data caps back in 2016 By Eric Hamilton, November 24, 2020, 6:49 AM 60 comments
Industry Electronics Comcast is talking with Walmart about co-developing and distributing smart TVs Comcast-powered smart TVs could be coming to a Walmart near you By Shawn Knight, November 4, 2020, 10:59 AM
Tech Culture Industry Comcast lost 477,000 cable customers in Q2 2020 Comcast continues to hemorrhage TV customers By Cohen Coberly, July 30, 2020, 4:42 PM 14 comments
Industry The Web Comcast may consider killing data caps, ISPs could learn from present experience It turns out there's no problem meeting the increased demand By Adrian Potoroaca, April 1, 2020, 8:10 PM 16 comments
The Web Industry Comcast sees peak Internet usage times shift as nation settles into new patterns A dramatic shift in when - and where - people are using the Internet By Shawn Knight, March 31, 2020, 10:15 AM
Industry Security Comcast accidentally published 200,000 phone numbers of Xfinity customers The last data breach cost the company $33 million in a settlement By Adrian Potoroaca, March 13, 2020, 1:42 PM 7 comments
Industry Comcast is jacking up its prices again thanks to NBC's Peacock streaming service So, how's your cord-cutting going? By Cal Jeffrey, January 23, 2020, 6:03 PM 16 comments
Industry Why is Comcast's 'free' Flex streaming box actually $13 per month? TL;DR: Because you have to rent a modem in order to get it By Cal Jeffrey, October 22, 2019, 5:01 PM 8 comments
Tech Culture The Web Comcast expands Internet Essentials to more than three million additional households A fixed home Internet connection for $9.95 per month By Shawn Knight, August 6, 2019, 5:00 PM
Industry Comcast introduces eye-tracking support to its X1 web remote Works with Tobii and other eye-tracking systems By Cal Jeffrey, June 17, 2019, 2:42 PM
The Web Industry State of Washington finds Comcast violated Consumer Protection Act over 445,000 times $9 million fine and massive refunds inbound By Eric Hamilton, June 9, 2019, 7:12 AM 11 comments
Electronics Comcast could be working on an in-home, health-monitoring motion sensor Pilot testing begins this year By Cohen Coberly, May 21, 2019, 3:23 PM
The Web Industry Comcast hands over full control of Hulu to Disney As part of a future stock sale By Cohen Coberly, May 14, 2019, 5:59 PM 10 comments
Industry Comcast set to raise fees again in January by 21 percent Subscribers already pay nearly $2.64 billion per year for networks they could get over the airwaves for free By Cal Jeffrey, December 12, 2018, 2:57 PM 12 comments
Industry The Web Massachusetts town votes to build their own municipal fiber network over Comcast alternative The municipal network will cost far more By Cohen Coberly, December 12, 2018, 2:01 PM
The Web Comcast now has the largest gigabit network but it does not come cheap Around $150 a month for Xfinity gigabit tier By Greg Synek, October 19, 2018, 9:33 AM 12 comments
Security Comcast flaws exposed partial home addresses, Social Security numbers of 26.5 million customers Comcast has since patched the flaws By Shawn Knight, August 9, 2018, 10:18 AM
Industry Comcast is integrating Amazon Prime Video into Xfinity X1 Will it keep consumers from cutting the cord? By David Matthews, August 3, 2018, 9:41 AM
Industry Comcast abandons bid to acquire 21st Century Fox, clearing the path for Disney Disney wins the bidding war for Fox By Shawn Knight, July 19, 2018, 10:25 AM
Industry Comcast is rolling out video quality caps and hotspot speed restrictions for Xfinity Mobile subscribers These changes will roll out in the coming weeks By Cohen Coberly, July 2, 2018, 3:34 PM 9 comments
Industry Disney has received conditional Department of Justice approval to acquire 21st Century Fox The DOJ says Disney must divest Fox's regional sports networks By Cohen Coberly, June 27, 2018, 5:18 PM 11 comments
Industry The Web Comcast quietly deactivates congestion management system Data caps and overage fees still exist By Shawn Knight, June 14, 2018, 10:44 AM 17 comments
Industry Comcast is in the 'advanced stages' of preparing an offer to top Disney's 21st Century Fox bid Comcast is throwing a wrench into Disney's plans By Cohen Coberly, May 23, 2018, 12:54 PM
Electronics Industry Comcast gets into mesh networking with xFi Pods Wi-Fi is the oxygen for the digital home By Shawn Knight, May 22, 2018, 11:27 AM