Comcast Makes Xfinity Flex Available to Internet-only Customers for Free
September 18 2019 - 8:23AM
Business Wire
Includes Over 10,000 Free Movies and Shows,
a 4K UHD Streaming Device and Xfinity’s Award-Winning Voice Remote
Free for Internet-only Customers
Easily Navigate Top Streaming Apps Including
Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, HBO, Showtime, YouTube, Amazon Music,
Pandora, iHeartRadio and soon Peacock and Hulu
Features Easy Access to Comcast’s Home WiFi,
Mobile, Security, and Home Automation Services
Comcast today announced that Xfinity Flex is now included with
an Xfinity Internet-only subscription, providing millions of new
and existing customers with the ability to easily access their
favorite streaming services and manage their connected home devices
right on the TV. Xfinity Flex leverages Xfinity X1 technology to
deliver a truly differentiated platform and add incredible value
for streaming-first Internet customers. Xfinity Flex comes with an
Internet-connected, 4K UHD streaming TV device, the award-winning
Xfinity Voice Remote, a redesigned guide, and more than 10,000 free
movies and TV shows.
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Comcast today announced that Xfinity Flex
is now included with an Xfinity Internet-only subscription. (Photo:
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“Xfinity Flex gives customers a radically simple, aggregated
television experience that personalizes their streaming choices
across a sea of apps and services,” said Matt Strauss, Executive
Vice President, Xfinity Services, Comcast Cable. “Today’s Internet
customers need more than speed—they want wall-to-wall WiFi
coverage, simplified control of their connected home, and the best
streaming experience. With Xfinity xFi and Xfinity Flex, we are
including all of that and more with our Internet service, all in
one place, on the best screen in the home.”
The entire Xfinity Flex experience can be navigated and
controlled with the Xfinity Voice Remote, and includes:
- A personalized guide with universal voice control, featuring a
new home page with live, immersive tiles that help customers
quickly get back into what they were watching
- A new “Free to Me” destination where customers can easily
browse more than 10,000 free movies and TV shows, and live
streaming including live news and sports, from networks such as
ESPN3, Pluto TV, Tubi TV, Xumo, Cheddar, YouTube, Sky News, in
addition to all the content included with their streaming
subscriptions from Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, HBO, Showtime,
EPIX, Sling International and soon Peacock and Hulu
- A new grid guide that compiles available live programming
across networks and apps, and a curated destination for everything
new to the platform
- The ability to rent and purchase thousands of movies and shows
from the digital store and access their digital lockers across
platforms by pairing their account with Movies Anywhere
- The ability to browse and listen to music from Amazon Music,
Pandora, iHeartRadio, and XITE using the voice remote
- The ability to easily upgrade to Xfinity TV on X1 from the
guide later this year, which offers hundreds of live channels, tens
of thousands of on demand titles, and a cloud DVR
Xfinity Flex also provides customers with an easy way to better
manage, control and enjoy the connected home by enabling them to
easily access their entertainment, find their Wi-Fi password, see
what devices are connected to their network, set parental controls,
and even pause Wi-Fi access on their home network. They also can
use voice control to access their camera feeds, arm or disarm their
home security system and find their Xfinity Mobile phone—all on the
TV.
An Xfinity Flex box is included, along with the Xfinity Voice
Remote, at no additional cost as part of an Xfinity Internet-only
subscription. Additional boxes will be available to lease for five
dollars per month per box (limit of two boxes per customer). For
more information on Xfinity Flex, visit www.xfinity.com/flex.
About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and
technology company with three primary businesses: Comcast Cable,
NBCUniversal, and Sky. Comcast Cable is one of the United States’
largest video, high-speed internet, and phone providers to
residential customers under the Xfinity brand, and also provides
these services to businesses. It also provides wireless and
security and automation services to residential customers under the
Xfinity brand. NBCUniversal is global and operates news,
entertainment and sports cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo
broadcast networks, television production operations, television
station groups, Universal Pictures, and Universal Parks and
Resorts. Sky is one of Europe's leading media and entertainment
companies, connecting customers to a broad range of video content
through its pay television services. It also provides
communications services, including residential high-speed internet,
phone, and wireless services. Sky operates the Sky News broadcast
network and sports and entertainment networks, produces original
content, and has exclusive content rights. Visit
www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
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