Comcast likes to bundle premium channels into some of their higher end packages. Phone service isn’t much different between the two companies, so we’re not covering it here.Ĭomcast offers a bigger variety of television packages than Time Warner Cable. Those Time Warner Cable customers who already have better double-check to make certain Comcast will still support that equipment. Customers can and should buy their own modems. Comcast also charges the highest modem rental fees in the country - now $8 a month in most places. slower speeds you can use as much as you want. The tradeoff with Comcast is faster advertised speed that comes usage-limited vs. However, TWC doesn’t force usage caps on customers and Comcast is systematically reimposing them on theirs city by city, usually 300GB a month. Most Comcast customers get 25/5 or 50/15Mbps service. Most TWC customers now get 15/1Mbps service. In general Time Warner Cable customers should expect a higher bill for cable television, unless they want to downgrade service (for which Comcast also charges a service fee).īroadband service from Comcast is also very different from what Time Warner Cable has offered. But Comcast makes adding “whole home” DVR service look a lot more affordable than the $30+ unbundled fee Time Warner Cable has traditionally charged for the equipment and service. If you enjoy a lot of sports or old movies, Comcast will make you spend nearly $20 more on a higher-cost tier to get back the networks that Time Warner used to bundle as part of their basic cable service. Time Warner customers can expect significant channel losses with Comcast’s nearest equivalent basic cable service. ![]() Comcast will likely scrap that technology in favor of an all-out drive to switch to digital service.Ĭomcast’s television packages are very different from what TWC customers are used to buying. Time Warner Cable, in comparison, has moved slowly towards digital service and uses a stop-gap technology that delivers some digital channels to neighborhoods only when being watched as a bandwidth conservation measure. Comcast is quickly moving customers to all-digital cable television service, so those Time Warner customers without set-top boxes or CableCARDs should be ready for a rapid transition to all-digital TV. This optimism may be misplaced: Japan’s Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso recently referred to the upcoming summer games as “cursed.Customers may also be surprised to discover Comcast levies a number of ancillary fees that Time Warner does not, especially for various tasks completed by a Comcast customer service representative.Ĭomcast and Time Warner Cable have very different operating philosophies. broadcast rights of which belong to Comcast-owned NBC, would not be canceled despite fears over the spread of coronavirus. In 2019, Comcast announced that it would offer its internet-only users a free Xfinity Flex set-top box, instead of charging the usual $5 per month rental fee.Įarlier in March, Comcast executives expressed optimism that the 2020 Olympics, the U.S. This makes sense on the Xfinity X1 as it’s the platform Comcast uses for its own live TV and DVR services, however, the Xfinity Flex is a streaming-only device that can’t receive Comcast’s live TV channels. ![]() Comcast press releaseįor now, it looks like Comcast will not be making Hulu’s live TV offering, Hulu + Live TV. Flex and X1 customers will also be able to find Hulu programming throughout the Flex and X1 guide featured in collections curated by our Xfinity TV editors by saying, for example, “New on Hulu,” or check out our editors’ Hulu favorites by saying “Best of Hulu” into the voice remote. Customers will be able to say “Hulu” into the Xfinity Voice Remote to launch the app or “Little Fires Everywhere,” “The Handmaid’s Tale” or “Ramy” to find and enjoy these highly anticipated and award-winning Hulu Originals instantly - without toggling or switching inputs. ![]() Soon Hulu will be easily integrated into Flex and X1 customers’ TV experience with the Xfinity Voice Remote - making it really easy to find Hulu content. Here’s why Disney’s Hulu takeover won’t matter for a whileĬomcast launches Xfinity Flex, a $5-a-month service aimed at cord cutters Comcast cable subscribers’ bills will go up in 2020
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