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Sunday, August 23rd, 2026 3:29 PM

Free Xfinity rewards indoors/outdoors camera

On Thursday, August 20th, I saw an Xfinity reward that said free camera, " which I redeemed thinking it was free. I found out it's not free; I have to pay a fee, and more bills are being added to my account. I need this order to be canceled. It said it would be shipped in 4 to 6 weeks. I have been an Xfinity member for 16 years. I don't need a camera I have to pay for. I live in a building that has its own surveillance; I don't need more fees and bills. This is misleading 

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IamRemy12221 Hello and thank you for reaching out via our Xfinity Community Forums. I can understand why you're upset, especially if you redeemed the reward believing the camera would be completely free and are now concerned about additional charges. I'd be happy to review the order and your account to see what options are available. Please send us a direct message with your full name and service address, and we'll take a closer look at the camera order and help however we can.
 

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So what happened with yours? Did it cancel correctly?

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@3673988​ The rep told me that as long as I don't add Xfinity Shield to my account, it won't ship. I checked my account; I don't have Xfinity Shield.

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@3673988​ The cameras work with Xfinity Shield Select 

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@IamRemy12221​ I had the same situation. Clicked it and then seen the horror stories from the past free camera promo. I got a hold of them to cancel it too because i don't want or need it really, and didn't want a hassle over a useless camera. They said the same thing except that if I didn't have xfinity home it would cancel itself and not ship. I was wondering what the status showing in your rewards account was. Mine is still listed under redeemed rewards. But if I click on it. Where it usually says "Done" in the black box, it reverted back to "claim now". So i'm guessing it won't ship. I've heard others say it could ship because you don't need xfinity shield to use it as a live only camera. Some features of xfinity shield are free. It would still function as a dumb camera. You would need xfinity shields monthly subscription service if you wanted live cloud recording and motion detection and all that stuff. So... conflicting info. I'm guessing if it still says "claim now" on the reward then it successfully cancelled. Lemme know how you're reward dashboard looks if you get a chance. Take it easy. 

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@3673988​ I see that under "redeemed," it says "claim." I have a bunch of other rewards under "complete." Another thing is that I have my own modem, and it is not compatible with the free Xfinity Shield or the paid Xfinity Shield subscription. I am going to see if I can get more info regarding this camera.

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