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Tuesday, October 14th, 2025

I am being charged for unreturned equipment, but the returns page only shows my current devices.

I recently upgraded my plan and received an X-fi gateway. On my most recent bill I was charged for unused equipment. I have been receiving texts to return equipment, but on the page it links me to the only devices that show up are my new gateway and my streaming tv (flex) box.

As far as I can tell, the flex box is still included with my new plan, so I don't think that's what I'm supposed to return but I'm not sure.

I don't remember if my old modem was received from Xfinity or not, but if so, I'm not sure how to go about getting it returned if the messages direct me to the returns portal, but it doesn't show up there.

Is this a mistake on Xfinity's side? If not, how can I find out what I'm supposed to return and do it properly?

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user_rgsb3c, Hi I understand your concern. Thanks for reaching out as well. When you state you are being charged for unreturned equipment, did you cancel your account? If your account is still active, you could be charged for inactive equipment that you have with no services to enable them. Years ago it was called flex. 

 

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My account is not canceled, I changed my internet plan.

The verbiage on my bill's charge was; "Unreturned Internet/Voice Equipment Is Inactive"

I don't use my "streaming tv box" very often, so I thought perhaps it is being considered an "Unused" device.

But it is still listed as one of my devices under my new plan, and I have used it since switching plans and it works.

I think it is more likely that my old modem is what I'm supposed to return.

But since it does not show up in the returns page, I am questioning whether I should return it and how.

Is there no way to determine what specific device Xfinity wants me to return?

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Official Employee

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Ok, sounds good. Thank you for clarifying. Absolutely! If you got an upgraded modem, you will need to return your old modem. Yes, that is correct. The retail store can also provide you with more details of your equipment. But if you're using your streaming box, and it's working - and you have an additional modem that is inactive, yes, you'd need to return that equipment. You can return your equipment at your local Retail Xfinity Store or a UPS Store. https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/returning-your-equipment

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Thank you, I will go about trying to return that modem.

Do you know why that device does not show up as an option in the returns portal that all the texts and messages link me to?

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user_rgsb3c That's a good question. IN my theory, and educated guess, it would be because your account is still active. Hence, it shows you what's active. If you'd like, we can nabigate to a personal chat for me to verify. I wanted to give you the details as we do aim to keep our posts public for others in your similar situations. 

 

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