GRHolland's profile

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Monday, July 14th, 2025 6:18 PM

XG1v4-A Cable TV box failed, I JUST WANT TO EXCHANGE!

Xfinity makes even the simplest issue time consuming and frustrating. I am a technical person, worked for the largest network companies in the world for 40 years, tried all the trouble shooting steps before launching online support, did the steps again because they make you. I KNOW the box is bad. I rent two boxes, swapped them, and confirmed one no longer works and the box that works is working fine in the location the bad box was not. How hard can it be to drop a working box off, I'd even drive to the nearest Xfinity store to make the change but they rarely have the XG1v4-A in stock.

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12 hours ago

Howdy GRHolland, the XG1v4 is a pretty common box, that is just our 4K DVR. You had already gone down to the store to try and swap the unit? You would lose the content stored on the internal HD when you would swap, just as a heads-up. 

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@XfinityThomasB​ Not for this issue but the last time I visited the store, the people I talked to had no clue and tried to give me the wrong box. By chance the one person in the store that had any knowledge overheard while walking by. She knew the correct box but it was not stocked. They needed to send a tech which seems silly. I hesitate to give up a half day of my time in frustration yet again. Thanks.

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GRHolland We can always place a shipment as well. But some areas may have a $15 shipping fee if you want to avoid the store possibly not having it in stock. 

 

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@XfinityMatthew​ Can arrangements be made to confirm an XG1v4-A is in stock and held for me at the Auburn, WA store and I will make the exchange in person. As it stands a tech will need to be scheduled to tell me what I already know and may not even bring a working box with him.

1186 Outlet Collection Way, Ste 130, Auburn, WA 98001

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Unfortunately, we don't have an option to contact a Store to notify them, but you can book an appointment with notes on what equipment you are looking for, if that would be an option for you.

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@XfinityThomasD​ I booked an appointment with notes asking to reschedule if the store didn't have a box in stock but havn't heard back and have low confidence I will or if they even read the notes until appointment time if then.

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