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Thursday, January 18th, 2024 3:48 AM

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CableCard re-activation

I had two active CableCards in Tivo DVRs, and one of the cards just died.  I moved the still working card to my main Tivo, and have been trying for two days to get someone to activate it for me.  I have spoken to 5 different people, all with no luck.  Many didn't understand what a CableCard was, and two transferred me to "someone that could help" that was really a recording saying the department was closed.  The last person I spoke to was familiar with CableCards, but said that they aren't supported.  He also said that the department was really closed because it no longer exists.

I see in this forum that it's not uncommon for people to be told that CableCards are no longer supported, but I also see threads from this month where cards were activated.

Could someone please assist me with getting my card reactivated?   Please do not direct me to the activation website that hasn't been active for a long time.  Thanks!

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10 months ago

Hello, @Rainier77. Thanks for reaching our team on Forums, there is a helpful link that will provide step by step instructions on how to pair your CableCard HERE. If you run to any issues, please let us know.

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@XfinityGabby​ That is exactly what I have already done.  The website referenced in that document is the one I was referring to when I said "Please do not direct me to the activation website that hasn't been active for a long time" in my post.  I also tried calling the number in those instructions 5 separate times.The first person said they would get back to me in an hour, and never contacted me back.  The second person told me I needed to call the next day.  I called twice the next day and both people transferred me to "someone that could help", but it was instead a recording saying the department was closed.  The last person I spoke to said CableCards were no longer supported.

Will you please connect me to someone that can actually re-activate my card?  I would appreciate it!

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@Rainier77 Which step on the activation website do you come across an error or issue? I was able to run through it and had no issues so it should be functioning properly. I can help in looking into your account together but if this card was working before in the previous TiVo device, have you tried moving the original equipment with the card rather than just the card alone? When you move the card to the original box it was in, are there still issues? I just want to rule out any possible issues with the card itself first.

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@XfinityXanadu​ As I mentioned in both of my previous posts, the activation site hasn't worked for years.  I have all the technical information from the card.  I just need an Xfinity employee that can re-activate it for me.

Removing the card from the other Tivo cleared the pairing, but I know there is nothing wrong with the card.  

Will you please connect me to someone that can actually re-activate my card?

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Hello @Rainier77, thank you for taking the time to reach out on social media. You've reached the right department, and I'm happy to help. 

 

To access your account, will you please send us a direct message with your full name and complete service address to “Xfinity Support”. To do so, click on the chat icon located at the top right of this forums page.

Here's the detailed steps to direct message us:

• Click "Sign In" if necessary

• Click the "Direct Message” icon (upper right corner of this page)

• Click the "New message" (pencil and paper) icon

• Type "Xfinity Support" in the to line and select "Xfinity Support" from the drop-down list

• Type your message in the text area near the bottom of the window

• Press Enter to send your message

 

 

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@XfinityKrista​ 

I tried the direct message route.  After an hour and a half where we barely got past my account verification, they told me that they couldn't help, and that I had to call the phone number again, even though I have tried 5 times.

Is there any way I can get connected to someone that can help me, even if I can just send them the serial number and host ID so that they can activate it?

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10 months ago

@XfinityXanadu 

This is the dead link that is in the link to the article that @XfinityGabby posted;

https://cablecardactivation.xsp.comcast.net

It hasn't worked for years yet employees keep on posting it......

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10 months ago

Well, the sixth try calling the number was the trick.  I finally got connected to someone that could re-activate my card.  I am thankful that it works, but I wish Xfinity could educate the teams so that it didn't take so many attempts and so that they weren't incorrectly saying that we could no longer use the cards.

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I understand how you feel and that's certainly not the experience that we would like for our customers to have with our support teams. We can ensure that the feedback of your experience will be passed along to the proper channels to ensure we work to create a better customer services interaction. 

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