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Monday, September 9th, 2019 6:00 PM

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Internet Essentials + cell phone=??

Tonight, a salesperson told me I could get mobile phone for $4/mo due to having Internet Essentials. I didn't have time to mess with it then, so I waited until later. I got a completely rude woman who told me, "I don't THINK so!" And didn't really seem to want to actually investigate (shocker, right?). So, does anyone have experience with this?

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Official Employee

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6 years ago

Hi Samab,


Thank you for reaching out to us through the Xfinity forum and my apologies for the discrepancies in the information you’ve encountered. I can confirm to you that by having Xfinity Internet Essentials you do qualify for Xfinity Mobile service. The quote of $4/month is misleading though.


The $4/month price would cover a device payment plan of one of our more cost effect phones such as the Moto E5 Play or LG K30 which are available for $4.99/month. Currently, those models are out of stock in our website and would require going to a Xfinity store to find out if they have it there. Additionally, you would require a data plan to go along with your service and that starts at $12/month per gig used. Let me know of any other questions you may have that I did not address.

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6 years ago

This is incorrect information. If you go to the store and they put in your iformation it will pop up a notice that they cannot process orders in store for internet essential customers and states you must order it online.

Official Employee

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5 years ago

Hello stevencpd1,

 

You are correct that an order for Xfinity Internet Essentials needs to placed online.  My statement referenced the order for the mobile device itself for a monthly price of $4/month.  Once you establish Comcast Xfinity internet residential service, you can proceed to look for a mobile phone.

 

Currently, the Motorola moto e5 Play is back in stock and can be ordered online.  The LG Stylo 4 remains out of stock.

 

Let me know if you have any other questions.

 

Chris     

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5 years ago

can you bring your own device? what is the maximum number of lines? what is the cost for unlimited data?

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5 years ago

I signed up for Essentials in February 2020 and went to the local office to pick up the gateway kit. The rep said I could get XM at a discounted rate but I didn’t want to sign up at the time. Well, I called XM and they told me this is not true. I did sign up for XM on the website because the local office has been closed for awhile. I wish these reps would all be on the same wave length.
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