Auto-tuning to channel on startup help

Everytime I power on my cable box it auto tunes to channel 806 instead of staying on the last channel watched. I've had this box for 4 years and it never did this. I cannot find the setting to switch it back. Comcast's answer to me was instructions on how to change the default guide view. This isn't a guide issue, so you can imagine my frustration. Can anyone help me, please? Thank you.

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CCValerie

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2 years ago

Hi there, @user_25b011, thank you for coming to our Xfinity Forums Community for assistance. I can understand how frustrating it would be to have one particular channel appear every time you turn on your TV. Is this a channel that you watch regularly or has been a favorite before?

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user_25b011

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@XfinityValerie Hi - the channel is not marked as a favorite for us, but is watched often in our house. It's our local (philadelphia area) ABC Channel.

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CCValerie

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@user_25b011, thank you for confirming, this is certainly an interesting situation. Have you attempted any troubleshooting steps on your end? Restarting your TV box, or rebooting by disconnecting the power cord and reconnecting?

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user_25b011

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@XfinityValerie yes. Very strange. I've exhausted everything at this point.

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XfinityBenjaminM

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Can you please send us a Private Message with your full name and address so that we can look into this further? Here are some instructions on how to send us a PM in case you need them:

Click "Sign In" if necessary
• Click the "Peer to peer chat" 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

We look forward to hearing from you.

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2 years ago

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Tek

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This is fairly widespread at the moment. Multiple reports here and other cable communities.

Seems like a glitch in the latest software

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user_5a91ee

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2 years ago

I have had this issue for about a week.

I found a suggestion on the Roku community to delete the channel.

My channel was on my favorites list. I removed it and the last channel watched was there at startup.

I tested on other channels, and it still worked.

I added the channel back to my favorites and the last channel watched was still there.

I waited overnight to make sure it worked when I turned on the tv and the last channel watched was there.

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user_25b011

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It seemed to have resolved itself on its own, it if it happens again, I will definitely try this. Thank you!

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2 years ago

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XfinityArmand

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Hi there @user_5a91ee! Thanks so much for taking the time to reach out to Xfinity Support here on our Community Forum. We are so glad to hear from you and want to make sure that your service concerns are addressed. No worries! You have reached out to the right team, and we are going to get things squared away for you. So that we can take a look at what is going on for you, please feel free to shoot us a private message.

To send a "direct message" / "private message" message to Xfinity Support:

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user_1bff2a

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Mine just started doing this too. It always starts on Fox News.

Anyone get this fixed ?

2 years ago

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