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Yes I am a current Diamond subscriber and am trying to stop the excessive nickle and diming Xfinity is unleashing upon its subscribers. My credit card payment method lost 5%, INSP is now a $10 premium 'Sports' channel, and the set top boxes that used to go for 2.50, then 5.00, then $10 are now $9 that cannot be interchanged to another tv not near cable outlet. And I haven't even mentioned the outrageous fees being paid to local TV broadcasters. Anyway, I thought since the unit was sealed and had no serial number on the database that it would not be stolen or another subscriber's, and that since it would meet the qualified list requirements it would be allowed as a customer owned box. I believe it probably came from the maker in China. So I will return and continue using my ROKU sticks since my  2017 TV no longer can download the streaming app. Thanks for saving me another call to help install. If the pricing continues to increase I will just use my outdoor antenna to receive broadcasts to my airtv2 that converts to wifi signal for the local content. Too bad the xfinity set top boxes don't work that way instead of attached coax.

@jmarkc I see where you're coming from but at this time no, no Xfinity branded boxes can be added unless we rent them. We don't sell them or add them on as owned equipment. I can definitely understand your frustration with Insp, we evaluate our lineup frequently and as a result that was moved out of core packages to keep core packages cheaper, this is a common practice as are box fees and broadcast tv fees. 

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I am good to go for now as I have mitigated the set top box fee by using my Roku streaming plus sticks and will simply discontinue the sports package as soon as the football season ends. I have viewed most all episodes of gunsmoke on INSP, and am turned off on pro sports because of the gambling now permitted in them. Perhaps someday I can mitigate the rising broadcast fees by using my antenna with the airtv2. But I cannot foresee Xfinity separating the broadcast channels from the packages like Sling has done. So I will have to somehow look for another way to mitigate that (retirees have it tough with no increases in retirement pay so they have to hold the line on expenses).

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