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Saturday, November 18th, 2023 1:56 PM

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X1 Apps will not open; says we need Xfinity Internet (which we have)

After cancelling Xfinity Internet, we decided to add it back because we wanted to watch apps from our set-top boxes.  Earlier this week it would not launch the apps saying we needed Xfinity Internet service, which of course we have.  After dealing with the stupid automated system and then a live agent, it started to work again.  Then yesterday, they all stopped working again.  Boxes reset, local data deleted - still not working.  Was told someone would call us but they never did.  Called and stayed through hold only to be told this is a "known engineering issue" and she could not give me any ETA on resolution.  More than a it frustrating to not be able to use the one thing we switched Internet back for!  Anyone have fixes that seem to solve this or do we simply need to go back and cancel service again until Xfinity can fix an issue they seem to have created?

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1 year ago

 

Pmack-ATL, Thank you for reaching out to Xfinity Support! Let us know if you are still having issues with this. We would be happy to help. 

 

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Yes that would be great.  Any help is appreciated.  We've reset the boxes, cleared app data and still no luck.

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@Pmack-ATL You have done all the right things! Thank you for trying and for keeping your patience. I know this can be frustrating, but we will help. I have a feeling that there's a disconnect with the account and usernames/devices that's causing the issue. If I can't fix it, I know the team that can help us out. Please send us a direct message with your name and service address. 

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So at this point I have been on live chat for over 1.5 hours.  Agent told me me that our equipment is not compatible with apps.  I told him/her I find this funny given apps have worked fine for last few years.  In fact I just swapped out one box last week and apps worked fine on that box it until this past Sunday.  So unless there was some major network change that occurred overnight on 11/18 (which would be impacting a lot more people than just me), this is complete BS and would require swapping out 5 boxes. Agent was now more concerned of making sure he/she has right equipment on the account so we don't get charged.  After 26 minutes of silence, have been told its a "known engineering issue" and cannot provide ETA for fix.  Completely ridiculous on top of over 2+ hours spent with self service system customer service calls etc.  Guess it's time to take advantage of Black Friday deals to buy a couple new Roku boxes and will just jettison the Internet service again to go back to AT&T which was cheaper for Gig service anyway.  Have been with Comcast/Xfinity for over 15 years, but think this is the worst BS I have ever had to deal with. You've literally broken the only reason we came back to use your Internet service and sounds like you have no clue how you even broke it!   

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