Xfinity Service Internationally is TERRIBLE! And now we have the bills to prove it.

Xfinity Mobile is ok in the USA. Heaven help you if you are outside the USA, must rely on your phone, and they shut down your internet mail account due to security concerns (multiple times and yes we were using a highly rated VPN service).  In theory, you can change your PW online but you have 15 minutes to receive a text code to do this. We were in western Europe (Germany & France) and could not get a text within the 15 minute window to reset the PW.  Long story short, it took HOURS of calls to Xfinity Mobile, numerous password resets and still our mail didn't work.  And now we're stuck with international phone calls and text bills (our phones were locked and we couldn't get a SIM card - that took more phone calls to customer service despite calling BEFORE we left -  to try to find a resolution.

If you call, you are like a hamster on a treadmill - waiting on hold, repeating the same information over and over,  getting forwarded to someone else to talk to, then calls getting dropped and starting ALL over, etc.  Despite numerous case reference numbers, you have the pleasure of repeating the same story over and over like you never spoke to them in the first place.  

We are back home and have $141 worth of international data/calls.  After yet another hour plus, I've been offered $60 in credit.  Seriously, the most expensive SIM card was $40 for far more data than we'd ever use.  And after 10+ hours of my time calling from abroad and at home to restore mail service and bill inquiries, I am so frustrated I could spit.  I was told there is a new policy - no credits on international fees.  I guess this means you can vote with your time and portable account.  CHoose carefully!  Verizon may cost more but if your time is worth $$, it may be worth it to pay a bit more.