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Xfi Pods

I was looking to buy Xfi pods on Ebay and one seller said they only work with rented routers, not personally owned routers. Is this correct? Why must I buy 3 from Comcast? I only want to try one.

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CCAndrew

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6 years ago

That’s true, the pods only work with compatible rental gateways. If you have your personal equipment, you would need to look in a different direction for extenders.
They only come in packs of 3 and 6

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jebsr

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6 years ago

I have an Xfinity router that I bought at Best Buy. Why wouldn’t it work?

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jebsr

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6 years ago

The top one Arris is the one I have

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CCAndrew

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6 years ago

There’s a difference between a router and a gateway.
From
https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/xfinity-xfi-overview

Eligibility

These Gateways are compatible with xFi

xFi Wireless Gateways
Arris 1682G
Cisco 3941T
Cisco DPC3939
xFi Advanced Gateways
Arris 3482G
Technicolor CGM4140COM
xFi Fiber Gateway
Arris X5001

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CCAndrew

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6 years ago

Not sure how because I don’t think they were available by retail. But you can always try.

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BruceW

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6 years ago

@jebsr wrote: The top one Arris is the one I have

Best Buy's web site lists lots of Arris hardware, but I can find no model 1682G devices.

 

Are you sure about that model number? Can you post a Best Buy link to it?

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jebsr

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6 years ago

My Arris is TG862G Router

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CCAndrew

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6 years ago

So it’s not compatible and you could do better for equipment.

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jebsr

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6 years ago

I’m just looking for something to expand my wifi to a garage I recently built and was told xfinity pods would work. Guess I was told wrong

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jebsr

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6 years ago

Thanks for the info. Looks like I would need to rent an Xfinity gateway. Not going to happen. I already pay too much.

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jebsr

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6 years ago

I had purchased an Xfinity gateway from Best Buy about 6 months ago but I couldn’t get wifi on it so I returned it

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