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huge changes at Xfinity the cable
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internet provider just launched its most
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aggressive response to 5G home internet
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services plus updates to its mobile and
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streaming TV plans i just got off a call
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with Xfinity and asked the questions
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that affect both new and existing
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customers let's dive in xfinity is now
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offering no contract plans with a 5-year
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price guarantee and these plans start at
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$55 a month and they include Wi-Fi
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equipment and unlimited data no extra
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charge i'm going to take you straight to
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the fine print because I've got some
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information to share beyond what's shown
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on the screen let's take it line by line
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and first I've been told that you can
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expect the 5-year price guarantee to be
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available past the date here but the
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offers may change and second it says new
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residential customers if you are an
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existing customer Exfinity told me that
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you can switch to one of the new plans
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however you will need to contact
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customer support so chat call or go into
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an Exfinity store and your offers may be
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different so if you go through this
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process leave a comment below let me
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know what you're offered as an existing
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customer the $55 a month plan is going
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to be for 400 megabits per second
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internet and that's going to be fast
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enough for the majority of households
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and Xfinity just recently gave customers
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a speed boost but when I was on the
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Xfinity website I noticed there were
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other plans available with higher speeds
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and higher pricing just don't pay for
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speed you don't need i was able to
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confirm you can always upgrade plans
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later even if you get a plan with the
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5-year price guarantee fourth in most
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areas you will need Exfinity's gateway
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to get unlimited data and remember
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that's included for 5 years with the new
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plans and fifth no surprise here you're
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going to have to enable paperless
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billing and autopay to get the lowest
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price this represents a major shift for
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Xfinity for years I've heard from
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customers complaining about the services
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plans with contracts pricing that goes
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up after the first year expensive
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equipment and no unlimited data these
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new plans address all of those
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complaints now I showed you the plans
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with a 5-year price guarantee where I
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live the starting price $55 a month but
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there are still one-year plans available
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at a lower monthly price $40 a month in
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this case maybe you're moving and know
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you'll only be living at the new address
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for one year in that case these plans
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may still be worth considering otherwise
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I would lean toward the ones with a
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5-year price guarantee the new internet
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plans also include a single line of
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Exfinity Mobile's unlimited plan for a
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year that's a $40 a month value the
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mobile service is only for Exfinity
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internet customers and there are now two
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plans Premium Unlimited and Unlimited
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they use Verizon's network as well as
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Xfinity's Wi-Fi hotspots for coverage
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you see it here the plans are $40 to $50
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a month for a single line of service but
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Exfinity Mobile becomes a better value
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when you add multiple lines of service
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you can add additional lines for between
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20 and $30 each if you are not sure
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whether it's worth it I'll link to this
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new tool below it's a savings calculator
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you can enter your current plan details
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and the tool is going to show you how
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much if anything you'll save with
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Exfinity Mobile definitely a big savings
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over the post-paid plans from Verizon i
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tested Exfinity Mobile back in 2017 when
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it first launched and I kept the service
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for two full years recently I helped my
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mom switch to the service typically I
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only recommend Exfinity Mobile for
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people who plan to keep Xfinity Internet
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long-term and because the mobile service
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offers some pretty competitive phone
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deals you may want to time your Switch
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for when you plan to upgrade your device
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i don't usually talk a whole lot about
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Xfinity's TV plans a lot of you
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cancelled those plans and cut the cord
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to save money but Xfinity is leaning
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into some more non-traditional bundles
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lately xfinity now has a sports and news
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bundle a Now TV bundle that focuses on
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entertainment channels and a stream
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saver bundle which includes several
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popular streaming apps offered at a
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discounted price now I don't think any
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of these TV packages are reasons to
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switch to Exfinity but if you're already
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a customer they may be worth checking
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out really it's those internet plans I'm
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most excited about because we are
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finally saying goodbye to the gotchas
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and in my view this is a direct response
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to the rise of T-Mobile and Verizon 5G
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home internet those services have been
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able to lure some cable internet
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customers away by offering stable
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pricing unlimited data and equipment
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included and they also have their own
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versions of price locks or price
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guarantees in addition to Xfinity
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Internet's new post-paid plans there are
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also affordable prepaid plans available
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from the Now brand these plans offer
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lower speed at a lower price unlimited
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data and equipment also included i was
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able to test this service for a few
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months and it worked pretty well and I'm
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also hearing positive feedback from my
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viewers who've also tried it those now
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internet plans start at $30 a month and
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I also want to mention this Xfinity's
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internet essentials plan that's still
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available around $15 a month for those
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who qualify the more competition the
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better and I think that deserves a
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thumbs up when you're looking for a new
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internet plan I've got a tool on my
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website it lets you compare the options
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in your area i'm also updating deals on
