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Comcast Unveils $5-a-Month Streaming Service Xfinity Flex (cnet.com)

Posted by msmash on from the more-options dept.

Comcast announced a $5-a-month streaming video service Thursday called Xfinity Flex, an offering that aggregates on-demand video from your subscriptions like Netflix Amazon Prime Video and HBO, as well as offering free ad-supported shows to watch and options to rent and buy programming. From a report: It essentially replicates some of the features of a cable service but delivers over the internet rather than... well, cable. But it won't have live channels or DVR, and it won't let you watch a live-TV streaming service like YouTube TV or Sling TV, keeping Flex squarely in the realm of on-demand viewing that's less threatening to Comcast's traditional -- and lucrative -- cable TV packages. Instead, Flex will have built-in ways to upgrade to live TV from Comcast. Xfinity Flex comes with a 4K and HDR-ready wireless set-top box with an X1 voice remote, Engadget adds. It's scheduled to launch March 26th, and will be available to customers who have Comcast internet.

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  1. It's not "$5 a month". by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Quoting from the story: "Xfinity Flex will run $5 a month on top of a Comcast customer's cost for internet service."

  2. $5 to "Aggregate" my other 3rd party services? LOL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Hahaha Uhm no. $5 to "aggregate" my streaming services? LOL. I "aggregated" them by putting all those apps into the same folder on my iPad. There, saved $5/mo. Wow, Idiots.

  3. $5/mo to RENT a streaming box + remote by Joe_Dragon · · Score: 3, Insightful

    $5/mo to RENT a streaming box + remote how long before it's $7-$10/mo and if you don't return the box you will be billed $250.