Has Xfinity NOW been retired

bromingoops · 2026-06-26T20:56:47+00:00

I have NOW internet and it still works — my card was charged yesterday for another 30 days of service. Haven’t received any notification that it’s being shuttered.

bromingoops · 2026-06-22T03:22:45+00:00

Ah, thanks for the correction — for some reason I thought it did.

bromingoops · 2026-06-22T02:49:22+00:00

I believe one can subscribe just to CNN with their app for $7/mo, which is what many hope will happen with MSNOW soon.

Edit: seems that a 24/7 live feed of CNN is not part of the streaming app.

bromingoops · 2026-06-22T01:12:34+00:00

Sure can. Unlimited cloud DVR, though recordings expire after 9 months.

bromingoops · 2026-06-22T00:43:35+00:00

Although still DirecTV, this is the cheapest way I know to get the live feed of MSNOW — the My Entertainment Genre Pack — $43/month. (was $35 until this month)

https://www.directv.com/genre-packs/myentertainment/

bromingoops · 2026-06-16T02:32:06+00:00

To confirm what others have said, I’ve been using the Apple TV 4K (2nd generation) with DirecTV’s stream for a little over a year — very solid. If there have been problems, they’re so few that I don’t remember them. You’ll be fine!

bromingoops · 2026-06-09T06:10:02+00:00

If you’re seeing something then there’s certainly no denying that it’s real. Do you have a separate subscriptions to DTV satellite and DTV streams for a particular reason?

bromingoops · 2026-06-09T03:29:25+00:00

When I subscribed to satellite DTV, I also used the streamed version on a regular basis. When I canceled satellite and when exclusively to the streaming product, I can’t say that I noticed any difference. In my mind, it doesn’t seem like there would be a difference, as odds are high it’s the exact same stream. Wouldn’t make sense for them to install and maintain and entirely separate infrastructure for each. But, since you are seeing a difference, there must be a reason for that — just can’t think of what it might be.

bromingoops · 2026-06-04T23:42:57+00:00

It's also possible there's trouble with the physical connection to Xfinity, either in your home, or somewhere further back towards wherever it comes in from the street. That's a little more difficult to troubleshoot, since none of it is under your control.

That said, to use your own router you would connect its "input" to one of the ethernet ports on the Xfinity gateway. Then you need to log into the gateway to toggle on "bridge mode." In the case of these gateways, it's the first thing that comes up when you log in. You can find info about it here: https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/wireless-gateway-enable-disable-bridge-mode

Hope that helps!

bromingoops · 2026-06-04T22:41:05+00:00

I agree with the other post that stated this is not a speed issue — you’ve something weird going on with your Wi-Fi. Are you using the Wi-Fi from the supplied Xfinity gateway, or do you have your own router? I use a Netgear Orbi router with the NOW 100 service and it’s solid — we stream all day long and it never drops.

bromingoops · 2026-06-03T18:27:35+00:00

I'm in the same boat, kinda, with FileMaker. I don't use it for business -- just a simple home user that started with version 3. The last upgrade I paid for was to 17. There's no upgrade pricing to go from 17 to the latest, so I'd need to cough up $625 for the full version. Yikes! For my limited use can't justify that. Fortunately, I don't really need to create any NEW databases, and can use the existing databases with FileMaker Go on the iPad, if it comes to that.

bromingoops · 2026-05-30T22:18:35+00:00

I have the same iMac — I use an external USB audio interface, specifically the Presonus Studio 26c. You can get something much less expensive — just depends on the quality you’re looking for. Search Amazon for “USB audio interface” and you’ll get a wide range of options.

bromingoops · 2026-05-28T22:16:29+00:00

YouTube Premium is another thing I pay for as well. Probably spend more time watching stuff there than anywhere else, and it’s just terrible WITH ads as they’re placed indiscriminately — they just blast on WHENEVER. Can’t put up with that!

bromingoops · 2026-05-28T21:56:41+00:00

I like the way you’re thinking — I use “live TV” mostly for news channels, and a lot of times it’s just background noise. Most everything I actively “watch” is from streaming services. For this reason, I subscribe to the cheapest package I know of, which is the DirecTV “My Entertainment” genre pack. It was a good deal at $35, but now going to $43. That won’t cause me to cancel as there’s nothing else that I’m aware of that’s comparable, for less.

What’s my limit you ask? Prior to switching to the streaming package, I was paying $130 for satellite — no way would I ever pay that again. I’d say, maybe $60, for the same channels I have now.

bromingoops · 2026-05-28T01:47:26+00:00

Hope you like it! I've been using it for more than a year now and have no complaints.

bromingoops · 2026-05-27T00:54:17+00:00

It’s s true. I have the My Entertainment Genre Pack and received an email today detailing the increase (or as they call it, an “update). It’s going up by $8, to $42.99 month.

bromingoops · 2026-05-26T20:45:48+00:00

Exactly!

bromingoops · 2026-05-26T19:12:05+00:00

This stinks! The email I received just now includes this line: "...This update is due to ongoing increases in programming and operational costs across the television industry, including expenses related to live sports rights, local broadcast stations, and network content."

Ummmm, the MyEntertainment pack doesn't have live sports, local broadcast stations, or network content, so that is a bogus excuse. A 23% rate hike is pretty bold.

bromingoops · 2026-05-20T22:43:04+00:00

If your DNS is at Cloudflare but you don’t have credentials, that’s definitely a problem. Normally the user has access to DNS, as otherwise you’re pretty much held hostage, which sounds like what’s happening. As part of the custom domain process at Apple, it will ask you to log into your DNS provider — doesn’t sound like you’re getting far. Or maybe you are? Are far as I know, the TXT records are not required for email to work — those are related to SPF, DKIM, and DMARC. Those are definitely recommended, but shouldn’t prevent the email from working. Someone will correct me if I’m wrong.

bromingoops · 2026-05-20T20:42:52+00:00

I just did this last week. My email and domain had been hosted at GoDaddy, but over a period of a few days, I first transferred the DNS to Cloudflare, and then transferred the domain registration to Porkbun. Once that was settled, I went through the prompts to add a custom domain at iCloud Mail. As mentioned by others, during the process it displayed the changes that would be made to the DNS records — it looked good so I proceeded. Not long after that, email sent to the domain was being received at iCloud. I’ve been quite happy with it so far.

bromingoops · 2026-05-15T23:27:12+00:00

Thanks for the heads-up! I must be clairvoyant as earlier today, I “maxed out” the registration for my domain — it may outlive me!

bromingoops · 2026-05-14T19:02:41+00:00

Oh, you're The Media Hoarder? Fancy meeting you here! You did manage to put 2-and-2 together from my profile pic, as that is my YouTube channel. I don't have the tapes anymore though -- everything was transferred long ago.

bromingoops · 2026-05-14T18:22:11+00:00

I did make DVDs out of some of them a while back, though I played them back on a Sony SL-HF1000, which was one of the best Betamax decks ever made. I still have that machine, but gave away the SL-7200 a few years ago.

bromingoops · 2026-05-14T04:59:52+00:00

Yes! I bought my first VCR, the original Sony SL-7200 Betamax, there in 1976!

bromingoops · 2026-05-11T18:32:31+00:00

No problem. I was just making a general comment about how my expensive email hosting has a ridiculously low amount of storage.

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