Xfinity Mobile service is a hybrid wireless service owned and operated by Comcast, which combines use of Verizon's cellular network with a network of 18 million Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspots. The data service automatically switches between whichever is available.

Plan Information

Xfinity Mobile is available to all Xfinity customers with a postpaid subscription to a residential XFINITY Internet service. So if you do not have Comcast cables in a stationary neighborhood, this service is not available to you.

However, you can cancel the home cable and internet portion and keep Xfinity mobile, but a "$20 per line monthly charge applies if at least one of the following post-pay subscriptions are not maintained on the account: Xfinity TV, Internet or Voice service."

Unlimited talk and text is included on all plans.

Xfinity mobile also allows tablets and smartwatches for an additional $10/month plus the plan fee.

Currently Available Plans:

By the Gig Plan - 10 GB, $60/mo
Unlimited (20GB high-speed data) - $45/month

Plan Specifications:

Carrier Networks Used: Verizon & Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspots
Carrier Relationship: MVNO + Direct Wi-Fi hotspots
Plan Types Available: Phone, Tablet, Smartwatch
Device Types Permitted: Smartphones, tablets, smartwatches
Unlimited: Yes, but with high speed data cap at 20GB
High Speed Mobile Hotspot Use: Yes
- By the Gig: All data on plan
- Unlimited: None. Mobile hotspot data always throttled to 600kbps.
Throttling: On all plans, after 20 GB of monthly data use, speeds are reduced to a maximum of 1.5 Mbps download/750 kbps upload, determined and applied on a per-line basis.
Network Management: Always subject to network management ($20/month upgrade option to remove this is available)
Video Streaming Resolution:
- Video streams up to 1080p on By-The-Gig plans and 480p on the Unlimited plan. HD streaming is available when on Xfinity Wi-fi or customers can purchase a $20/month HD data pass.
5G Access: Yes, where 5G is available and with a 5G capable device
Device Purchase Required: zmp
Plan Period: Monthly
International Roaming: The plans and devices are internationally capable, and Comcast offers international roaming rates for talk, text, and data-based upon the country. Customers must call Xfinity to activate international roaming.
Domestic Roaming: None, use is limited to native Verizon towers (not roaming partners) and the network of Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspots.
Data Roll Over: No
Overage Charges: None. If you are not on the unlimited plan, data is $12/GB.
Lines permitted per account: 5
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