Xfinity Home Control offers a full range of home automation and energy management features… Comcast launched Xfinity Home Control, a new home automation platform for customers who want smart solutions for monitoring their homes remotely and controlling their energy costs, today in its Greater Chicago Region (Chicago area/Northern IL, Central IL, NW Indiana, and SW […]
Chicago Community Leaders Explore how Internet Access can help Children and Families
Leaders address broadband adoption strategies for communities, schools, and businesses… Comcast today hosted a panel at The Rainbow Push Coalition and Citizenship Education’s 42nd International Convention about how to leverage technology to promote education, entrepreneurship, and health. The panel explored a variety of themes, including how community and business leaders can use the Internet to increase […]
Comcast Launches x1 Platform for Xfinity in Illinois, Northwest Indiana and Southwest Michigan
X1 transforms traditional cable box into an entertainment operating system – with easy-to-use navigation and search capabilities, and apps; DVR-enabled boxes allow customers to record four shows and watch a fifth at the same time… Comcast launched the X1 Platform from Xfinity today in Illinois, NW Indiana, and SW Michigan. Using cloud-enabled technologies, the X1 […]
Comcast Launches Xfinity WiFi Hotspots in Chicago Area
Service available for no additional charge to Xfinity Internet customers… Comcast announced the launch of Xfinity WiFi in the Chicago area today. For no additional charge, Xfinity Internet customers can access more than 1,000 Chicago area Xfinity WiFi hotspots – with more coming online daily – as well as thousands in other areas of the […]
Thousands of Comcast and Community Volunteers Complete nearly 70 Projects in Region
Today is Comcast Cares Day, the company’s signature day of service and the nation’s largest single-day corporate volunteer effort. Along with their counterparts around the nation, thousands of local Comcast and NBCUniversal employees and their families and friends “made change happen” by completing nearly 70 simultaneous community volunteer projects throughout central and northern Illinois, including […]