Xfinity Overview: Plans, Packages, & Prices

What services does Xfinity provide?

Xfinity provides internet, TV, home phone, and mobile service to 41 states. The services are affordable and reliable, and the provider offers free perks, like Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspots and the Xfinity Stream app (a dream team for streaming live TV on your mobile device). And you can usually install everything yourself.

But your mileage may vary—Xfinity’s network is gigantic, and its services and plans vary across its three regions. Keep an eye on the contract lengths—some Xfinity regions have one-year contracts for internet and television, while others don’t. Also, we’re not fans of the hidden fees that come with its equipment or the data caps on Xfinity internet plans. Our guide will help you determine if Xfinity is the provider for you.

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• Deals
• Internet plans
• TV plans
• Home phone plans
• Mobile plans

Xfinity deals and promotions

Xfinity offers plenty of deals and promotions to help sweeten their solid internet and TV packages. These typically consist of first-year discounts, free phones for mobile customers, and bundle discounts. Check out our Xfinity deals page for this month’s promotions.

Which Xfinity region am I in?

When viewing Xfinity’s plans, remember that the company divides its business into three geographic regions: West, Central, and Northeast. Xfinity plan names, specs, and prices differ between these regions to keep up with different markets.

Throughout this review, you’ll be able to choose to see tables from all regions. Click on the corresponding boxes to expand a chart of plans in your region.

Wondering which Xfinity region you’re in? Look for your state in the chart below.

Xfinity internet has high speeds for reasonable prices

Xfinity’s Western residential customers should rejoice at the affordable 200 Mbps Connect More plan. Your family can stream TV on your Roku without worrying about constant buffering.

But if you have a larger family or a lot of smart-home devices, consider starting your plan search with Xfinity’s Fast, Superfast, or Gigabit (formerly Ultrafast) plans. All three plans have excellent download speeds between 400 Mbps and 1,000 Mbps, providing ample amounts of internet bandwidth for your household.

The Central region’s 200 Mbps plan recently went down in price to better match West Coast prices, and provides a decent speed for one or two devices marathoning your favorite Netflix original series.

If you’re really looking to support multiple streaming devices or some gaming, you might want to upgrade to Xfinity’s Fast, Superfast, or Gigabit plans. Their speeds, between 400 Mbps and 1,000 Mbps, are right in the sweet spot for a household with multiple smart-home devices.

Xfinity’s Northeast plans are much better than they were last year. Xfinity has recently condensed its plans to better match those of other regions, so you’ll no longer find yourself paying $65/mo. for embarrassingly slow speeds.

The best deal you’ll get right now is the super affordable 400 Mbps plan for just $30/mo. You’ll also get that price locked in for the first 24 months. The other plans aren’t too bad either if you need more juice.

Just keep an eye on Xfinity’s contract requirements, Northeasterners—as the Rumplestiltskin of the telecom world, Xfinity loves to hide things in the fine print.

To learn more about Xfinity internet service, plans, and equipment, read our full Xfinity internet review.

Xfinity TV plans are great—but don’t choose Choice

Xfinity’s TV prices in the West region seem low, but there’s a catch—each plan requires a one-year contract. It might be worth it to commit to a year of the Popular TV and Ultimate TV packages, but we don’t recommend you buy Choice TV. It’s just a basic cable package—you’d be better off getting an over-the-air antenna.

The Central region’s plans look similar to those of the West region, but they’re more expensive at the Popular and Ultimate levels (again, avoid Choice TV). The tradeoff is that the Central region doesn’t require a term contract. You’re paying for the freedom to leave at any time.

Xfinity’s Northeast region recently switched from five to three plans in order to match the rest of the country. If you’re missing the old plans, don’t worry; Popular TV is very similar to the old Extra plan, providing 125+ standard cable channels, and Ultimate TV is a lot like the old Digital Preferred plan with 185+ channels.

The Popular TV package is fine for customers who want to save a bit of money, but Ultimate TV is a better choice for families who want lots of options.

There is no longer a top-tier package like the old Digital Premier, but you can essentially recreate it by signing up for Ultimate TV and manually adding premium channels like HBO to your bill.

All of Xfinity’s cable TV plans include the Xfinity Stream app, which lets you watch TV from your mobile device and TV. We’re all for melding with your couch, but mobile viewing comes in handy if the world drags you kicking and screaming from your house.

To learn about more of Xfinity TV’s top-notch features, read our full Xfinity TV review.

Xfinity Voice home phone service is good if you really want a landline

Xfinity Voice is a digital Voice over Internet Protocol (or VoIP) landline phone service, which means the calls come (and go) through your Xfinity internet connection. VoIP phone calls tend to be clearer than regular landlines, and Xfinity includes features like three-way calling and voicemail-to-text messaging.

You’ll probably want to bundle Xfinity Voice with internet service, ’cause who gets just a landline? To find out more, see our Xfinity Voice review.

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Why you should trust us

For our Xfinity reviews, we spent hours analyzing Xfinity plans for areas including price, performance, and channel counts to see how they stacked up against the competition. We also drew from our annual internet customer satisfaction and TV customer satisfaction surveys to see how real Xfinity customers felt about the provider.

To learn more about our research and testing, check out our How We Rank page.

Disclaimers

West Region Double Plays: Internet for 24 months. No term contract. Includes $10/mo automatic payments and paperless billing discount. Taxes not included. Unlimited data and WiFi equipment included for new Xfinity Customers only for 24 months. Not available in all areas. TV has No term contract. Does not include $19.20/mo broadcast TV fee and $11.50 regional sports fee; price subj to change. Taxes and TV equipment not included.