Let's be clear, Comcast is the worst but so are all the ISPs!
But in terms of my experience at this store, they've been all good. I was with AT&T for both mobile and internet for many many years. The fastest internet that AT&T had available in my area was only 50 Mbps. Whereas Xfinity claimed they could offer 1 Gbps aka 1000 Mbps, just a casual 20x faster than AT&T. So I finally made the switch last month.
I first came in Tuesday 12/29/20 around 4pm. I was lucky there was no line at that time. I think a line developed around 5pm, so try not to go during rush hour and go earlier in the day if you can. On that day, I signed up for Xfinity WiFi. You can also do it online or over the phone, but there was an issue with the previous tenants of my place and Xfinity said I basically I had to go in person to resolve the issue.
It was pretty quick and easy to get set up. They take COVID and social distancing seriously, which is nice. They have a limited capacity of how many customers can be in the store, and everyone else is in a social distance line outside. There are plastic screen dividers between each team member and the customer, and also between two customers being served next to each other.
They will always try to sell more to you lol I have been told they get commission for adding mobile to your internet plan. I was open to the unlimited mobile plan because it was much cheaper than my current AT&T unlimited plan, and they had promotions at the beginning of the year for a prepaid Visa giftcard, so I decided to go all in! My phone wasn't unlocked however so we couldn't get the mobile part done on that day.
I walked away with an Xfinity goodie bag with the router/modem (combined, 1-piece) and this thing called Xfinity Flex that you can connect to your TV to stream things, kinda like a Roku or Amazon Fire Stick. I was able to set it up when I got home. The only thing that threw me off was the Coaxial cable - my old router didn't use this so I had to find where that thing was at my house lol. They have a handy Xfinity Gateway app to set up the WiFi, and it's really easy to use. They also have a Mobile and Stream app.
In terms of mobile, I was told Xfinity uses the same towers as Verizon- so I believe switching to Xfinity mobile is comparable to switching to Verizon lol.
About a week later, I came in to get the mobile deal. They had all sorts of discounts and promos going when I went, so definitely check out their website in advance to see what promos they got going before signing up with them!
I got a new phone when I switched over and got a discount on the phone. I wanted a white iPhone 12 with 128 GB, but they did not have that phone in stock. The guy helping me had to order it, but then the system was down, lol. He called a few hours later and we were able to complete the transaction over the phone. I then got the phone mailed to me, and was able to activate the phone myself at home.
Overall, the experience at the store has been good, I have no complaints! read more