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Xfinity Internet Customers in Wilsonville Get Speed Upgrade

Comcast is Upgrading Xfinity Internet Speeds for Customers at No Additional Cost

Xfinity Customers Have Faster Speeds at Home and Gig Speeds on the Go to Power Their Digital Lives
Xfinity Customers Have Faster Speeds at Home and Gig Speeds on the Go to Power Their Digital Lives (Comcast)

Comcast is making Xfinity Internet faster for customers in Wilsonville this week, and it won't cost you anything extra. As more people need better internet at home, these upgrades will give you faster download and upload speeds. This means you can stream, game, chat, surf, and more on all your devices at the same time.

Xfinity Internet plans, including the NOW prepaid products, will have 50 to 100 percent faster upload speeds than before. This helps you upload big files quickly when working from home or posting videos on social media. Download speeds will also increase for most plans. These upgrades are possible because of the company’s fiber network, which is the largest in Oregon, with nearly 20,000 total network miles deployed across the state.

Since 94 percent of devices connect to the Internet via WiFi, fast speeds are only as good as the WiFi that connects them. At home, Xfinity WiFi Gateways and extenders create a fast, reliable, and secure connection in every corner of your home. Outside of the home, Xfinity Internet customers can use the nation's largest network of WiFi hotspots to stay connected on the go. This includes nearly 50,000 Public WiFi hotspots in Oregon, all free for Xfinity and Comcast Business customers.

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Fast download and upload speeds are important for a great internet experience, offering many benefits to Wilsonville residents, including:

  • Reliability: Xfinity has greater than 99 percent reliability, and the Xfinity network utilizes artificial intelligence to keep customers connected by fixing issues before customers know they happened.
  • Ultra-Low-Lag: Comcast recently introduced the first customers in the world to a pioneering new feature of Xfinity Internet that dramatically reduces latency when using interactive applications like gaming, videoconferencing, and virtual reality. Customers will have less delay, and a smoother, more responsive end-to-end online experience.
  • Great WiFi in and out of the home: Next-generation Xfinity gateways deliver advanced WiFi capacity to power hundreds of devices in homes and more than a billion devices each year across Comcast’s network. WiFi PowerBoost delivers Xfinity Mobile customers speeds up to 1 Gbps over WiFi at home or at millions of WiFi hotspots across the country.
  • Digital Security: xFi Advanced Security, included for free for customers who lease an Xfinity gateway, protects connected devices from malware and other threats at the gateway before they reach connected household devices. Since launching xFi Advanced Security, Xfinity has stopped more than 10 billion cyber security threats.

Customers can take advantage of the unlimited mobile line offer via their account on Xfinity.com, in the Xfinity app, or by calling 1-800-XFINITY. For more information, visit www.xfinity.com.

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Over the last three years, Comcast has invested $587 million in technology and infrastructure here. This includes network upgrades to provide an exceptional Internet experience to nearly a million homes and businesses in Oregon.

Disclaimer: Andy Colley is a senior director and copywriter for Comcast NBCUniversal.

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