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Old 06-28-2025, 05:51 AM
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Originally Posted by azcindy View Post
They mail you the modem and you do a self install. They don't come to your house since the cable was already installed (preowned house). Anyway I will try it in a few rooms to see which works best.
It looks like you have 4 black COAX cables connected to the splitter in the upper right corner of the panel box. If Xfinity activates all 4 of these, you will need to locate the outlets in the house which should become active. You can connect the modem to any of these outlets, and, if you are subscribing to the standard cable box TV programming, you will need to rent a cable box for each of the outlets that you want to use. Anthor option is to use wifi to stream to your smart TVs, or to rent Xfinity wireless cable boxes. If you need an outlet in another location, you will need to pay Xfinity or an electrician to install a new outlet. Also, there may be additional outlets in your house that do not become active. If you want to use these, you will need to disconnect a cable from the splitter and connect another cable to the splitter. This can be a DIY project. Good luck.