Q: will new apple tv work for comcast xfinity ????
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Dec 22, 2015 7:12 PMby insuspence,Xfinity is a captive wifi portal which is still not supported by Apple TV. A captive portal is the type of wifi connection that doesn't take a straight password, instead you go to a webpage and have to sign in with a username, aggree to a user aggreement or both. To my knowledge the newest roku 4 and the amazon fire tv/stick are the only streaming boxes that support captive portals. I was really disappointed by this. I recieved an apple tv 4 as a gift but just found out i can't travel with it next week, because most public wifi uses captive portals (hotels and dorms).
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Dec 23, 2015 1:25 PMby dmaddx,Hello,
Here is a link that may help you.
http://customer.xfinity.com/help-and-support/xfinity-apps/x1-xfinity-tv-app/
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Dec 23, 2015 4:11 PMby insuspence,THeres some misunderstanding going on here. This is not about the xfinity internet service or their tv app. This is about connecting to the wifi signals named "xfinity" which wont allow you to connect to the internet unless you sign in with a comcast account. Apple TVs simply dont have this ability yet.
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Dec 23, 2015 6:37 PMby ~Bee,Sorry if I'm repeating myself.
I have Comcast xfinity.
I got a brand new 4th Gen. ATV last weekend.
It was hooked up in no time.
My only surprise was that I still had to use the Comcast remote to change channels when not using the ATV mode.
In the ATV mode, I was signed up and working in under a half hour.
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Dec 23, 2015 8:00 PMby insuspence,Captive portal wifi is not dependent on xfinity. its a technology used to make public wifi access points more secure. http://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-fire-tv-gets-captive-portal-access-for-hotel-dor m-and-apartment-wi-fi-access-hands-on/. Starbucks has been using it for years. We're still talking about separate things.
