Rcosta wrote:

Has anyone else been able to get authentication of the application to work?

sharpedge wrote:

Rcosta wrote:

Has anyone else been able to get authentication of the application to work?

Yes, but I only have numbers and letters in my xfinity password.

As for the channel, it seems a little slow on my Roku 3.  First time I tried to watch a live channel it rebooted my Roku, but it currently seems to be working.  All channels though have a black band at the top and sides so that the content is not filling the screen, and I don't see anything in the channel settings to fix it.  I don't have the issue with any other Roku channel, or my cablebox.

I am glad to see that someone was able to get the application to authenticate.

It might be a workaround to change my password to only alphanumeric, but then that reduces the security of the passcode. It would be better if the site developer would fix the issue or that someone from the partner team or engineering would let Comcast know that there is a potential problem. They will not be able to fix the site, if they do not know that there is an issue. Considering that Comcast allows Alpha, Numeric and Control characters in their password, I would think that the authentication site would have the same criteria. An SSO(Single Sign On) implementation would of worked better.

andyross wrote:

I had a little fun with my Roku 4. First, when I powered it up, it seemed to be locked up, so I had to power-cycle it. I couldn't find the Xfinity app in the store, so used some of the online links to add it from a PC. I then had to go to the system up to force it to check, which then downloaded and installed the program. I then ran it and used the web link to activate it.

Be aware that the Beta is free to use, but most reports seem to imply that it will be treated like a CableCard device once it goes live. You will be charged a connection fee (typically $9.95), but get a device discount (-$2.50). Those of you hoping to save money may be out of luck. It will have more features than a DTA (currently $5.99), but only save money if you are replacing a full box.

burntbeane wrote:

Quick question. Does the xfinity channel carry local stations? I would love to get my local Boston channels again. I would order cable again if they did (without any blackouts for Redsox or Patriots games).

Yes, I live just north of Boston and the stations on the channel seem to match exactly what's on my cable box.  I only checked the first 50 or so channels, but local news is in the lower part of that range.

Rcosta wrote:

What I am curious about is what is the feature set of this Roku-based application over my desktop box? The O/S on my X1 Comcast box is pretty intuitive, supports voice commands. What can this application give me that the Xfinity box cannot? If there is going to be charges with this application once it goes into production, then what is the value-add over my hardware box? It seems like complete upside to Comcast as they will not have so much overhead for the boxes, but what is the value-add for the consumer?

sharpedge wrote:

burntbeane wrote:

Quick question. Does the xfinity channel carry local stations? I would love to get my local Boston channels again. I would order cable again if they did (without any blackouts for Redsox or Patriots games).

Yes, I live just north of Boston and the stations on the channel seem to match exactly what's on my cable box.  I only checked the first 50 or so channels, but local news is in the lower part of that range.