Misplaced your phone? Xfinity Mobile customers can now use Phone Finder, a feature that lets you use your X1 Voice Remote to see if you left your phone between the couch cushions or on the kitchen counter.
The X1 Voice Remote allows you to search for your favorite shows, control your DVR and even find show suggestions. You simply press the microphone button and say the task you want to complete. Phone Finder will allow you to use the same function to find your Xfinity Mobile devices.
To use Phone Finder, you simply need to press the microphone button on your X1 Voice Remote and say “Xfinity Mobile find my phone.” Provided your phone is not turned off or the battery is not dead, your phone will begin ringing. If you have more than one line, you can say the device name, set up when you activate the phone, to locate the phone. For example, you could say “Xfinity, find Linda’s phone,” and the device would begin to ring. You can also look for devices by providing the 10 digit telephone number.
While Phone Finder is not unique, it’s one of the easiest location features we’ve seen. Apple’s “Find My iPhone” and Android’s “Find my Device” both require you to use another device to locate your phone. To locate your phone with an Amazon Echo device, you’ll need to install a special skill. Phone Finder, on the other hand, requires no setup.
Since Xfinity Mobile launched earlier this year, it has gained more than 200,000 subscribers, according to a report on Bloomberg. Its most popular plan costs $12 a month for unlimited talk and text with 1GB of LTE data.
Xfinity Mobile combines the Verizon Wireless network with Comcast’s 18 million Wi-Fi hotspots to create affordable cellular service. While voice service is routed through cellular, data is prioritized on one of Comcast’s hotspots whenever possible. This scenario saves customers money, as they can purchase data in 1GB increments as needed and use Wi-Fi for majority of the heavy lifting. Earlier this year, Comcast released a report stating that 80 percent of smartphone data travels over Wi-Fi networks as opposed to cell.
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The benefits you choose vary from streaming and gaming to food delivery, AI, satellite service, and phone discounts. But if you are satisfied with your existing plan, you can keep it.
Merely days after the iPhone Duo hit the shelves, images of broken screens on the phone started popping up across social media. Until now, it’s been unclear what’s causing the line of defective pixels that appears vertically along the crease, as well as horizontally, on the phone’s inner display.
Apple has finally acknowledged the issue, which has shown up on iPhone Duo units owned by customers as well as demo units in stores. In a statement shared with Bloomberg, Apple says that not all iPhone Duo units are affected and that those that are tend to show the display fault early on. The company added that users who experience problems with their iPhone Duo display should contact AppleCare for a replacement.
Not long ago, Apple treated independent repair like an act of outright hostility. The Cupertino giant locked down parts with serial-number pairing, while repair tools remained firmly out of reach of anyone outside its authorized repair network. More importantly, the company waged a legal and lobbying battle against right-to-repair legislation.
I've covered enough of these fights over the years to know what a shift looks like. That's why what happened in October 2026 genuinely caught me off guard. The day the iPhone Duo went on sale, what may be the most mechanically complex iPhone to date, Apple pulled off a surprising about-face. It published teardown-style repair manuals for a handful of major components.