Tag: Xfinity Home Control
Readers warming up to stand-alone home automation
August 7, 2013Leif Kothe
YARMOUTH, Maine—In June, Comcast, a relative newcomer to the industry, rolled out Xfinity Home Control, which allows homeowners to control lights and thermostats and remotely view rooms in their homes without what was traditionally the foundation of such a package: a home security system.According to respondents to SSN's September News Poll, 63 percent say professional security companies need to offer such a home automation package without a security system. However, 56 percent of the 41 respondents...
Comcast's new offering: Home control minus security
June 19, 2013Tess Nacelewicz
PHILADELPHIA—A mantra in the industry today is that customers want more than a basic home security system—they want extras to control lights and thermostats and remotely look in on kids and pets. But Comcast Cable believes there are customers out there who don't want a security system but still would like those useful features—so it's offering a new product just for them.Comcast, based here, recently announced the launch of Xfinity Home Control. It said the new product “is...
Comcast launches new home control, energy services
June 11, 2013SSN Staff
PHILADELPHIA— Comcast this week announced the launch of Xfinity Home Control, a new home automation product under the Xfinity Home umbrella of services. Xfinity Home Control is for customers who want smart home solutions like video monitoring and the ability to either schedule or remotely access lighting and thermostat controls, but do not choose the professional security monitoring that is offered with other Xfinity Home services, which are now called Xfinity Home Secure, the company said...