today I'm sharing five ways to lower your Xfinity bill with or without cutting the cord let's save
you some money number one is to downgrade your Xfinity plan and I'm going to talk about both
TV and internet service here if you are still paying for Xfinity TV service the best way to
lower your monthly bill is to cut the cable TV cord and switch to streaming you can always keep
your internet plan with Xfinity YouTube TV is my top recommendation for first time streamers the
service offers more than a hundred of the most popular cable TV networks and also your local
stations for a price that's typically cheaper than cable if you're not quite ready to switch to a
live TV streaming service you can always downgrade your Xfinity TV plan to Limited Basic which is
also called Choice TV this is a Bare Bones plan though it includes only about 10 networks mostly
your local stations now aside from TV service you may have an opportunity to save money by
switching to an Xfinity internet plan with lower data speeds now for most households Xfinity's 200
megabits per second plan is fast enough just keep in mind that when you have more devices
connected to your Wi-Fi network at the same time you're typically going to require a higher data
speed the bottom line is that many households pay for gigabit internet service because they've been
talked into it by a sales person not because they actually need those speeds for basic streaming and
browsing the web number two buy your own equipment did you know that you can stop renting and buy
your own equipment from a list of supported devices that Xfinity provides on its website
from my research you can expect to pay about 150 bucks for a router modem combo that 150 dollars
that you pay up front to own your own equipment that is actually less than a year of Xfinity's
rental charges I bought a Motorola Gateway back in 2018 to eliminate this fee and I do not regret
it number three switch to Xfinity mobile signing up for Xfinity mobile is a smart way to save up
to 30 bucks per month on your Xfinity Internet service if you're not familiar Xfinity mobile
runs on Verizon's Network and it uses Xfinity's Wi-Fi hotspots when I first reviewed Xfinity
mobile back in 2017 few people ever expected the service to be as popular as it is today
with more than 5 million customers back then my Xfinity Mobile bill was only about 15 dollars per
month the rates have changed over time but the service remains affordable and reliable I really
don't hear a lot of complaints about it know that Xfinity mobile is exclusively for Xfinity Internet
customers so for that reason you only want to switch to this if you do not plan on leaving
Xfinity anytime soon we're up to number four and that's to check ACP eligibility some households
may qualify for free Xfinity Internet service and that is through the government's affordable
connectivity program also called ACP the program offers up to a 30 monthly credit on your internet
plan and right from Xfinity's website you can shop for a plan check your eligibility
and then enroll in the program through Xfinity we're up to number five and that's to renegotiate
your Xfinity bill if you're tired of seeing low introductory offers for new Xfinity customers
well your bill only goes up and up it is time to give Xfinity a call I've been able to negotiate
with Xfinity and other providers over the years here's how I do it first find a better offer
from a competitor this is easier than it used to be thanks to new 5G home internet services
from T-Mobile and Verizon that are affordably priced call the number listed on your screen
and then ask to speak to the customer Solutions or the retention department and third share the
competitor's offer and ask for a better deal tell the representative that you're thinking about
switching and ask them nicely what can be done to lower your bill in addition to being polite
I suggest that you call early in the morning and that's so you avoid having to wait a long time on
hold and if you strike out call back another day and speak with a different agent Bill negotiation
services like trim and Rocket money they'll do this work for you and I've got experience with
trim but these Services take a cut of any savings that they're able to obtain so for that reason I
suggest that you try to negotiate on your own first but if you are not successful maybe it's
time to think about breaking up with Xfinity and moving on to other options thanks for watching