Comcast rolls out ‘Now’ prepaid phone and internet plans
Comcast announced today that it’s expanding its “Now” branding to include two prepaid services: Now Internet and Now Mobile. Of the two, the mobile plan appears to be genuinely new, as it’s a prepaid cellular option that offers unlimited 5G data, talk, and text for $25 a month per line. The mobile plan also has free access to the company’s Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspots.
That seems like a better deal than Xfinity’s current postpaid mobile plans, which include a $40 per month, per line unlimited plan or a “By-the-Gig” plan at $20 per gigabyte, non-prorated, the latter of which gets pricy fast.
When asked about any data caps for the plans, Comcast representative Joel Shadle told The Verge via email that there are “no caps for Internet. NOW Mobile...