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Xfinity blocking Newsmax
18 November A.D. 2024 | Lightman

Posted on 11/18/2024 3:23:29 PM PST by lightman

All of a sudden today Comcast/xfinity has begun to throw a dialog box "please connect to your wifi due to licensing issues" when attempting to stream Newsmax 1115.

Problem is, I'm already on a home hardwired network with a router.

Is there some pizzing contest going on between Comcast and Newsmax....or is this the opening salvo of The Empire Strikes back?


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: comcast; newsmax; vanity; xfinity

1 posted on 11/18/2024 3:23:29 PM PST by lightman
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To: lightman

We dropped Direct TV for Dish over Direct TV fighting with NewsMax and not carrying NewsMax.


2 posted on 11/18/2024 3:35:58 PM PST by yldstrk
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Rumble only has Newsmax 2, although some channels on there carry the Fox News live stream.


3 posted on 11/18/2024 3:41:36 PM PST by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: yldstrk

We have DirecTV. Newsmax is channel 349. I do recall a few years ago when there was an issue. We’re committed to about 6 more months with them and then will cancel. Almost all we watch we can get on Fubo.


4 posted on 11/18/2024 3:43:40 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (🎶 They're eating the dogs. They're eating the cats. 🎶)
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To: lightman

Use a VPN and they can’t do that.


5 posted on 11/18/2024 3:44:14 PM PST by laxcoach (The secret to happiness is a bait pen full of pinfish.)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Yes, Direct TV settled on fees with News Max and started carrying News Max again. But we had already told Direct TV to kiss off.


6 posted on 11/18/2024 3:46:49 PM PST by yldstrk
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To: lightman

“All of a sudden today Comcast/xfinity has begun to throw a dialog box “please connect to your wifi due to licensing issues” when attempting to stream Newsmax 1115.

Problem is, I’m already on a home hardwired network with a router.”

Doesn’t make sense. WiFi and hardware both go to your router and then converted to Comcast compatible signal.


7 posted on 11/18/2024 3:47:35 PM PST by TexasGator (-11)
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To: lightman

Xfinity also blocking the SEC network and TCM if you are trying to connect away from home.


8 posted on 11/18/2024 3:49:40 PM PST by EC Washington
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To: laxcoach

“Use a VPN and they can’t do that.”

If you hide your IP you won’t get in.


9 posted on 11/18/2024 3:55:30 PM PST by TexasGator (-11)
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To: lightman

Comcast is my internet provider. I just connected to Newsmax, no problem.


10 posted on 11/18/2024 3:57:26 PM PST by Mister Da (The mark of a wise man is not what he knows, but what he knows he doesn't know!)
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Working fine again...I have reason to believe that there had been attempted hack or hijack of my account.


11 posted on 11/18/2024 4:09:48 PM PST by lightman (Beat the Philly fraud machine the Amish did onest, ja? Nein, zweimal they did already!)
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