You’re a life saver honestly I thought I got a faulty storm box but it just does that for everyone who doesn’t have the mobile lines with xfinity

Thank you for explaining I just got mine yesterday and I had a little bit of trouble setting up the storm ready. I was looking all over the place for a video explaining step by step how to make it work thank you again but the way I’m in Northern California too👍

@WrappedInPlasticine

5 ай бұрын

I'm in Sacramento as well! Thanks For the setup tutorial Boris!

I have the storm ready and it took about 15 minutes to do the setup, and it showed a weak connection. I had it by a window, so I left it and 2 days later I got a strong connection after a restart. Works great, but you need to have patience.

Awesome video thanks. My buddy gave me this because I live in the sticks and have frequent power outages.

@BorisKaraman

4 ай бұрын

I hope you benefit from it fully 😉

helpful vedio! Thanks a lot

Thanks for the video and your time 😎👍

it's kinda like the 5g wireless modems that tmobile and verizon are pushing for the home internet but it only works for 4 hrs but what if you have a generator outside and you run a extension cord to the router will you have to charge it up first and then unplug it or can you use it forever as long as it is plugged in

**edit: read comments below for update** I was told by an in store xfinity rep that it's not really "unlimited," you have unlimited data within a 4-hour block of time starting from when the outage occurred. So, if you still have power, but your internet line gets damaged in a storm, you won't have unlimited data for days, it's just 4 hours total, per outage incident. So this product is useless for me. We had a bad ice storm and a tree fell on our cable line. we still have power, but have been without internet for going on a week now.

@sly2792004

4 ай бұрын

thanks saves me time and money. been having lot of planned and unplanned outages from xfinity as of late and was hoping this would help.

@No_Smoking

4 ай бұрын

@@sly2792004 I have an update for you. I asked another instore rep, he ended up calling his tech line for information on it. That guy ended up saying the opposite. It is unlimited and the only limitation would be the battery if there were no power. I ended up just keeping it hoping the first guy got their notes wrong. It's still a mixed bag for me, it's actually helped once during a non-weather-related outage when we had to have our cable reran from the house to the outside pole. But last week we had a random disconnection at midnight for maybe 30 minutes, and the storm wifi never kicked in. *shug* There is really no way for me to personally verify its truly unlimited without a longer than 4 hour outage ;D

@BorisKaraman

4 ай бұрын

@sly2792004 where do you live? Just curious since you have been having a lot of outages…

@conwilcon967

2 ай бұрын

That agent was unfortunately incorrect. When your power is out, the unit will run to you 4G LTE data at maximum speeds of 30mbps, however the data you use while connected is unlimited. The “4 hours” is from the battery backup itself.

@BorisKaraman

2 ай бұрын

@conwilcon967 awesome! Thank you for clarification :)

So you use this in addition to your current router, not as a replacement? I just opened mine and was mad confused but this makes more sense

@BorisKaraman

8 ай бұрын

Yes, this is in addition in case when the main router is down.

I got mine today I connected it correctly. It says it’s activated but it’s not working. What am I doing wrong? I’ve unplugged it. The battery life is at 17% and it will not go up from there and there’s no lights on the device.

@BorisKaraman

7 ай бұрын

You did everything correctly. The device will restart couple of time on its own and then connect correctly. On average, people are saying it take 15 mins+. Let it charge and leave it, it will kick in :)

My gateway is in the garage. Where is the best spot to put the storm ready.

@BorisKaraman

5 ай бұрын

Xfinity states “between 5 and 30 feet from the Xfinity Gateway” and preferably by the window if you have any in your garage.

@crw31399

5 ай бұрын

@@BorisKaraman no window. Ill try putting it near garage door. Thank you

Not sure of anyone else has had this issue but it's been hours and it still says trying to connect

@BorisKaraman

Ай бұрын

Mine did not connect right away either… I did turn it off completely, unplugged, and even changed the location - it then worked after a while… patience 🔋

Is it ok I leave it 2nd floor by a window? My main router is at 1st floor.

@BorisKaraman

2 ай бұрын

I would think it’s OK. Try it and let us know :)

@Peachy_Cool_Arrow

2 ай бұрын

@@BorisKaraman it did work..

I could get that or att fiber 1 gig speed

@BorisKaraman

3 ай бұрын

How good is ATT fiber? It’s not available in my area…

so im trying to set mine up, first thing I noticed in set up is it never asks me if the lights are blinking. I have only 6 steps instead of 8 steps. i have been at this for 35 minutes now and nothing..

@BorisKaraman

24 күн бұрын

If it didn’t ask, it could be a glitch… I would start the activation process from zero gain. But it does take a long time to set it up though

@TheMetalheadGamer

24 күн бұрын

@@BorisKaraman ive restarted 3 times and it never asks. i get to the point where it says to keep my phone close with bluetooth on. and it just never goes anywhere

@BorisKaraman

24 күн бұрын

Ugh… that sounds like a call to a customer service representative 📞

How long do u charge the battery for

@BorisKaraman

Ай бұрын

Initially it’s over 6 hours but then it charges pretty fast if ever depleted

Now mine on the app shows my battery backup is “unable to charge”. Have you encountered this?

@BorisKaraman

22 күн бұрын

Same! I unplugged the unit, let it sit still for a bit, plugged it back in and it was fine 🤦‍♂️

@80fireman

22 күн бұрын

@@BorisKaraman I’ve done that. A couple times actually

@BorisKaraman

22 күн бұрын

And the outlet has power? 🤔just double-checking

@80fireman

22 күн бұрын

@@BorisKaraman it does. I have something plugged into the other plug

@BorisKaraman

22 күн бұрын

I would let it drain the battery and leave it unplugged so that it can deplete the battery completely. Then I would plug it back in, praying and hoping in the meantime

Xfinity doesn't need a "Storm Ready" system, they need a "Our coax service sucks and always goes out" system.

@BorisKaraman

2 ай бұрын

Really? Where do you live that you experience bad service? Xfinity works perfectly in Cali 🛜

@Billy.80

25 күн бұрын

@BorisKaraman Kansas City metro area. I seriously doubt Xfinity works perfect in all of California. The company has won the "worst company in America" title twice and has been in the top 3 an additional 5 years.

@BorisKaraman

25 күн бұрын

@Billy.80 good to know 😂 I guess I’m blessed, it works in the capital perfectly 👌

How good is it the question ⁉️

@BorisKaraman

9 ай бұрын

That is a question we are all asking since it’s so new 🛜

@josechica1283

9 ай бұрын

Is Verizon network

@josechica1283

9 ай бұрын

I took my when traveling all states work

@josechica1283

9 ай бұрын

It works in Houston and New Jersey

@BorisKaraman

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for clarifying 😉

So this isn't a wifi extender

@BorisKaraman

4 ай бұрын

Correct, it is not.

@JJ_loves_you_22

3 ай бұрын

It is a storm Wi-Fi so say the power goes out you’ll still be connected, but you can use ethernet with it too, and it has wireless Wi-Fi to

@KingMarc3us

Ай бұрын

Interesting cause the box it comes in says it extends WiFi

@BorisKaraman

Ай бұрын

@KingMarc3us doubt it :)

Is it worth $9/month?

@BorisKaraman

4 ай бұрын

It probably is for those who loose connection a lot. It is not for me as I’ve got solar now and have power all the time…

@thegolflife7565

4 ай бұрын

@@BorisKaramanYea I have battery backup, generator backup. Not sure I understand the advantage to this as opposed to the 5G hotspots from our phone…

@BorisKaraman

4 ай бұрын

@@thegolflife7565 Exactly! I guess for those who work from home, an additional piece of mind of having both the backup power and the storm ready WiFi is a must :)

i thought it was going to replace the modem they gave me

@BorisKaraman

9 күн бұрын

Nope. It’s an addition to the modem for the times of electricity outages 🪫

@AndrewPhillips-xp6dy

9 күн бұрын

@@BorisKaraman what's the passpoint mobile in the network list?

@BorisKaraman

9 күн бұрын

@AndrewPhillips-xp6dy xfinitywifi

@AndrewPhillips-xp6dy

9 күн бұрын

@@BorisKaraman it's supposed to be a range extender how do you connect to it?

@BorisKaraman

9 күн бұрын

@AndrewPhillips-xp6dy it is not a range extender :) Xfinity sells their pods to extend the range

What is the point of this when we have 5G hotspots built into our phones?

@BorisKaraman

4 ай бұрын

It’s a marketing approach, Xfinity is making money making it sound like we will have internet connection regardless of the weather but yes, most of us have hotspots so… 🤷‍♂️

@sly2792004

4 ай бұрын

my phone only gets 2 gb of hotspot. so that give me whopping 20 mins of internet a month

@BorisKaraman

4 ай бұрын

@@sly2792004 🛜🤦🏻‍♂️

@sistahqueenmusa8227

2 ай бұрын

Hotspots are not always guaranteed on cellular devices so yeah this storm ready is definitely great for backup ❤😊

@memphismadetez

2 ай бұрын

Bandwidth on mobile phones aren't good enough to do most streaming and gaming at 4k

The lip smacking is next level annoying

@BorisKaraman

5 ай бұрын

🫦🤣