Enlarge / Comcast TV on Roku. (credit: Comcast)
Comcast has brought a beta version of its Xfinity TV app to Roku streaming devices, but customers who use the app after the beta trial ends will have to pay an extra fee.
Using the app is free during the beta trial, but for now the app can only be used if you’re also paying for a Comcast set-top box. That limitation will eventually go away, but initially that means the Roku app won’t be able to completely replace a traditional TV box.
Roku announced the Xfinity TV beta app yesterday, and Comcast posted an FAQ with more information. The Comcast FAQ explains that “additional outlet” charges are being waived during the beta trial, but that won’t be the case after the beta ends: “Customers will not pay equipment charges with respect to their use of Roku devices,” Comcast wrote. “All other fees associated with a customer’s service will apply, except that, during the Beta trial, additional outlet charges for services to outlets connected to Roku devices are being waived. On conclusion of the trial, you will be informed of the charges that will apply for connecting this device with your Xfinity TV service and will have the opportunity to opt in.”
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Source: Ars Technica – Comcast will charge extra fee for watching TV on Roku boxes