Quick Answer
No, Paramount Plus is not Free with Xfinity!
Sadly, the straight answer to that question will be hard to digest since it’s no. Paramount plus does not come free with Xfinity. However, part of their library is still accessible and can be availed for free. Just that the entire library however is not available for free. But a year-ender offer by the Paramount family has literally played the trump card in terms of catching the streaming market. You can now access Paramount Plus at a discounted rate annually if you subscribe by 1st February. The annual plans of ‘essential’ and ‘premium’ gonna cost $24.99/year and $49.99/year as opposed to $49.99/year and $99.99/year.
Xfinity is also giving out a year-ender offer by giving bonus concessions to access some seasons of premium shows on HBO Max and Prime Video which I will discuss here. Xfinity Flex and X1 streaming box have the option of streaming Paramount Plus onto your TV. Just make sure your TV box is supported by the Xfinity Flex or Xfinity X1 plan.
How to Access Paramount Plus on Xfinity?
Paramount Plus can be easily streamed on Xfinity, granted that you have the correct TV streaming box to support Xfinity Flex and Xfinity X1 services. Here’s a brief on streaming TV boxes that can help you with the process.
- Make sure you have a subscription to Paramount Plus beforehand.
- Access to Xfinity internet service.
- Compatible TV streaming Boxes.
| List of streaming boxes compatible with Xfinity flex | List of streaming boxes compatible with Xfinity X1 | Non-supported/ccompatible streaming boxes |
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Paramount Plus Pricing
So the Plans that come with Paramount Plus are of two types. There is an essential plan and a premium plan. It also has two pricing schemes, one monthly and the other annual. They have an offer where the streaming on-demand platform is providing 50% off on the annual plans. The monthly pricing of the platform is $4.99/per month for the Essential Plan and $9.99/per month for the premium plan. In the monthly plans, you get a week free, in case you cancel your subscription within the trial phase. The same is the case for Annual Plans as well just along with 1 week of the free trial period you get both plans at a 50% off the price.
Sign up for Paramount Plus
I would suggest you sign up first from your PC through a web browser that way it will be easier for you to navigate the new interface of Paramount Plus, especially when bundled with Xfinity.
- Just go to the paramount website and on the very first menu page, you will see an offer that the Paramount Plus subscription is up for grabs. Annual Plans are just 50% off making it half the earlier price click ‘redeem now.’
- Click ‘continue’ on the next step.
- Select an annual or monthly package plan. The annual plans are on offer until 1st February 2023. The regular pricing per month for both plans is $4.99 and $9.99 per month. With the offer now, the annual plans are $24.99 and $49.99 per year.
- Now, click on ‘continue’ again.
- After that, you will be taken to a signup form asking for your basic details to sign you up. Just add in those details and click ‘continue’.
- You will be taken to the payment page key in your credit card details and process the payment. Then you are good to stream paramount Plus.
Sign in on Xfinity
Now come to your TV sets with the Xfinity streaming box. Open the Paramount Plus app.
Simply go to ‘Settings’.
Select ‘sign in’ from the list of options on settings.
You have to feed in your email address and password that you used during the signup process.
Select simple ‘sign in’.
Great! Stream Paramount Plus on Xfinity now.
In case, you want to try another way, here is one more method.
- Select ‘sign in’ from settings, and then select ‘on the web’.
- Now visit the paramount plus, Xfinity activation page on your computer.
- There will be 5 empty spaces that you need to fill in by seeing them on your TV sets.
- Once filled, click on activate.
- Wait for a minute, and the page will load itself.
Amazing! Stream Paramount Plus content now!
I would personally recommend that you take up the annual plan that’s on offer. It’s a genuine offer and these big offers which slash off half the amount of a subscription plan are seriously a big deal. Because of how rare these offers are, you cannot lose them by not activating them at the right time.
Are There Any Free Streaming Services Available on Xfinity?
Yes, you can access apps like Tubi, Pluto, and Xumo for free. However, Xfinity Flex, the platform streamer has great access in terms of applications. Any major streamer is there on Xfinity streamer that includes Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Prime Video, Paramount+, Spotify, HBO Max, and more.
Paramount and Paramount Plus
Being a cable streamer too, people can have this confusion about Paramount. See Paramount Plus is an on-demand video streaming app. Video streaming apps are also known as OTT or Over Top Platform. Paramount on the other hand is a regular cable TV channel that you watch with AT&T, Xfinity, and DirecTV cable services. Both of these channels are known to be subsidiaries of Paramount Global which is also a subsidiary of the larger Viacom CBS domestic network. Paramount Plus or for that matter Paramount are the bodies under Paramount Global which is the larger Viacom CBS network.
Paramount Plus has all the content there is that we access from CBS and even the sports and games that they stream live on their platform. Paramount Plus also has a lot of movies to offer as a streaming platform especially those that are already been made under the Paramount banner.
Paramount Channel Number List on Xfinity Comcast by Location
Apart from that let us know more about the accessibility of Paramount Channel on Xfinity. It’s not the same for every location there is in the US. It depends on the location and the channel number changes.
| Location | Channel | Location | Channel |
| Seattle | 57, 640 | Cape Coral | 63, 452 |
| Spokane | 57, 640 | Atlanta | 78, 878 |
| Tacoma | 57, 640 | Augusta | 41, 235, 1412 |
| Vancouver | 57, 757 | Charleston | 44, 452 |
| Portland | 57, 757 | Memphis | 57, 829, 1209 |
| Salem | 57, 757 | Nashville | 61, 1412 |
| Eugene | 57, 757 | Knoxville | 69, 1209 |
| Salt Lake City | 51, 696, 1412 | Chattanooga | 44, 452 |
| Provo | 51, 696 | Indianapolis | 48, 1209 |
| Denver | 59, 759 | Fort Wayne | 47, 1209 |
| Colorado | 64, 794, 1412 | Detroit | 57, 226, 1209 |
| Boulder | 59, 759, 1412 | Grand Rapids | 59, 226, 1209 |
| Saint Paul | 43, 866 | Richmond | 39, 827 |
| Minneapolis | 34, 400, 866 | Alexandria | 34, 827, 1412 |
| Albuquerque | 47, 226 | Washington DC | 67, 827 |
| Santa Fe | 47, 847 | Baltimore | 34, 827 |
| Las Cruces | 34, 834 | Philadelphia | 36, 827 |
| Little Rock | 63, 1412 | Pittsburgh | 45, 827 |
| Shreveport | 38, 452, 1209 | San Jose | 45, 743 |
| Tallahassee | 60, 452 | San Francisco | 45, 743 |
| Jacksonville | 40, 452 | Fresno | 39, 743 |
| Orlando | 46, 452 | Sacramento | 58, 743 |
| Miami | 44, 452 | Oakland | 45, 743 |
| Fort Lauderdale | 63, 452 | Stockton | 66, 743 |
| West Palm Beach | 31, 452 | Fremont | 45, 743 |
FAQ
How do I get Paramount Plus free on Xfinity?
Sorry to say this, but there is no offer available as of now that gives a Paramount Plus subscription for free on Xfinity. That being said, Paramount Plus can be availed at a low cost because of the winter sale. Paramount Plus Annual Plans will cost a 50% offer price. rate, you can buy that. That is irrespective of Xfinity by the way. There is also a free trial of 7 days that you can try when taking a subscription. The pricing is cheaper compared to the other streamers.
What Xfinity package includes Paramount+?
Xfinity packages include Paramount especially Xfinity X1 and Xfinity Flex service. Get the streamers and stream Paramount+.
Why am I being charged for Netflix on my Xfinity bill?
You might have subscribed to Netflix or accessed it through the Xfinity Flex streaming service. That can be the case why you are being charged for Netflix. In your billing, look for other services and you will have an option of Netflix there then that will be the only reason for these charges.
Conclusion
Xfinity does not provide any service for that matter for free except for a few seasons and episodes from the vast array of platforms for streaming it has. However, for convenience, you can keep all the streamers in one place, if you are already subscribed to Xfinity. It will keep your streaming charges more sorted and structured. All of it can be paid for in one monthly billing cycle.
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