Can the Cable Signal From Comcast Be Shared in a Residence?

Comcast allows users to feed its cable television signal into multiple televisions within the same home. The features and programming available on each television set will vary, however, depending upon how each television is set up, and the hardware connected to each. Users can connect their television to Comcast's cable television service using a cable box or a CableCARD, depending upon which services they require.

For televisions on which the customer wishes to have full access to all of Comcast's features, a cable box is required. Additional cable boxes can be purchased from the company. They are not available online, but can be ordered over the phone at 1-800-XFINITY (934-6489). For other televisions, users can access Comcast's digital television channels using a CableCARD instead of a cable box. But these televisions will not be able to access Comcast's On Demand programming, on-screen user guide, or pay-per-view services.

Comcast has now migrated from its old cable television service to its new digital cable television service, branded XFinity. XFinity TV offers more than digital television channels as of June 2011, even to its baseline subscribers. It also includes On Demand programming, digital music channels, and parental controls.

Comcast also offers digital services beyond television. Comcast's XFinity line also offers cable broadband Internet service and digital home telephone service. These services can be purchased separately or in bundles with one another. Buying these services in bundles gets the customer a lower price than the services would cost individually.