Comcast XFi Daily Internet Usage, Parental Controls Up During Pandemic

Comcast’s xFi internet service had a 57% daily usage rise since before the COVID-19 pandemic, the company said Thursday. XFi had a 27% uptick in parental control activation, and a 43% bump in parents activating filters for web content during browsing and searching on devices. The ISP had a 213% spike in Wi-Fi “pause” during the 11 a.m.-2 p.m. lunchtime window. More families staying home during the day has shifted rules “typically applied to dinnertime to lunchtime,” said the company, referencing Xfinity’s pause Wi-Fi feature that had an overall 75% usage hike. The median active time alert set on weekdays for kids rose an hour to four hours a day.