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Tprent
Jun 02, 2025Aspirant
AC1200 Wifi Extender Can't Connect to Xfinity Gateway
Hello, I am having trouble getting my Xfinity Gateway (XB8-T) to recognize my wifi extender. Sadly, it was connecting fine with the old gateway model and I was upgraded for free and now can't get i...
- Jun 05, 2025
I ended up ordering a new Wi-Fi extender, different brand and it was simple to connect and is working great. I can only assume something crapped out with the netgear. I didn’t want to go with the pods in case I ever change network providers. Luckily it worked at half the cost of the pods
Tprent
Jun 04, 2025Aspirant
Well, I tried this again and when i go to the mywifiext.com, it doesn't give me the setup and immediatley says i am not connected and there is no setup option. I even tried resetting to factor settings (using a paperclip to reset) twice, and it still will not connect. I give up. I will order the xfinity pod and hope that i stay with them for a while.
Thank you for trying to help.