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Comcast is jumping into the wireless world the largest cable provider in the u.s. is now selling mobile phone service it's called Xfinity mobile and it's launching in the middle of this year Comcast did not actually build out its own network instead it is using Verizon's network and blending that coverage with Comcast's existing 16 million Wi-Fi hotspots now not anyone can get this service it is limited to those who already do get Comcast home internet service that means areas without Comcast like New York and Los Angeles are not eligible Comcast has roughly twenty nine million existing customers and hopes to convince those customers to tack on another service with its attractive pricing bundles yeah it's always about that bundle unlimited data can cost $65 or $45 a line depending on how much the person already pays for home internet there's also the option to pay for data ala carte at $12 a gig and sharing that data across all devices in a family but Comcast is not doing much else to convince you to switch for example it's not going to pay your early termination fees internet providers are hungry to watch over you on every network you're using to consume their media we're seeing the same thing over at 18 teen Verizon both are also creating media and selling you the access to watch it Comcast says it will be selling the service on the latest Apple Samsung and LG smart phones and the idea is that the phone could instantly login to your xfinity TV account to stream video from your phone I'm Bridget Carey for more details head to cnet.com