Monday, June 20, 2011

Xfinity Connect

I got an email a couple weeks ago from Comcast that they would be upgrading the existing SmartZome Communication Software Email software to something called Xfinity Connect.  When I logged in to check my email this weekend I was connected to the new interface.  I was surprised that at first glance it looked very similar to the old interface.  This is good thinking on Xfinity's part as they won't get a lot of calls from customers wondering where their address book button has moved to.  There are some new features though that some will find useful.

  • New Homepage with an inbox preview and calendar interface
  • Homepage also has in interface for social networking which allows you to connect directly to Facebook and Twitter
  • You can also view all of you external email accounts from the homepage
  • As I  mentioned the email interface looks very similar to Smartzone.   A couple small changes; they changed the coloring of some of the buttons and fonts styles.  The major difference that I have noticed is that Xfinity Connect appears much faster.  Not just loading but when scrolling through, reading and deleting emails there is a huge improvement for me.
Most of the new features on Xfinity Connect like the calendar and social networking stuff I probably will noit use.  Bust I am happy to see the performance improvement on the new interface.