UPDATED: If you are an Xfinity customer who has been receiving Peacock Premium for free, get ready to pay up: Comcast is ending its no extra cost with Xfinity services option for customers, effective June 26, 2023.

According to an email notice sent out to customers, “NBCUniversal will no longer include Peacock Premium with your Xfinity service at no extra cost. To re-subscribe to Peacock Premium starting June 26, say ‘Peacock’ into your Voice Remote.

“If you re-subscribe through Xfinity between June 26 and August 25, 2023, you’ll receive Peacock Premium at the discounted rate of $2.99/mo for 12 months before being billed at the regular monthly rate.”

On the Xfinity FAQ page, the service notes that current customers who do not re-subscribe can get a free sample of Peacock programming, including a selection of shows and movies on demand, as well as a collection of channels. Xfinity members can also sample the first episode of new Peacock Original series and new NBC series. If eligible, customers can re-subscribe to Peacock Premium through a limited-time offer – the aforementioned discounted rate of $2.99/mo for 12 months or other available options.

Starting on June 26, 2023, customers will see messaging within the Peacock app on X1 and Flex that Peacock Premium is no longer included at no extra cost with Xfinity services. Customers will be given the opportunity to re-subscribe to Peacock Premium, and a series of prompts will instruct them on how to take advantage of a limited-time offer.

As for customers who use Peacock Premium on a third-party device, such as mobile, desktop, tablet or similar, Peacock Premium will no longer be included at no extra cost with Xfinity service. To manage your plan and re-subscribe to Peacock Premium through a limited-time offer by visiting peacocktv.com or through their cable TV Box.

To avoid disruption in service for those wanting to keep Peacock Premium, customers should apply the limited-time offer that’ll be sent by email from Peacock. This offer will be available beginning June 26, 2023. Meanwhile, if customers choose not to take advantage of the limited-time offer, they’ll default to the free sample option of Peacock’s programming on June 26, 2023, and will no longer be billed for Premium Plus after such date.

For those wanting to know the difference between Peacock Premium and Peacock Premium Plus, the service notes, “Peacock Premium offers access to an ad-supported library of movies, shows, live sports and more. Premium Plus offers access to the same content, but ad-free, plus the ability to stream NBC Local Channels.”

With all that being said, there is some positive news, at least for Xfinity Gig-Speed Internet customers. Emails are being sent to select users informing them that beginning June 26, 2023 their gig-speed internet from Xfinity will include Peacock Premium at no extra cost for two years through June 25, 2025. For more information on this, check your inbox for the email account attached to your Xfinity service or speak to an Xfinity representative.

“Days of our Lives” fans who’ve successfully migrated to Peacock since it became an exclusive to the service last September may continue watching the daytime soap exclusively on the streaming service as they will not be impacted by the change—however, those who receive access to the streamer through their Xfinity service will need to re-subscribe.

With Peacock Premium, subscribers can stream hit movies, live sports – like “Sunday Night Football” and the Premier League, exclusive Originals, and so much more.