Xfinity On Campus

Created by Micah Schaafsma
Last updated: Jan 09, 2018Version comment

Comcast will be on campus in Gwinn Commons at lunchtime on Thursday and Friday (9/29 & 30) during the first week of the quarter to introduce the service to SPU residential students.

Watch this short video clip from some SPU folks.

Comcast/Xfinity On Campus CableTV Service

SPU contracts with Comcast (Xfinity) to provide on-campus CableTV service in the residence halls and campus apartments. There are approximately 120 viewing channels (90+ in HD). You can preview the channel lineup here.

There are TWO ways for SPU residential students to get CableTV programming:

  • Watch Comcast (Xfinity On Campus) CableTV Channels on your computer or tablets/phones. The Xfinity On Campus service is available to SPU students who live in campus housing units. The service requires you to login with your SPU Username and Password. Start watching at xfinityoncampus.com (you'll need to be on-campus to do this). Enter Seattle Pacific University in the "Enter Your School" field, then login with your SPU Username and Password. You'll be able to browse the channel lineup with the built-in media player and view live TV broadcasts and selected On-Demand shows from your computer.
  • Use the CableTV jack in your room - Connect your TV to the CableTV system through a coaxial TV jack and cable. BRING A TV COAX CABLE WITH YOU TO CAMPUS. Some TV's may need to be programmed once on campus to get all of the channels. In order for your television to work with the campus CableTV service it needs to have a “QAM” capable channel tuner. Most consumer grade TV's purchased since 2006 support digital QAM tuning. Go here for more detailed information about the requirements for connecting your TV to the SPU CableTV system.

NEW "DVR" Service This Year

NEW THIS YEAR for Xfinity On Campus is 20 hours of personal cloud-based DVR ("digital video recording") storage. You can select a live show to record -- even before it airs -- and store it for later viewing. All of the storage is "in the cloud" and can be played back on any of your registered devices.

Here's how Xfinity On Campus works:

  • The Xfinity On Campus service is available to SPU students who live in campus housing units that are under contract for Comcast CableTV service. The service requires you to login with your SPU Username and Password.
  • The Xfinity On Campus media player is used to watch live TV channels while on-campus (residence halls and other campus buildings that are part of the SPU campus network).
  • You can register and use the service on up to three personal devices including computers, and select tablets or phones.
  • Apple iOS and Android app versions of Xfinity On Campus can be downloaded on both the Apple App and Google Play stores.
  • Xfinity On Campus also provides additional subscription programming (movies and sports) packages at an additional cost -- however the BASIC service (and 120 channels of programming) is FREE to students as part of your housing.

CIS HelpDesk support pages on the campus Cable TV Service: SPU Cable TV Service