Q. I recorded last week’s episode of The Americans on my Comcast X1 set-top, but I accidentally deleted it before I could watch it. Is there any way to bring the show back on my set-top? I really want to watch it. — Carl, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Carl, there are two ways to watch last week’s The Americans, the spy drama which airs on FX. First, you can go to the FX Now app on your mobile device or Smart TV set-top, type in your Comcast user name and password, and watch the show from there.
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However, for future reference, there’s also a way to restore any deleted show on your Comcast X1 set-top. Here’s how, according to Comcast’s web site.
1. Pick up your remote and click the Xfinity button.
2. Then, use the Arrow button on your remote to scroll down to the Saved header.
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3. After clicking Saved, use the Arrow button to highlight Recordings and then Recently Deleted.
4. From there, you click on the show you want to restore with the OK button.
5. Finally, select Recover and press OK again to restore the show.
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Comcast says recently deleted shows will stay on the X1 set-top until the storage limit is reached, or if you go into that section and permanently delete a show.
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Jeff has had it with Time Warner. He's tired of paying $180 for TV, Internet, and phone, especially since he only watches a handful of channels on that cable subscription. He also hates it when he can't get his voicemail deleted even though he's retrieved the voicemail over email. His DVR has also been completely erased due to a service issue. How can he cut the cable? How can he record everything he needs all at once after doing so?
Leo says that at the moment, he can only get things piecemeal by putting together services like Netflix, Hulu, HBO Go, Amazon, etc. The problem is, he won't save any money and he's just dealing with another monopoly in the ISP he pays. He could get a TiVo Roamio and record programs from an over-the-air antenna. Or he could use a TiVo with his current cable subscription, so at least he'd be using a better DVR than the one Time Warner provides. Leo says that sticking with what he has is probably still the best idea for what Jeff needs, warts and all. And Comcast will be phasing out DVRs in favor of streaming everything once they buy Time Warner, so users can't keep a copy of shows.