Cabal
Premium
join:2007-01-21
Boston, MA
| Fantastic service
I couldn't be more pleased with the quality of their CDV offering in the multiple locations I've used it. They hit a real home run with the segregated bandwidth it uses over some of the fly-by-night VoIP companies.
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jgkolt
Premium
join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
clubs: | What type of service is it?
I thought they used dedicated digital lines not voip.
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Rick
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-06
Waterbury, CT
clubs: 
| I truly have to say
that it is Comcastic. This service just seems to get faster and faster by the week around my area.
Last Result: (from speakeasy New York site)
Download Speed: 29353 kbps (3669.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 1765 kbps (220.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Jeesh..almost 30Mb Download now. I've never seen a test like that.
Way to go Comcast!
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reelbigfish
join:2002-06-06
Boston, MA
 ·Comcast
 ·Comcast Digital Vo..
| reply to Cabal
Re: Fantastic service
I have to say that I agree. I used to have Cox cable, which in its own right was good. They used the same Arris Modem for cable modem and voice that Comcast does. I have to say that I have been impressed by the cable VoIP providers. Comcast, Time Warner, Cox and Cablevision have a good product on their hands. Now if we could get a little lower price, that would be icing on the cake! |
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nokiatech
join:2000-10-18
Stuart, FL
·Comcast
| reply to jgkolt
Re: What type of service is it?
VOIP is Voice over IP. The method of transmission and the protocal being transmitted really have nothing to do with one another. They are doing pretty much the same thing that a company like Vonage does. The difference is the vast majority of call routing is done on their private cable network vs using the internet like Vonage does. |
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chemaupr
join:2005-06-06
Alexandria, VA | reply to Cabal
Re: Fantastic service
I will stick with the 'fly-by-night' VoIP companies for now. Way more cheap and many more features. |
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reelbigfish
join:2002-06-06
Boston, MA | reply to Rick
Re: I truly have to say
I just hope we get some competition. I miss the 10Mbps/2Mbps speeds from Cox. I have to pay $11 more to get 8Mbps/768Kbps with Comcast. The one good thing is the free file planet subscription. |
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Titus Pullo
I came, I saw, I slept
join:2004-06-26
1 edit | That sure is a purty pie chart
Edit: I promised myself NO comments on Comcast for at least a week: post deleted. |
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jgkolt
Premium
join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
clubs: | reply to nokiatech
Re: What type of service is it?
so they are not using voip then
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jgkolt
Premium
join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
clubs: | reply to Rick
Re: I truly have to say
probably power boost
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
·PHONE POWER
 ·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T CallVantage
·Time Warner VOIP
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to reelbigfish
Re: Fantastic service
Yup. We need the equivalent of a "lite" tier for phone service. Some of us don't need "unlimited" long distance calling.
Something like a 1000 minutes with basic call features (Caller ID/Call Waiting/etc) for $14/month would be perfect.
If they offer something like that, they will pick up a sh*t ton of customers who primarily use their cell phone but want a landline around for occasional calls or faxing.
Time Warner offers a form of lite tier here in CA called "California Unlimited". Factoring in triple-play discounts it works out to $24.95/mo. Its a much better deal than POTS, but still a bit pricier than I'd like.
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jgkolt
Premium
join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
clubs: | reply to reelbigfish
Re: I truly have to say
i agree |
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Rick
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-06
Waterbury, CT
clubs:
| reply to Titus Pullo
Re: That sure is a purty pie chart
These numbers are just devastating for the telco industry.
I think we all know that most of these 3 million customers were those who have dropped their landlines like a bad habit.
And HE**..I'll be the FIRST to say that Comcasts VOIP service is too expensive compared to others you can get.
While their HSI service is very reasonably priced compared to all you get...that isn't the same with their VOIP.
They need to come down in price to at least match AT&T and Verizon's voip packages..(20~25.00 per month).
But, we all saw at&t's continued massive loss of landlines number the last few days. Comcast and the cable industry as a whole is cleaning their clocks and attacking their bread and butter business bigtime.
Compare that to the (overall) much slower DSL packages and I think it all adds up to one big mess for a company like AT&T.
At least verizon woke up last year..and is doing something about this with FTTH.
AT&T..I said it before..and I'll say it again..this could all spell the end of them in a few years.
How long do you go on losing this many customers and not being able to compete?
AOL showed that a GIANT..CAN fall given the right scenario and time.
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Cod
join:2000-07-05
Greensboro, NC
| said by Rick  :AT&T..I said it before..and I'll say it again..this could all spell the end of them in a few years. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
 ·DSL EXTREME
| reply to djrobx
Re: Fantastic service
I agree... Comcast (at least when it was here in Santa Clarita), cleared out the 'low' end products on cable, and made it uncompetitive.
I would have liked to see it 'more' competitive with the likes of Vonage/CallVantage. T-Mobile's UMA service is the way I'd like to see things go... 1 phone for wireless/home.
»www.3gamericas.org/English/news_···08&s=ENG
Or use something 'cheap' like Skypeout for calling, and a basic POTS line ($10/month) for incoming. Its annoying having separate lines for incoming/outgoing. |
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
Premium
join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
·Comcast
| reply to nokiatech
Re: What type of service is it?
said by nokiatech :VOIP is Voice over IP. The method of transmission and the protocal being transmitted really have nothing to do with one another. They are doing pretty much the same thing that a company like Vonage does. The difference is the vast majority of call routing is done on their private cable network vs using the internet like Vonage does. You are mostly correct. But unlike Vonage, CDV uses a separate frequency to exit the customers premises and does not use the same frequency as the internet piece. When you get a Comcast cable/voice modem it actually outputs 2 separate channels - one for voice and the other for all regular internet activities.
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Rick
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-06
Waterbury, CT
clubs:
1 edit | reply to Cod
Re: That sure is a purty pie chart
I think a photo of a guy playing taps on his trumpet is more appropriate. After all, what's going to save them when millions are fleeing their landlines to the tune of what's in the story above?
Their 3Mb that's really a 2.5Mb service in disguise versus my and others almost 30Mb speeds now?
All I know my friend is I REALLY hope they sell a WHOLE Lot of iphones. (isn't even THAT on a SLOW edge service versus the next generation speeds that are out there?)
Because I hear the sad, mournful sound of the trumpet playing already.
You know...Comcast really does have it right.
We ARE talking about the slowskys here. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
| reply to Rick
I'll agree that Comcastic's VoIP is too pricey (at least for me)... It works out to be the SAME price as a POTS unlimited line on AT&T. AT&T is (or should be?) shedding its POTS lines with the deployment of Uverse (no requirement for POTS or LD!)
Why I never went with Comcastic (when they were here )....COST.
They were expensive - Analog was %50.10/month, but would have raised the cost of other services. Access basic 13 was not available.
Digital classic $60.40 (1 tuner)
Digital Voice $44.95
HSI: $44.95 (assuming bundled)
Installation fees required + Shipping and handling fees
Modem rental fees
Programming fees
AT&T (al Quaeda Telegrapha and Telecom  )
NO INSTALLATION FEES OR RENTAL FEES
POTS: $44.95
DSL: $34.95
DirecTv: $55/month (3 tuners) on 'plus' package.
Time Warner is now here, but their rates aren't much better, however, they do offer more options, which have better value (to me). |
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bronxlcsw
join:2005-09-21
Bronx, NY
·Verizon FIOS
·Optimum Online
·Verizon Online DSL
| Is Verizon POTS even relevant anymore?
The only people who still have POTS service are those who are fearful of new technology like VOIP and people who cant get broadband. Its a no brainer. Most Voip is 30 dollars or less per month all you can talk. Bad news is that they Hose you with the cable television rates. |
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
·PHONE POWER
·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T CallVantage
·Time Warner VOIP
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to en102
Re: Fantastic service
Yeah I really, really like the T-mobile UMA concept.
For now I do a ghetto-backwards version of "find me", I have my cell phone's "busy forwarding" number set to my landline. What that actually does is forward the call only when I press the hangup button while ringing. That way I can easily "transfer" the incoming call to my landline if I'm home.
If I *don't* presss the hangup button the call still goes to my cell's voicemail.
This works for me since my cell has a good enough signal for the call to get through, its just hard to hold conversations reliably.
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