Desdinova
join:2003-01-26
Gaithersburg, MD | And I Suspect..
..that adding things like bandwidth caps will only help those numbers drop as more folks start streaming more data (and begin to feel the effect of those caps) and fios moves into more of their markets. None of that's gonna happen immediately, tho'. |
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dr3yec
join:2002-12-19
00000 | Totally agree. Caps would keep me from ever coming back. |
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me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO
 ·VOIPo
| reply to Desdinova
I agree, if CC cost x for internet and a DSL cost close to x and the DSL has no cap even if the speed is a bit less which one would you take? IF you are willing to do ur home work on the stuff you can get tv phone and internet for less than CC and get more. |
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hobgoblin
Sortof Agoblin
Premium
join:2001-11-25
Orchard Park, NY
clubs: | reply to Desdinova
I think these results show that Comcast continues to give customers what they want despite the continual bleating on this site.
Hob |
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underthehood
Premium
join:2006-01-04
Rockford, IL
 ·Comcast
| Lets see................Comcrap is giving me "what I want?" Caps, can't download anything on BT, constant service outages, constantly moving stations from the base cable pkg to the digital only and sending out mailers saying this is an IMPROVEMENT?! Oh yeah I'm getting everything I want except for some vaseline and a kiss after the total screwing I get |
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cameronsfx
join:2009-01-08
Pensacola, FL
·Cox HSI
·magicjack.com
 ·Verizon Wireless B..
 ·AT&T DSL Service
| reply to Desdinova
said by Desdinova  :..that adding things like bandwidth caps will only help those numbers drop as more folks start streaming more data (and begin to feel the effect of those caps) and fios moves into more of their markets. None of that's gonna happen immediately, tho'. I dumped Cable here and haven't missed it. Netflix is great. Just have HSI/Digital Phone with Cox. I use my cellphone a lot since unlimited. |
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hobgoblin
Sortof Agoblin
Premium
join:2001-11-25
Orchard Park, NY
clubs:
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said by underthehood :Lets see................Comcrap is giving me "what I want?" Caps, can't download anything on BT, constant service outages, constantly moving stations from the base cable pkg to the digital only and sending out mailers saying this is an IMPROVEMENT?! Oh yeah I'm getting everything I want except for some vaseline and a kiss after the total screwing I get And you are still a customer?
Oh well.
Hob
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"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Tsume
join:2004-02-23
Johnson City, TN
·Embarq
·ViaTalk
·Comcast
| reply to underthehood
said by underthehood :Lets see................Comcrap is giving me "what I want?" Caps, can't download anything on BT, constant service outages, constantly moving stations from the base cable pkg to the digital only and sending out mailers saying this is an IMPROVEMENT?! Oh yeah I'm getting everything I want except for some vaseline and a kiss after the total screwing I get In all fairness, companies do that all the time. I'm not saying it's right, but it's what PR people get paid for. They could probably make it look like the event where two racing Comcast vans hit & killed that poor little girl was a good thing, if they really tried hard enough. I'm sure it would say something about being prompt to customer appointments, saving greenhouse gas due to spending less time on the road (yes I'm sure they would say that actually), and saving the parents of that girl money.
My only two gripes with Comcast: It's a bit pricey and they've got a cap. They could do away with the cap and I could justify the extra price. |
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Rob
In Deo speramus, God Bless the USA
Premium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
·Comcast
| reply to underthehood
said by underthehood :Lets see................Comcrap is giving me "what I want?" Caps, can't download anything on BT, constant service outages, constantly moving stations from the base cable pkg to the digital only and sending out mailers saying this is an IMPROVEMENT?! Oh yeah I'm getting everything I want except for some vaseline and a kiss after the total screwing I get Caps = 250GB. Sure, it's capped, but much higher than the other companies. Would you rather Comcast follow TW's lead and place caps at 40GB?
BT = I can download plenty on BT - and at very fast speeds. No problem there!
Constant Service Outages = Service hardly ever goes down. If anyone, I might have to reboot my cable modem once a month or so.
Constantly moving stations = Analog is out. Digital is in. If you can't accept the fact of life that Digital is the future, then there isn't much anyone can do. Comcast needs to move channels to the digital package to free up space. |
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nojunk454
@verizon-gni.net
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NOZIREV
thumbs down from:
NOZIREV
| reply to hobgoblin
Yeah, they give customers what they want, another reason to switch to a provider OTHER than Comcast. I had Comcast for 2 years, after constant declines in customer service, recurring outages, I couldn't wait to switch to DSL. DSL might be slower, but it's cheaper and the service hasn't gone down since I've had it.
BTW, Comcast might brag about DOCSIS 3 and the speeds you MIGHT get, but what's the point if they are slapping the user with CAPS.
You should lay off the Comcast Corporate Koolaide!!!! |
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HiDesert
join:2008-08-17
| reply to underthehood
said by underthehood :Lets see................Comcrap is giving me "what I want?" Caps, can't download anything on BT, constant service outages, constantly moving stations from the base cable pkg to the digital only and sending out mailers saying this is an IMPROVEMENT?! Oh yeah I'm getting everything I want except for some vaseline and a kiss after the total screwing I get I agree with most of this. I used to get allot of mini outages too and comcraps expanded basic, which costs more then my digital satellite system now has horrible PQ. I just got reminded how bad it was the other day when I was at a friends house.. Pathetic.
Also CC HSI up time compared to my Qwest DSL is a joke. Comcrap can only dream to be this reliable.. I mean I have had one outage in two years with Qwest. But as for blocking bit torrent.. are they really still doing that even after the throttles/caps were put in? If so, that is pathetic as well. |
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BosstonesOwn
join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
clubs: | reply to hobgoblin
No what your seeing is most folks don't have much choice in some regions. And choose the lesser of 2 evils.
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"It's always funny until someone gets hurt......and then it's absolutely friggin' hysterical!" |
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PapaMidnight
join:2009-01-13
Baltimore, MD
| reply to hobgoblin
said by hobgoblin :I think these results show that Comcast continues to give customers what they want despite the continual bleating on this site. Hob Really? Because I gotta tell you, I didn't exactly ask for Caps nor Traffic Shaping. Nor did any of my neighbors to my knowledge.
said by hobgoblin :said by underthehood :Lets see................Comcrap is giving me "what I want?" Caps, can't download anything on BT, constant service outages, constantly moving stations from the base cable pkg to the digital only and sending out mailers saying this is an IMPROVEMENT?! Oh yeah I'm getting everything I want except for some vaseline and a kiss after the total screwing I get And you are still a customer? Oh well. Hob Well you know, some of us live in the range of the 33% monopoly that Comcast holds in America without the option of Fiber Optic services, let alone DSL. |
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jt7
@comcast.net | reply to me1212
you guys forget even att is testing cap. the caps they are test are much lower than comcast 250gb cap. |
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jt7
@comcast.net
from:
NOZIREV
| reply to hobgoblin
thats because you only really hear from the people that had problems. comcast does make millions of people happy they just dont go out of there way to tell people but people that are mad will go out of there way to tell people. |
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me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO | reply to jt7
Its not so much the cap that I don't like about CC(give the choice between CC and a DSL with no cap the DSL still wins IMHO.) The throttle is what I dislike. |
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jt7
@comcast.net
| reply to underthehood
i download on bt and i have comcast. i never had any issues with my hsi connection at all. true the format is change for some anolog channels. sub they are not making people upgrade to higher packages. they gave me one regular box and two digital adapters at no add cost |
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Pizz
Hi
join:2000-10-27
Astoria, NY
·Verizon Online DSL
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to Rob
said by Rob :said by underthehood :Lets see................Comcrap is giving me "what I want?" Caps, can't download anything on BT, constant service outages, constantly moving stations from the base cable pkg to the digital only and sending out mailers saying this is an IMPROVEMENT?! Oh yeah I'm getting everything I want except for some vaseline and a kiss after the total screwing I get Caps = 250GB. Sure, it's capped, but much higher than the other companies. Would you rather Comcast follow TW's lead and place caps at 40GB? BT = I can download plenty on BT - and at very fast speeds. No problem there! Constant Service Outages = Service hardly ever goes down. If anyone, I might have to reboot my cable modem once a month or so. Constantly moving stations = Analog is out. Digital is in. If you can't accept the fact of life that Digital is the future, then there isn't much anyone can do. Comcast needs to move channels to the digital package to free up space. They fact MSOs/DSL Companies are capping, is a travesty. And sadly, majority of users have no clue what a cap is, that it'll never cross mind, unless they go over it. That's when we'll see! |
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NOZIREV
join:2008-07-10
New Bedford, MA
·Comcast
| reply to PapaMidnight
"Really? Because I gotta tell you, I didn't exactly ask for Caps nor Traffic Shaping. Nor did any of my neighbors to my knowledge."
Really you werent one of the people complaining that CC has an imaginary cap and they need to put it in writing what the acceptable use is. You may not have been one of those people but there were plenty out there complaining that CC was sending letters to people telling them that they were using to much bandwidth well now it is in plain black and white and i still see the complaining when will it stop.
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rob316
join:2005-10-17
Carteret, NJ
·Comcast
·Verizon Online DSL
| reply to me1212
I agree 100%, do your research I have Verizon Triple Play package of DSL 5mg, Phone and Direct TV for a total of $141.00 a month. I do not need 20mg download for my internet use and DTV WOW lets just say it blows away Comcast when it comes to equipment, features and most of all HD. |
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