Derspankster
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join:2003-02-12
Marion, OH | Does it make Comcast too big
I hope so. As a current Adelphia customer, and from what I've read about Comcast, I do not want Comcast as my provider!
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gpancner
join:2001-09-27
Nine Mile Falls, WA
| Go Comcast!!! The best cable provider I've ever subscribed to over 20 years(6 total companies). Had DirecTV - hated it, and it cost more than Comcast. Have seen DISH, and does their equipment seem cheap (like their subscribers - never met a non-whiney dish network customer). |
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ropeguru
Premium
join:2001-01-25
Bridgeport, WV
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| said by gpancner  :Had DirecTV - hated it, and it cost more than Comcast. It is obvious that you have NOT had Direct - TV anytime soon. I was paying over $80 per month for COmcast for the channels I like to watch. Discovery channels, TLC, and others of the like.. I pay $45 per month to Direct TV for the same channels. I am not a movie channel subscriber and the 4 room setup I purchased was free.
So just tell me how it is more expensive to have Direct TV than Comcast??
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1992rules
@optonline.net
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the 1992 rules no longer apply since there is competition from satellite providers 2 of them... and big rbocs that will eventually be in every part of the country with video.... now there could be some consent decrees tha only allow ownership where an rboc is providing video services... as one caveat to ownership beyond 30% but its not really necessary |
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gpancner
join:2001-09-27
Nine Mile Falls, WA
| reply to ropeguru
DirecTV$45/ mth 1st TV $5/each of your 3 extra TV's Comcast $49/mth(incl.Tax)unlimited TV's
= $60/mth vs. Comcast $49
DirecTV DVR $11/mth vs. Comcast DVR $5/mth
DireTV HDTV $11/mth vs. Comcast HDTV $5/mth
DirecWay Internet $59.99/mth vs. Comcast Internet $45/mth
now go back to school and take a math class. |
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threnody
join:2002-03-11
Colorado Springs, CO
| reply to Derspankster
I too have been an Adelphia customer for over 5 years and have had very little trouble with them. I used to want to be a Comcast customer, years ago, because back then, their service rocked and they offered broadband way before anyone else did in my geographical areas back then. But, based on what I've been reading over the past year, Comcast is doing their customers serious disservices; their cost structure is worse than Adelphia's in some cases; and their customer support seems pretty bad (I've never had a single problem with Adelphia's support in all this time for example).
But... and there is always at least one... Adelphia has made some poor decisions (and to be fair: I have not seen a single communications company - regardless of domain - not make poor decisions; every company is destined to as they grow; plain and simple). The problems always boil down to one fundamental: processes (or lack thereof). Processes that are poorly implemented, not well defined enough or simply just not enough - along with a lack of a process for process improvement (I could go on and on and on.... starting to sound like CMMI? It should).
Then there's the pricing of cable: it's bad, all over the board. And the digital cable stuff: not as good quality as I had hoped many years ago, and I have not seen any improvements.... |
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Shrapnel64
Premium
join:2001-01-24
Hayes, VA
 ·Verizon Online DSL
 ·Cox HSI
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said by gpancner :DirecTV$45/ mth 1st TV $5/each of your 3 extra TV's Comcast $49/mth(incl.Tax)unlimited TV's = $60/mth vs. Comcast $49 DirecTV DVR $11/mth vs. Comcast DVR $5/mth DireTV HDTV $11/mth vs. Comcast HDTV $5/mth DirecWay Internet $59.99/mth vs. Comcast Internet $45/mth now go back to school and take a math class. DirecTV = $41.95/month
3 Additional Recievers = $14.97
Total (before tax.): $56.92/month
DirecTV DVR = $4.99/month
DirecTV HDTV = $10/month
DirecWay = $59.95/month with equipment purchased upfront ($300/average) or $99.95/month.
Comcast = $49/month
Comcast DVR = $5/month
Comcast Internet = $45/month
And to the irrelevance of all of this? There it is folks! Each person has their favorites, no need to compare services, value, etc. Personally, I like DirecTV, but I will be switching back to Cox when I move to Gloucester because DirecTV and Verizon Online DSL costs just about the same for Phone, DSL, and TV service. |
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tiger72
SexaT duorP
Premium
join:2001-03-28
Saint Louis, MO
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·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to gpancner
I had ATTBI, Comcast, and TimeWarner. My mom has DISH, and my dad has DirectTV.
I'll take TimeWarner over any of the above any day of the year.
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maxwellnj
join:2003-08-15
Blackwood, NJ
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I've got to agree. I've been a Comcast TV subscriber since 1991 and a Comcast HSI subscriber since the @Home days. I realize everyone has different experiences that color their opinion of a company, but this is one of the best companies I've ever dealt with. Their service has been uniformly excellent, as has their customer service (on those few occasions when I've needed to call). |
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JakCrow
join:2001-12-06
Palo Alto, CA
| reply to gpancner
said by gpancner :DirecTV$45/ mth 1st TV $5/each of your 3 extra TV's Comcast $49/mth(incl.Tax)unlimited TV's = $60/mth vs. Comcast $49 DirecTV DVR $11/mth vs. Comcast DVR $5/mth DireTV HDTV $11/mth vs. Comcast HDTV $5/mth DirecWay Internet $59.99/mth vs. Comcast Internet $45/mth now go back to school and take a math class. Whereas you obviously went to the politician's school for math. Why else would you fudge the numbers? |
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Mactron
el camino Real
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join:2001-12-16
CM94sv
| reply to Derspankster
said by Derspankster :I hope so. As a current Adelphia customer, and from what I've read about Comcast, I do not want Comcast as my provider! As a Comca$t escapee, believe me you DON'T want Comca$t in your life. Two tin cans and a waxed string are better than that joke of a company. Fingers crossed for you.
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BosstonesOwn
join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
clubs:
·Comcast
·Comcast Formerly ..
| reply to gpancner
said by gpancner :DirecTV$45/ mth 1st TV $5/each of your 3 extra TV's Comcast $49/mth(incl.Tax)unlimited TV's = $60/mth vs. Comcast $49 DirecTV DVR $11/mth vs. Comcast DVR $5/mth DireTV HDTV $11/mth vs. Comcast HDTV $5/mth DirecWay Internet $59.99/mth vs. Comcast Internet $45/mth now go back to school and take a math class. Yeah comcast has unlimited free tv's but you get only basic cable on them you want hbo on all your tv's your paying for an extra box.
Dishnetwork I pay roughly $100 and get almost every channel they have to offer with 1 hdtv receiver and 3 normal receivers. Not to mention i get free hdtv package for 6 months from them. And when it goes away im still paying less then comcast in every aspect.
I only use comcast for cable internet and even that is debatable as to if I actually am using it.
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Galvage
join:2004-02-11
Taconite, MN
| reply to gpancner
Comcast= 50ish a month plus 5 bucks a TV if you want any premium channels on them. Digital cable is cheaper than analog cable. Oh yeah thier internet service is among the worst I've seen out there for reliability. I've got friends on SBC and covad who have way more reliability than I do.
Normal sales strategy.
Both the customer and the seller walk away happy
Comcast Sales strategy.
Comcast uses thier position as a monopoly would and charges to the limit of what the customer is willing to pay then ontop of that doesn't provide the customer service that really should go along with that. |
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sbdjaro
I Dunno
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join:2004-01-29
Grand Junction, CO | reply to gpancner
The you've never met me. |
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rljensen3
join:2005-04-11
Placentia, CA
| reply to Derspankster
As a current subscriber to Comcast in Reading, PA. I prefer it. With DVR, On-Demand, and cable internet I may pay a little higher than average but its worth every penny. You can save a couple bucks by buying your own cable modem up front than your bill isn't as much. I used to live in California and was also an Adelphia subscriber and they were horrible in fact they just added On-Demand a few months ago. (Probably a precursor to the buyout) Where as I've had it for 2 years.
I say if the features and channels are there that a person likes than by all means the deal is a good thing. I have read the posts and heard the comcast horror stories but I personally am happy with the service.
Thanks
rljensen3@gmail.com |
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TheMadSwede
Premium
join:2001-01-30
Holland, MI
·Charter Pipeline
| reply to Mactron
said by Mactron :As a Comca$t escapee... I like the way you used a dollar sign to represent the "s" when typing the name of a large corporation. That's neat! I've never seen anyone do that before.
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Dave in Tampa
@208.251.x.x | reply to Derspankster
No, not at all. I've been an Adelphia customer for over a year, shoved down our throats from a bogus deal with our HOA. I used to be a Comcast customer in NJ. Now I live in the Tampa maetro area, and the service stinks to high heaven! |
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ropeguru
Premium
join:2001-01-25
Bridgeport, WV
clubs:
·VOIPo
|  reply to gpancner
said by gpancner :now go back to school and take a math class. I think you are the one that needs to go back to math class.
I will admit when I am wrong. And I was wrong about the total cost of the Comcast bill. With the package that matches Direct TV for the channels I listed and like to watch, my total Comcast bill was $69.30 for the Digital Premier package with only ONE receiver.
Digital Premier ------ $19.95
Standard Cable ------ $40.89
DCT Remote ------ $ .30
DCT Converter ------ $ 4.50
Subtotal ------ $65.54
Franchise Fee ------ $ 3.60
Regulatory Fee ------ $ .06
Subtotal ------ $ 3.66
Grand Total ------ $69.30
Here is my Direct TV cost:
TOTAL CHOICE PLUS-no locals Monthly $42.99
Additional Receiver $ 4.99
Grand Total $47.98
And this is with TWO recivers in my house not just one.
So maybe YOU had better go back and take a math class BOZO!!!
As a note: The Direct TV costs quoted are AFTER their last price increase. The Comcast costs quoted are from back in October BEFORE their last price increse. So at this point, Comcast would be even HIGHER thatn what I am quoting.
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jubangy
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join:2005-03-26
Erie, PA
·DSL EXTREME
| reply to threnody
I have to agree, the cable and the digital cable is crappy for the most part. If Dish and Direct manage to get locals all over the country and in the markets where there currently not able too I think that will put a real demand on the cable companies to improve their act. That is probaly why the dish providers are having problems getting some of these local markets, the cable companies are scared they might have to get off their ass and do something to improve there shit. |
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the dozer
Premium
join:2004-04-12
Douglasville, GA
| reply to gpancner
said by gpancner :DirecTV$45/ mth 1st TV $5/each of your 3 extra TV's Comcast $49/mth(incl.Tax)unlimited TV's = $60/mth vs. Comcast $49 DirecTV DVR $11/mth vs. Comcast DVR $5/mth DireTV HDTV $11/mth vs. Comcast HDTV $5/mth DirecWay Internet $59.99/mth vs. Comcast Internet $45/mth now go back to school and take a math class. And you want us to pay more!!!!Gee Whiz!!! But then again..you get what you pay for.... |
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