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
| Re: Does it make Comcast too big 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
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join:2001-01-25
Bridgeport, WV
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| Re: Does it make Comcast too big 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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join:2001-09-27
Nine Mile Falls, WA
| Re: Does it make Comcast too big 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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Shrapnel64
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join:2001-01-24
Hayes, VA
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| Re: Does it make Comcast too big 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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JakCrow
join:2001-12-06
Palo Alto, CA
| 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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join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
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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. 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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join:2004-02-11
Taconite, MN
| 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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join:2004-04-12
Douglasville, GA
| 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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maxwellnj
join:2003-08-15
Blackwood, NJ
| 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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sbdjaro
I Dunno
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join:2004-01-29
Grand Junction, CO | The you've never met me. | |
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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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threnody
join:2002-03-11
Colorado Springs, CO
| 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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jubangy
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join:2005-03-26
Erie, PA
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| Re: Does it make Comcast too big 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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Mactron
el camino Real
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join:2001-12-16
CM94sv
| 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$t in your life. Two tin cans and a waxed string are better than that joke of a company. Fingers crossed for you.
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TheMadSwede
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join:2001-01-30
Holland, MI
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| Re: Does it make Comcast too big said by Mactron :As a Comca$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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rljensen3
join:2005-04-11
Placentia, CA
| 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.
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Dave in Tampa
@208.251.x.x | 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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