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@omcastbusiness.net | ... 10$... lmao... anyone can put a price on happiness right? Id expect a months free service. The guy played the happy dance on tv... | |
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Davie, FL | Re: ... Free service for what? You know people normally pay Comcast for porn, right? | |
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join:2002-04-10
| Well, I'm just amazed some trial lawyers didn't get on board and run commercials. Were you underage children watching the Super Bowl? Were they exposed to Pornographic Material that forced you to explain to them what happened? If so, Contact so and so for a class action lawsuit... As legally, I am sure people could sue. Porn is illegal for anyone under 18 and the fact that one could claim their child saw the images would be violating the law.
So 10 dollars? Seems Comcast is trying to hope people take the deal and "settle" versus sue. Not that I think ANYONE SHOULD SUE HERE. It was a mistake, but it just seems like they are trying to mitigate their liability. Accept this and our hands our freed from you. | |
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mrchris
We don't miss you Bush
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| Re: ... More like litigious and willing to sue over anything.... Odds are little Timmy has already browsed porn on his P.C. and not as innocent as his parents think. Not that pumping 10 seconds of porn to possible children viewers is right. However, mistakes do happen. Being most probably don't use OTA analog, I am sure those that saw it were minimized by this fact. Still, I am extremely surprised ambulance chasers have not gotten on the suing bandwagon. Maybe it's just too early, as they have to write up the paperwork first. | |
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ninjatutle
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join:2002-04-10 | Re: ... I don't agree. Listen, mistakes happen. I don't think they INTENTIONALLY did anything wrong. I don't like Comcast either, as they are shady. Still, you can't go pitch fork and mob over something that was an accident. | |
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join:2001-06-27
Land O Lakes, FL | I think every Comcast subscriber should review their next bill closely to ensure there isn't a "bonus" video charge. | |
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join:2004-05-13
San Francisco, CA | comcastsuperbowlporn.com not safe for work lol | |
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grydlok
join:2004-01-06
Richmond, VA | What do you get for 10 dollars Any thing you want,
What the hell is 10 bucks that will be eating up in taxes & fee's, | |
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Beat It Again Bill
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clubs: | Re: What do you get for 10 dollars At least they did something. Most companies would just issues a "We're Sorry" statement and leave it at that.
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| Re: What do you get for 10 dollars said by Mac Bridger  :At least they did something. Most companies would just issues a "We're Sorry" statement and leave it at that. Which depending on what happened is about what it's really worth.
"OMG it's a penis. I'm scarred for life. I'll going to sue for mental anguish for seeing one spin around." Right.
Everyone who watched the SuperBowl has either has one, seen one, made use of one, or is too young to care about one. | |
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| Re: What do you get for 10 dollars said by cdru :... "OMG it's a penis. I'm scarred for life. I'll going to sue for mental anguish for seeing one spin around." Right. Everyone who watched the SuperBowl has either has one, seen one, made use of one, or is too young to care about one. That's not the point. No one is claiming to be scarred for life because they saw a penis. When one watches a cable channel, there is an expectation that one will see what one paid for. To inject a X-rated movie clip into a PG show is violation of that trust (and contract for that matter).
I would expect someone to complain if they tuned into a porn channel expecting to see a pron movie & instead had bits of the Oprah show (or a televangelist) pop in during the movie.
Its not about whether its bad to view porn, or whether Americans are uptight about sex, or if people are "scarred" for having to see porn when they had no intention of doing so. Its about a company that took someone's money to show them one PG-rated football event, and showed them an X-rated clip during it. That's wrong. The $10 is a reasonable attempt by Comcast to make up for their mistake. | |
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join:2007-05-16
Chicago, IL
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| Re: What do you get for 10 dollars How can you say $10 is reasonable. Just what exactly can you get with that $10?
Between 1-5 minutes of therapy?
A fifth of Crystal palace vodka to make you forget the incedent?
Maybe a refill on the bottle of Ritallin for your kid so can forget!
This to me shows that they don't have any proactive contingencies for disgruntled workers. The $10 is a joke!
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| Re: What do you get for 10 dollars said by S_engineer :How can you say $10 is reasonable. Pretty easily, actually. You're looking at it from a restorative perspective (ie: how can one be "restored" by $10). But again, the point is missed. One can not be made to forget what they saw. Its impossible. But if one pays Comcast $50 for a month of TV of the buyers option and Comcast chooses to violate (willfully or not) that, then certainly refunding a portion of the monthly contract amount is a "reasonable" attempt at a solution.
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| said by S_engineer :How can you say $10 is reasonable. Just what exactly can you get with that $10? Between 1-5 minutes of therapy? A fifth of Crystal palace vodka to make you forget the incedent? Maybe a refill on the bottle of Ritallin for your kid so can forget! This to me shows that they don't have any proactive contingencies for disgruntled workers. The $10 is a joke! yes it is a joke, people should just need an Apology. but welcome to America where every wrong is made right with money. its why our nation is so sue happy, every little wrong can only be made right with money.
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cdru
Go Colts
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Fort Wayne, IN
| said by ScottMo :That's not the point. No one is claiming to be scarred for life because they saw a penis. When one watches a cable channel, there is an expectation that one will see what one paid for. To inject a X-rated movie clip into a PG show is violation of that trust (and contract for that matter). I won't argue that it shouldn't have happen. Saying that they violated trust I'm not so sure about. I don't explicitly "trust" any company but I know what you mean. I won't however agree that it was a violation of contract. Show me an contract (or user agreement or terms of service or any other "offical" document") that says anything about them not doing what they did. Good luck finding it.
I would expect someone to complain if they tuned into a porn channel expecting to see a pron movie & instead had bits of the Oprah show (or a televangelist) pop in during the movie. If it was a PPV video (porn or otherwise), I would expect a refund of the purchase price of the movie as it wasn't delivered in an unaltered state. If it was on a standard channel, i would expect a complaint to. And if they want a partial refund for the period of time that normal programming was interrupted, that 30 seconds was about 1/10 of 1%. At $100/month for programming, that comes to 10¢... or slightly more then nothing.
Its not about whether its bad to view porn, or whether Americans are uptight about sex, or if people are "scarred" for having to see porn when they had no intention of doing so. Its about a company that took someone's money to show them one PG-rated football event, and showed them an X-rated clip during it. That's wrong. The $10 is a reasonable attempt by Comcast to make up for their mistake.
Does $10 really "make up" for the mistake? Are you saying that you didn't want to see it, but for $10 you'll feel ok and well compensated for having to watch it? Are you saying that $10 makes up for having to have a conversation with your daughter (or son) about what they just saw?
My answer to all of the above is no. It doesn't really "make up" for any of it. Nothing will make up for it if you really were offended. If you were offended, you should want to make sure it doesn't happen again and the appropriate people are punished if applicable. If you weren't offended, just move on.
It's nice that Comcast is offering a $10 credit. I'm saying that, to me, it's not necessary. An appology and knowing what actions were/are being taken to prevent it again would be worth more. Plus ultimately that $10 credit is just going to be paid for by customers anyways. | |
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| Re: What do you get for 10 dollars First, thanks for your intelligent response to my post. These kinds of topics often slide into the "why don't you grow up - no, YOU grow up" types of childish arguments.
said by cdru :...I won't however agree that it was a violation of contract. Show me an contract (or user agreement or terms of service or any other "official" document") that says anything about them not doing what they did. Good luck finding it. Its irrelevant what the TOS says or doesn't say (in this case). When one buys something there are implied warranties that do not have to be stated. Here's Comcast's disclaimer of warranty (caps are theirs):
THE COMCAST EQUIPMENT AND THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER COMCAST NOR ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR CONTRACTORS WARRANT THAT THE COMCAST EQUIPMENT OR THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, PROVIDE UNINTERRUPTED USE, OR OPERATE AS REQUIRED, WITHOUT DELAY, OR WITHOUT ERROR. NEITHER COMCAST NOR ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR CONTRACTORS WARRANT THAT ANY COMMUNICATIONS WILL BE TRANSMITTED IN UNCORRUPTED FORM. ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF PERFORMANCE, NONINFRINGEMENT, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR MERCHANTABILITY, ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED AND EXCLUDED UNLESS OTHERWISE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
Seems pretty straight-forward: "we're not responsible for anything". Except for the last 7 words: "unless otherwise prohibited or restricted by applicable laws". Guess what, there's plenty of laws that contradict this disclaimer. While I do not claim to be an expert in AZ law (I am not a lawyer), paying a company to provide one type of entertainment when it violates FCC regulations and airs another falls squarely into the "unless otherwise prohibited or restricted by applicable laws".
And if they want a partial refund for the period of time that normal programming was interrupted, that 30 seconds was about 1/10 of 1%. At $100/month for programming, that comes to 10¢... or slightly more then nothing. Which is why Comcast's offer seems to be a reasonable attempt to make up for their blunder.
It's nice that Comcast is offering a $10 credit. I'm saying that, to me, it's not necessary. An apology and knowing what actions were/are being taken to prevent it again would be worth more. I assume Comcast is going to take steps to prevent it. The only way corporations have to say "sorry" is by money. Does firing the tech who let this slip (assuming thats what happened - I haven't read anything by Comcast that indicates they know what happened) make people feel better? I'd rather have the guy keep his job, and get better trained or proceedures put in place to prevent it. I also don't think the $10 is necessary, but its an acknowledgment of the seriousness of the situation. Before people blow a gasket saying how can $10 be "serious", multiply that by the number of viewers. To a company, that's serious. | |
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major marco
Res Firma Mitescere Nescit
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Stepford, CA
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| said by ScottMo :That's not the point. No one is claiming to be scarred for life because they saw a penis. When one watches a cable channel, there is an expectation that one will see what one paid for. To inject a X-rated movie clip into a PG show is violation of that trust (and contract for that matter). Oh please. Get over yourself and grow up. | |
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ScottMo
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| Re: What do you get for 10 dollars said by major marco :Oh please. Get over yourself and grow up. Thanks for the tip. I'll try. | |
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Stony Brook, NY | Re: What do you get for 10 dollars Same here. | |
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join:2003-07-22
Des Plaines, IL | $10 is very small next a FCC fine that they should get for this. | |
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MadMANN
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| said by grydlok :Any thing you want, What the hell is 10 bucks that will be eating up in taxes & fee's, You can rent the entire porn for $10. | |
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perki
join:2008-12-01
Santa Maria, CA | HEY HEY HEY THIS IS HYPOTHETICAL!!!
Hey parents can i show my junk to your kids???
Ok now that's done here is $10.
Feel Any Better?
Common all ready these people deserve $10 off for a year. Or maybe for life. | |
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RainWind
join:2000-10-20
Van Wert, OH | Re: HEY HEY HEY $10 off for life? For what? Its just sex. Its something any normal human being does. No idea why people freak out over sex. Its how we make babies... its perfectly natural. | |
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Matt
Gone playing Dragon Age Origins
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| Re: HEY HEY HEY said by RainWind :$10 off for life? For what? Its just sex. Its something any normal human being does. No idea why people freak out over sex. Its how we make babies... its perfectly natural. They shouldn't have given anyone a credit, but should find and prosecute the person who did it. Charge them with a few million counts of whatever the charge would be for exposing a minor to porn and see what happens. | |
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GOLFnSUN
Enjoy the sun
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Avalon, NJ
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| Re: HEY HEY HEY said by Matt :They shouldn't have given anyone a credit, but should find and prosecute the person who did it. Charge them with a few million counts of whatever the charge would be for exposing a minor to porn and see what happens. I second that. Only the person who did this, if done intentionally, should pay the price. No $10 credit was needed or even appropriate.
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S_engineer
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Chicago, IL
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| said by RainWind :$10 off for life? For what? Its just sex. Its something any normal human being does. No idea why people freak out over sex. Its how we make babies... its perfectly natural. Maybe natural, but I don't want my kids to see what your doing. "Natural" seems to always be the stance of people without children. If you feel that you know how to raise kids then have some of your own...just don't tell me how to raise mine or what you think is appropriate for them to watch!
Do you have a problem if some 450 lb woman teacher strips in front of her 4th grade class? Why not? Shes just showing off her natural body! | |
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join:2005-11-06
Felton, DE
| Re: HEY HEY HEY said by S_engineer :said by RainWind :$10 off for life? For what? Its just sex. Its something any normal human being does. No idea why people freak out over sex. Its how we make babies... its perfectly natural. Maybe natural, but I don't want my kids to see what your doing. "Natural" seems to always be the stance of people without children. If you feel that you know how to raise kids then have some of your own...just don't tell me how to raise mine or what you think is appropriate for them to watch! Do you have a problem if some 450 lb woman teacher strips in front of her 4th grade class? Why not? Shes just showing off her natural body! So if she was 130lbs it would be ok? lmao, seriously, what was the point of saying that?
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N3OGH
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Philly burbs | WOW, $10.
After seeing that video, I'd say that's about $1 an inch!
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join:2004-01-29
Fishers, IN | Re: HEY HEY HEY I lol'd. 
"We at Comcast feel it is appropriate to compensate our valued customers $1 per inch of penis viewed. Thank you." | |
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Elf Wizard
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Mullica Hill, NJ | the New Comcast Triple Play, we pay you ten bucks to watch porn during football.
bet that would drive up sales....
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Cleveland, OH | Re: HEY HEY HEY LMAO | |
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perki
join:2008-12-01
Santa Maria, CA | That little incident could be very traumatizing to a young child 3-9 and could potentially cause loss of innocence, even self doubt at ones anatomy. But thats basic Child Psychology. | |
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Aozora
join:2008-11-28
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| The lack of substance in the press is never lacking.... I hope none of these responses were serious. The act of sex is nothing shocking.
Where are the stats of people conceiving kids by accident? I bet a MASSIVE chunk out there now can really go tell your kid something shocking. I wonder why these stats are not frequently shown...oh, wait, it is all the damn shame. LMFAO. | |
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jmn1207
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Reston, VA | $10? Yeah right. I saw the clip and it was no more than $6.50 to $8.00 at the most.
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Boogeyman
Drive it like you stole it
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Huntsville, AL
| Re: Who is going to help the prudes get over this. Lets not get the government involved though...
If we let the FDA handle it, they will only require Comcast keep the Superbowl at less than 1 pecker part per million.
If the IRS had a say, and if CC did show a pecker during Superbowl, would the IRS then show up at CC and have a pecker audit?
Sorry, the way you used pecker in the sentence made those two things pop into my mind for some reason, lol.
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@charter.com | "Accidents" I like how these are always supposed to be accidents. Yet they always seem to happen during the Super Bowl or on the Disney Channel right about the time school is letting out.
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Oakland, ME | Re: Ya think... First thought that came through my mind when I read the article. | |
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Travelfan1
RIP Analog Go Digital
join:2005-08-23
Iselin, NJ
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|  Sex is normal? Tell that to your 5,6,7,8 year old....
I sincerely hope Comcast is able to find the Bozos that did this, fire them and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law, what a total idiot prank!
But 10 bucks as credit is nothing compared to what a father/mother will have to do to deal with their 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 year old... Even the co-payment for a single child therapy session is far more than 10 bucks, and quite a few sessions may be needed in this situation.
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FrostyMelon
join:2006-02-06
Colorado Springs, CO | Uhhh... "The company has been hinting that they believe the act may have been intentional and malicious,"
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
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gmoney_indy
join:2004-01-29
Fishers, IN
| Parents may have to field questions early... But those questions were coming sooner or later. I think the lack of willingness of some parents to be open and honest with their kids about how things are in the 'real world' is more harmful than a few secs of flopping penis on TV. My parents were always willing to discuss anything with myself and my brother growing up. No topics were 'off limits'. We both turned out to be very well adjusted, independent, successful adults. Shocking isn't it. | |
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yazdzik
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Honesdale, PA
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Is our society so puritanical that people really are upset over such a thing?
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Belton, MO | Re: no sex, please? Lets put it this way. Be glad it wasn't meatspin! | |
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Lynchburg, VA | Re: no sex, please? what ever happened to a nipple a few years ago LOL | |
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Chaldo
join:2008-03-18
West Bloomfield, MI | Can I get a credit if a jinuor heard about it hahaahah ima call them up and be like, my kid heard about this and hes devastated credit= | |
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Northridge, CA | Superbowl I just saw a sanitized version of what happened on YouTube. Those Tuscon Arizona Cardinals fans sure know how to celebrate when Arizona scores a touchdown. | |
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Who is going to help the prudes get over this.
If you ask any prude, you will find that they require that any person or exhibition related to sports be perfect. The athletes must never do anything the prudish define as immoral. The prudes consider athletes as the role model for their children and therefore the athletes must be perfect in their behavior. Remember there is one set of rules for athletes and another set for everyone else. How can the prudish be compensated for this pornographic presentation? How can they trust the media to keep the next Superbowl pecker free? 