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Jim Gurd
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join:2000-07-08
Plymouth, MI | Re: Wow! The only thing I use it for is to read webmail and delete the spam before downloading it with my POP3 e-mail program. I preferred the lite version that didn't use flash. Unfortunately they eliminated it. | |
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TK Junk Mail
Go ahead, make my day
Premium
join:2002-03-03
Margate City, NJ
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| Re: Wow! said by Jim Gurd  :The only thing I use it for is to read webmail and delete the spam before downloading it with my POP3 e-mail program. I preferred the lite version that didn't use flash. Unfortunately they eliminated it. Try this instead. It is very lite:
»m.comcast.net/
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join:2005-11-06
Felton, DE
| said by Jim Gurd :The only thing I use it for is to read webmail and delete the spam before downloading it with my POP3 e-mail program. I preferred the lite version that didn't use flash. Unfortunately they eliminated it. So you log into webmail, delete the spam, log out and then read your mail in an email program? seems like alot of steps. | |
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FicmanS
Premium
join:2005-01-11
Brownsburg, IN
clubs: | Welcome Improvement.... Anything is better than what we've had, I don't use it much but it is a welcome improvement... | |
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S_engineer
join:2007-05-16
Chicago, IL
| Re: Welcome Improvement.... These pages could be used as a case study into just what ISPs think that the public wants. Comcast, Yahoo,etc., all look like a web version of the E! channel with input from TLC. I mean really; when are they going to give us useful stories like "what does Frank Stallone think about Brittany's Drinking problems" or "Rosie's having Donald Trumps illegitimate baby"!
To borrow from the Slowski's; they put the crap in Comcrap!
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
Premium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
| Re: What Comcast users think of new web portal said by TK Junk Mail :Here is what some users think of the new portal from the BBR Comcast HSI forum: I clicked on the link, and I swore I heard crickets chirping. And this was while I was outside of the house.
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| BosstonesOwn
join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
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| Re: I am happy and proud to admit said by Rick :that I am one of the 6. I like their portal and use it as my homepage.  Thats because you get good enough to service to load the page in all it's GLORY ! /sarcasm off
Me and my neighbor were talking about this yesterday during the Colts game. Why are they Trying to be a content "king" give me my fat dumb and happy pipe. Make Comcast.net a web mail page with access to my account to make cable tv or Internet changes. Little news bits on the side and these crappy ads to try and advertise movies is ridiculous. Instead the site looks like a mix between an aborted prom night baby and AOL.
Yeah hows that page working out for AOL now ? Ah that's right it ain't doing so well for them either.
They only get so many hits because 3/4 of their hits come from non tech savvy users who can't change the start page and think that the start page is the gateway to the Internet , sort of like AOL had ? Ah again that didn't work out for them to well either.
For god's sake some one put a stop to these damn ISP portals ! Their only purpose is to get you to buy more crap so they can make even more money and not bother throwing us a shred of that back in lower rates.
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telcolackey
The Truth? You can't handle the truth
join:2007-04-06
Death Valley, CA
| Re: I am happy and proud to admit said by BosstonesOwn :Me and my neighbor were talking about this yesterday during the Colts game. Why are they Trying to be a content "king" give me my fat dumb and happy pipe. Arm-chair QB'ing a football game is about the same as a Arm-chair CEO... You think you have all the answers, but are missing the years of experience and details on the field. I doubt the Comcast board or the savy stock holders would agree with following your direction for the long term future of a communications business.
said by BosstonesOwn :They only get so many hits because 3/4 of their hits come from non tech savvy users who can't change the start page and think that the start page is the gateway to the Internet , sort of like AOL had ? Ah again that didn't work out for them to well either. Which is why a business should listen to their power users, but also focus the products around other business benefits of the 3/4 of the paying customers or future customer base.
All businesses need to know how to do well for their customer base and grow into other areas. MSO's growing into voice and commercial is as smart as telco's growing into video. Do or die.
Some may disagree, but this may be due to the fact you are looking at it from your personal need vs. the business needs. | |
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CableTool
Poorly Representing MYSELF.
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join:2004-11-12
| said by Rick :that I am one of the 6. I like their portal and use it as my homepage. haha, for the "6 of you"... although it also gets 15mil uniques a month.
Thank god they didnt base their decision off of a poll on DSLR.
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Titus Pullo
I came, I saw, I slept
join:2004-06-26 | I'm thinking of lipstick and pigs . . .
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hopeflicker
Capitalism breeds greed
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join:2003-04-03
Long Beach, CA
| Re: I'm thinking of "The new features include a streamlined interface, new mail notification widgets and a variety of new tools. "
All unnecessary add on memory hogs. 
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richdelb
2008 Calder Cup CHAMPS
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join:2003-01-22
Algonquin, IL | Yawn .... | |
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ricep5
Premium
join:2000-08-07
Jacksonville, FL
·Comcast Formerly ..
 ·AT&T CallVantage
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| What Portal should really have Besides the option of logging in to get and pay your bill...
- bandwidth usage (cap avoidance)
- pay-per-view selection & scheduling
- add/drop plan packages
- channel blocking
- a la carte selection guide
- Customer satisfaction surveys
Of course they would have to actually publish a cap before you could avoid it.
I figure they could save dollars on keeping CS reps on the add/drop package selector alone. | |
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| BosstonesOwn
join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
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| Re: What Portal should really have said by ricep5 :Besides the option of logging in to get and pay your bill... - bandwidth usage (cap avoidance) - pay-per-view selection & scheduling - add/drop plan packages - channel blocking - a la carte selection guide - Customer satisfaction surveys Of course they would have to actually publish a cap before you could avoid it. I figure they could save dollars on keeping CS reps on the add/drop package selector alone. You ever see the Simpsons episode where they are in Canada and bart and milhouse at the end are playing basketball with the Canadian Olympic team ? That has to be the board room of comcast.
"You almost made a customer happy , you should be CEO !"
I agree with you , all I want is a page where I don't have to call a CSR if I want to make changes to my service. Although for now all I have is cable modem service, but please allow me to view information pertaining to my services. Not some half assed attempt at AOL like status.
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calvoiper
join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA
| Re: What Portal should really have These guys never seem to understand that they should be making their product the best in a COMMODITY MARKET because they are in a COMMODITY MARKET. Instead, they keep trying to pretend they are something other than a COMMODITY ISP that people use to reach destinations of their choice.
The sooner ISPs realize that there is as much product differentiation in their main offering as there is in windshield washer fluid, the sooner they will find that their job is to improve price, access, availability, and usefulness, and to stop worrying about the d@m^ label.
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| DonLibes
Premium,ExMod 2001
join:2003-01-19
| said by ricep5 :Besides the option of logging in to get and pay your bill... - bandwidth usage (cap avoidance) - pay-per-view selection & scheduling - add/drop plan packages - channel blocking - a la carte selection guide - Customer satisfaction surveys Of course they would have to actually publish a cap before you could avoid it. I'd like to see a neighborhood or node-specific status report including load, latency, etc. | |
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pokesph
It Is Almost Fast
join:2001-06-25
Sacramento, CA
clubs: | No longer 'IE 5.5 optimized' yup.. now it's IE6 optimized (and still broken in FF and opera) | |
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dadkins
Go For It
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
| One item worth having... ... CDV user here, so when I go to check my Comcast Webmail, I also get to see the Digital Voice center.
See all kinds of phone info and get my voicemail via the web.
Now most of the rest - I live fine without it...
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simplykristi
Cancer Sucks
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join:2001-11-28
Metro KC | Boring and Same ole, smae ole I rarely visit Comcast's page. I don't like the look... Too boring and like so many other pages.
Kristi
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dadkins
Go For It
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
| Re: My Daily build of Camino is out of date said by Mike :Comcast won't let me access their portal since my web browser is "out of date". This build is about 2 hours old. OUCH!
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Budo7
Budo7
Premium
join:2005-03-22
Edgewater, MD | silly little company I think its so silly that Comcast will not allow Firefox rather you can use it but you get that dumb message saying its only optimized for IE 6, most folks who do anything on the web know IE is like dating your sister. (jk) its worse. | |
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| hottboiinnc
ME
join:2003-10-15
Toledo, OH | Re: silly little company I opened Comcast.net in FF and it worked just fine for me. No error messages or nothing. It was even the new beta that opened. | |
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Maxo
Your tax dollars at work.
Premium,VIP
join:2002-11-04
Tallahassee, FL
clubs:
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| Firefox I just noticed last night when I was paying my bills that it said Firefox 1.0 and above was supported, and they now accept credit card payments on line. Welcome to the 21st century Comcast. | |
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Phylop
Premium
join:2002-11-17
Reston, VA | what a waste Happy to see Comcast putting my paycheck to to good use! /sarcasm | |
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Comcast Revamping Web Portal
Wow!
What Comcast users think of new web portal
