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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Rob
In Deo speramus, God Bless the USA
Premium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
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| It's all.. about the price.
Customers are switching to Comcast for the promotional triple play packages. A customer who currently pays $70/mo. for Comcast cable TV, and $89/mo. for AT&T DSL/POTS, will switch to Comcast and get all three services on a promotional rate for anywhere from $89-$159/mo.
One bill. One payment. One company.
Not to mention the speeds that Comcast offers, and that their telephone service (for most of the tpp) includes UNLIMITED local and LONG DISTANCE calling anywhere in the U.S., Canada and Virgin Islands. Customers may not call Canada or the Virgin Islands, ever - but the fact that they can, makes them all more willing to switch.
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Chris 313
Come get some
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Houma, LA
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1 edit | said by Rob  :Customers are switching to Comcast for the promotional triple play packages. A customer who currently pays $70/mo. for Comcast cable TV, and $89/mo. for AT&T DSL/POTS, will switch to Comcast and get all three services on a promotional rate for anywhere from $89-$159/mo. One bill. One payment. One company. Not to mention the speeds that Comcast offers, and that their telephone service (for most of the tpp) includes UNLIMITED local and LONG DISTANCE calling anywhere in the U.S., Canada and Virgin Islands. Customers may not call Canada or the Virgin Islands, ever - but the fact that they can, makes them all more willing to switch. Yep. I spend less on the bill and I get phone service for a measly 8 cents after you factor everything in on my bill.
After my promo ends in another 6 months, I'll probably go to a slightly lesser package, if I can't get re-upped on my current package.
All in all, I like where I am and the only thing I'd love to change is I'd like Blast! or D3 speeds now, not later this year or 2010.
BTW, I'm on the 159 TP package. Worth every bit. And my ending is 188 and change. |
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dr3yec
join:2002-12-19
00000 | reply to Desdinova
Re: And I Suspect..
Totally agree. Caps would keep me from ever coming back. |
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decifal
join:2007-03-10
Bon Aqua, TN
| reply to Rob
Re: It's all.. about the price.
Comcast has been getting closer and closer with their buildouts to my house.. Now that TN has statewide franchise laws... I"m hoping they move on in.. Lots of us wanting broadband service.. We are fresh for the picking  |
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me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO
·VOIPo
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Re: And I Suspect..
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
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join:2001-11-25
Orchard Park, NY
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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
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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
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·magicjack.com
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| 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
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join:2001-11-25
Orchard Park, NY
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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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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY
·Qwest.net
2 edits | reply to Rob
Re: It's all.. about the price.
You hit the nail on the head. It is the triple play. Most people are very ignorant of things like cap's and packet shaping so these things are not a issue, that is until their kid start whining about getting their butts handed to them in on line gaming.
An interesting aside here in Cheyenne a couple of years ago the VoIP phone service offered by the local Comcast outfit went down for most of a day. As I recall a truck hit a power pole that supplied power to the building the servers for this system were located. The clowns at the national call center, whatever 3rd world country that happened to be at the time where clueless. This is when a bunch of people learned there is a difference in phone service in the area of reliability. There has not been a break down since but all it would take is a power failure, tornado, etc and their phone service is gone. A bunch of people learned their lesson and returned to Qwest.
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Tsume
join:2004-02-23
Johnson City, TN
·Embarq
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·Comcast
| reply to underthehood
Re: And I Suspect..
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
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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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netguru
@comcast.net
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everyone cries about caps... well if you haven't noticed Comcast offers the highest cap at 250GB unlike AT&T and Verizon read the fine print you morons. For the pric probably the best service available if you want to pay 150/mo goto FIOS but honestly most of the people that complain on here for little things you probably couldn't afford it anyways so why bother. Even if someone gave you unlimited service you would still find something to cry about. |
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HiDesert
join:2008-08-17
| reply to underthehood
Re: And I Suspect..
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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jester121
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join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL
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·ViaTalk
| reply to Transmaster
Re: It's all.. about the price.
said by Transmaster : Most people are very ignorant of things like cap's and packet shaping so these things are not a issue, that is until their kid start whining about getting their butts handed to them in on line gaming. Huh?
What do caps or packing shaping have to do with online gaming, and who on earth makes broadband purchasing decisions based on the whining of their children? |
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BosstonesOwn
join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
clubs: | reply to hobgoblin
Re: And I Suspect..
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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HiDesert
join:2008-08-17
1 edit | reply to netguru
Re: lol
said by netguru :
everyone cries about caps... well if you haven't noticed Comcast offers the highest cap at 250GB unlike AT&T and Verizon read the fine print you morons.
I agree its a generous cap. Its not the issue. The issue for me was reliability and uptime. Too many mini outages in my area. I also no longer trust CC anymore and feel they will always push into the grey area for tampering with connections. I'm sure their present system works ok but its nice having a DSL connection where I know Qwest is not messing with my connection. Someone mentioned they are still blocking P2P. Can that be right?
The bottom line is one needs to question an ISP's intentions when they are also heavily invested in the content end. Thats why I have Qwest DSL and Dish network.. These companies have very little vested in the content end and are less likely to screw with a customers carriage fees or internet packets because of motivations to steer towards their own offerings.
The only advantage I can see for using CC HSI is for gamers and getting that faster ping time. I have Qwest 7M now and its more then fast enough.. Its still over 10 dollars a month cheaper then CC lowest internet offering. Since I don't want to pay for their overpriced TV I always end up paying too much for CC HSI. But all I ever used them for was their promos. CC needs to bleed allot more subs before they will rethink their bi yearly price hikes I am afraid. At least the last time I had them there were two hikes in a 12 month period. And forget about saying their HSI offerings have stayed the same price wise... They get you if you don't sub to their pathetic TV services with the nice predatory HSI penalty. CC technology is too complicated and too labor intensive to maintain.. takes too many truck rolls and allot can go wrong.. moisture in the lines is one thing that can turn a pic to crap. Just having all the installers screwing around the neighborhood would kill my connection.. It happened all the time. With Qwest their is one little remote terminal that services my block and like a surgeon with pin point accuracy a tech can go in and change a subs account without affecting anyone else. With satellite I have a direct link to the source.. With Comprap you have a long line of fiber, optic nerves..drops and miles of cable. So much can go wrong and does with their TV offerings and its very labor intensive to maintain.. I don't want to support that pathetic system and pay for the gas for all those vans running around. |
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rdmiller
join:2005-09-23
Richmond, VA
| Comcast --> FiOS
I live within the area served by one of the first Verizon COs to upgrade to FiOS. One of the things I notice in my neighborhood is that every time a young family moves in, they disconnect the Comcast service and connect to FiOS. The reverse in never true.
In addition to young families, there also four old geezers (myself included) in the neighborhood. Gradually, each of us switched to FiOS.
Bottom line, no one within line of sight of my house still uses Comcast. |
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