| ? Man.... After reading those articles it sounds like Comcast is on an intimidation rampage mafia style.... 'Accidently' putting blockers on cable boxes that are clearly marked RCN isin't possible... Even someone that can't read can make out the 3 letters of RCN... lol
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 |  bistro777Donuts-Is There Anything They Can't Do?Premium
join:2002-02-07
Englewood, CO | Re: ? Wonder if this has anything to do with the bad blood between these two companies? Ya think?
For example, in the Philadelphia area (and HQ of Comcast) RCN may be best known for having withdrawn a bid to enter the market after a much publicized regulatory battle and after having accused Comcast Corp. of holding up Philadelphia City Council approvals. RCN was a very vocal opponent of Comcast's acquisition of AT&T Broadband, and had filed documents with the FCC accusing Comcast of anti-competitive behavior. And there are many more instances of Comcast and RCN butting heads…
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| | | | Re: ? I think purposely messing up RCN customers is a little over the line.. It's one thing to be "enemies" in the business world, but getting the customers involved is just wrong and emoral... | |
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|  KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK
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| This reminds me of the over-zealous Bell employees who "Accidently" screw up CLEC lines and equipment. Similar deal. As a customer, it's pathetic, and Comcast should be forced to pay massive punitive damages to RCN AND THE CUSTOMER.
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| | | How many are we talking about. 10, 100 what? If it is ten out of like 60,000 sub area, then it can be a mistake. And if they were doing this on purpose, why would they drive up in a Comcast van. They should just have a RCN van made up and use that to mess your cable up. There are idiots in every company. I know you all believe that Comcast is evil, but you have to realize they didnt get there by being stupid. | |
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vic102482Premium
join:2002-04-30
Upper Marlboro, MD Reviews:
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| Comcast needs to be spit up I wouldnt put it past COMCAST to do something as LOW as that. They need to be put out of business and their assests turned to Municiple Broadband:D.
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| | | Re: Comcast needs to be spit up Uh I don't think municiple broadband would want that cruddy network that hasn't been upgrading in so long. I would think the municiple broadband bunch would want to build their own so they knew that the service worked right and not have to chase around one problem to find another problem. Maybe I'm wrong, Maybe they have a better network than I think but all the crud I have read about comcast I can't see them having a quality network. Heck I don't see any of these broadband providers having a good network. sure it was good when they started but you know they aren't spending the money to fix problems until they are so bad that everyone complains and they aren't upgrading it either. Cost them money to do it, FORGET IT. Ok I'll shut up now. | |
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| | Beast from the east You know I have said it before and I'll say it again here. The bible talks about the "beast" rising out of the sea from the east. Well, it's here folks. | |
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|  djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
kudos:1 | Re: Beast from the east It probably should have read, "Rising out of the 'C' from the east", but there was a slight translation error... | |
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| | | | Re: Beast from the east Come Join us is sleepy OOL land
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| | | vic102482Premium
join:2002-04-30
Upper Marlboro, MD Reviews:
·Verizon FiOS
| Re: Beast from the east said by drewsclue72:
Come Join us is sleepy OOL land
OOL is a fairytale that we cannot take part of.
Starpower is offering service here, and comcast is FIGHTING them to stay out.
Its sad.
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 KickrootJava HeathenPremium
join:2002-11-24
Glassboro, NJ | I dunno... Every tech I've ever met doesn't particularly care enough about Comcast to do any more than they have to do, which means doing their calls for the day, and going home. This seems like paranoia to me.
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| vic102482Premium
join:2002-04-30
Upper Marlboro, MD Reviews:
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| Re: I dunno... said by Kickroot:
Every tech I've ever met doesn't particularly care enough about Comcast to do any more than they have to do, which means doing their calls for the day, and going home. This seems like paranoia to me.
Comcast Service Ticket:
Disconnect all cables on H st. on the south side.
(cable man thinks to self, last time I checked we didnt offer service there.........oh well)
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| rody_40
join:2002-04-14
Quakertown, PA | i agree no tech is going to go out of his way to do this. and im also sure its a 2 way street. just part of the reason cable companys tend to shy away from overbuilds. | |
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IAmTheEvilestThere Is Nothing Like A Restart
join:2001-01-03
Milpitas, CA | Not the first! It reminds me about a story that a SBC phone tech once told me when he was at my place.
He said that the day before, he had to fix a broken phone line. The culprit was that a Comcast employee had "accidently" planted a ground stake right through the phone cable...
I'll give them a benefit of a doubt the first time, but this is getting ridiculuous!
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|  UnKownThe Underground Network
join:2002-09-08
Orlando, FL | Re: Not the first! god thats fricking hilarious. im still thinking that bellsouth hired some guys to accidentally cut the fiber lines that ran the whole state of florida. imagine that only bell south works. haha good idea guys | |
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| | Who cares? So comcast is using some quasilegal tactics to try to get customers. Why isn't comcast going down for offering cheaper prices and more channels in areas with competition, when areas without competition get screwed. | |
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| | | Re: Who cares? Picture this: an intersection with a gas station on each corner versus a single gas station located in the middle of nowhere. At which station would you expect the gasoline to be cheaper: one of the stations with direct competition or the one in the middle of nowhere?
While Cable has little to do with gasoline, the concept of higher value (the ratio of goods or services received versus price paid) in areas with competition is certainly not limited to Comcast and Cable. | |
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| |  natter
join:2000-12-18
Littleton, CO
| Re: Who cares? But you are driving a car that doesn't really need gas to keep going. People forget that we don't 'need' cable modems and cable tv, we 'want' them.
The only way to show Comcast they are doing wrong is to disconnect their lines.
Did you know that cable actually increases its customer base whenever there is a market downturn? It's because our stupid society is so based around the TV, that they would rather have cable than heat.
Pretty sad. Comcast gets away with raising prices and doing stuff because they can, people put up with it. Pretty sad.
Oh yea, I work for them...you all pay my paycheck every 2 weeks. Thanks!
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A simple mistake can easily be observed as either an oversight or an evil plan to take over the world. The real problem is when oversights become standard procedure.
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| | Use the lawyers RCN should have responded with an immediate threat of legal action against COmcast once they saw that these incidents were the deliberate result of sabotage.
Jeez, if you have the lawyers, use them. | |
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join:2004-06-10
San Mateo, CA | The streets are crazy I work for RCN in the Sf Bay Area and I see Comcast disconnecting our customers in error almost on a daily basis. We've even gone as far as labelling our lines with bright RCN stickers and even use white coaxial with RCN written all over it. Believe it or not, They still cut us off. The streets are crazy! | |
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