chesney09
Premium
join:2004-07-26
Redford, MI
clubs:
1 edit | Hmmm....
I'd bet he'll find a different result in the long wrong if he is running a company with that attitude and those 'perceptions'. |
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kdandaoc
join:2003-10-13
608052427 | Arrogance.....
Once again we see the complete arrogance of another data provider with regards to price, necessity, and their own involvement. Know this comcast, once the competition comes, I'm gone! |
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Dezbend
Premium,MVM
join:2001-04-20
| Perception is reality?
Interesting he didn't say that cable has the best product only that the perception existed hmmmm.
Now I am not trying to start a flame war about which is better; his choice of words is just interesting.
As is his (paraphrased) statement "we are doing fine if you ignore wall streets analysis"
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AJ023
join:2001-12-25
Forest Hills, NY | Comcast Laugh this OFF, I just cancelled!
Come on folks in Comcast, just cancel and tell Comcast to screw off! I am not in Comcast area otherwise I would have immediately done what the topic said, which is Comcast Laugh this OFF, I just cancelled! |
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tiger72
SexaT duorP
Premium
join:2001-03-28
Saint Louis, MO
clubs:
 ·T-Mobile US
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to Dezbend
Re: Perception is reality?
said by Dezbend  :Interesting he didn't say that cable has the best product only that the perception existed hmmmm. Now I am not trying to start a flame war about which is better; his choice of words is just interesting. As is his (paraphrased) statement "we are doing fine if you ignore wall streets analysis" Exactly.
He indirectly admitted that the technology is lacking.
The fact that Verizon and the telcos are leading the charge in development, while Cable is STILL waiting on Docsis 3 (while not even implementing Docsis 2 in most markets) shows that telcos want to control the market more. Comcast should always be looking for things to improve upon, not sit back and revel in the fact that their customers stay only because they have no better options.
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@rr.com | haha
what did you expect him to say? we suck and we're going to lose to FIOS? that would sure make the shareholders happy. |
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ArchAngel21x
MacFan Pro
Premium
join:2001-10-28
Lincoln, NE | Just Wait
In a couple years, that will turn into nervous laughter. |
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N3OGH
Bear patrol must be working like a charm
Premium
join:2003-11-11
Philly burbs
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| Only 1 way to describe that stock's performance
PLUMMET! PLUMMET! (A la the game show the Simpson's go on in Japan to win plane tickets back to the states).
I had no idea Comcast's stock had taken such a hit of late. I knew Verizon's stock had dropped due to the money they were spending on FiOS deployment, but Comcast hasn't been laying out the cash Verizon has.
I know Comcast's chief was laughing this off in public, but I don't think any executive at large company like Comcast is laughing in private when the stock is down almost $10 from last year's value, with no good reason.
IMHO, he's probably sobbing softly in the dark of his office, curled up in the corner, waiting for the board of directors to send him out on his ass.... |
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Iridium
Premium
join:2003-04-02
Los Angeles, CA
·DSL EXTREME
| reply to kdandaoc
Re: Arrogance.....
Right now the only reson I see to use cable over sat is that you can get data and vod, if you don't need that you save 50% on sat over cable.
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ChicagoSid
join:2001-04-17
Aurora, IL
| Reality..
I am a realist. The fact right now is this. Comcast is the fastest thing I can get. In Reality if there was something faster I would jump ship and go.
If they (Comcast) would focus more on the customer rather then the profit margin they might be able to survive the long haul. |
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KeepOnRockin
Music Lover Forever
Premium
join:2002-11-08
Beaverton, OR
·Comcast
| Best Here
quote:
There is a perception that cable companies have the best products so we can charge the most."
Well, I guess in my case, that is true.
Compared to Dish service (which I used to have) and ultra-slow & expensive DSL in my area; Comcast cable is the best product I can get by far.
It's a good product for me.  |
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DaveNJ
No Fear
join:1999-09-01
New Jersey
·Comcast
·Patriot Media
| reply to Dezbend
Re: Perception is reality?
i really dont see Fios being a direct competitor for a long time. They still havent built out, and the cost is quite high. In 5-10 yes i can see there being serious competition. Cable is stil Video king, and is picking up voice. Telcos are still voice king. In the next couple years there will be cherry picked area from the telcos while the cable serve everyone. In that time the cable cos can perfect voice, so its better then your landline. While the telco get video up to its current standards. |
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tapeloop
1959. I try to kick the ball. I miss.
Premium
join:2004-06-27
Airstrip One
| Great moments in Corporate Wisdom
"Everything that can be invented has been invented."
--Commissioner, US Office of Patents, 1899
"Who in the hell wants to hear actors talk?"
--Harry Warner, Chairman, Warner Brothers, 1927
"Guitar groups are on their way out Mr. Epstein."
--Head of Decca Records, 1962, to Beatles' mgr. Brian Epstein, on why he wouldn't sign the band
and most apropos:
"This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no use to us."
--Western Union internal memo, 1876
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MadDog3057
Ex Astris, Scientia
Premium
join:2002-02-26
Miami, FL
| To be a CEO...
apparently you have to be able to say a lot of things and still keep a straight face. That reminds me of Jim Carrey in Fun with Dick and Jane where everything is falling apart and he's still talking as if nothing is happening.
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Cleric4
join:2002-03-31
00000
2 edits | reply to N3OGH
Re: Only 1 way to describe that stock's performance
I don't know what the #'s are but to say Comcast has not been laying out the cash Verizon has may not be totally correct.
Comcast has their CDV (phone) service they recently launched and it is continuing to become available in more and more areas.
I'm sure that kind of launch is not a cheap one. |
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Quake110
join:2003-12-20
Ottawa, ON
1 edit | He won't be laughing in the future
Doesn't he know to NEVER underestimate a person or a competition?
He may be laughing at Fios now but arrogance can lean toward self-destruction if you let your guard down. |
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techman01
join:2001-05-06
Bohemia, NY
1 edit | VOD will be available with DirecTV very shortly...
Just one less thing that cable companies can claim they have over them
My cable company cablevision has been taking Verizon very seriously and has boosted standard speeds to 15mbps down and 2mbps up and offers for $10 more a month 30mbps down. |
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heathcpe
join:2002-03-19
Brandon, MS
| reply to kdandaoc
Re: Arrogance.....
said by kdandaoc :...once the competition comes, I'm gone! Same here!!! Comcast will soon be my provider (buying Suscom). If another provider is able to provide me better service, or the same service for cheaper I will switch. |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
| The reason is...
Telcos are lowering prices because they are wanting customers, they still cannot compare to what Comcast is currently offering. My HSI price hasn't increased in three years... yet the speeds have quadrupled. Hmmm...
VZ FiOS has a LONG way to go before it is any threat... all the while Comcast gets more and more subs.
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AthlGrond
Premium,MVM
join:2002-04-25
Aurora, CO
·Comcast
| reply to DaveNJ
Re: Perception is reality?
Once I can get FiOS it will be a competitor to Comcast.
Which of course means for me FiOS will never be a competitor to Comcast, and all the talk about how one is better than the other is reduced to irrelevance.
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