CrzyCrakr
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join:2005-06-24
Edgewater, MD | What???
Comcast using unfair tactics? You don't say. 
I wouldn't put it past them but I think they could just be getting Comcrap's crappy service in them parts. |
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Vig
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join:2004-03-23
San Diego, CA | remeber the adage
Never ascribe to malice what can be adequately explained by incompetence. |
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WaxPhoto
I AM SAM
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join:2004-04-08
Roanoke, IN
| Latency & DNS Issues
I use vonage over comcast here in Indiana... There is some horrid latency around here. Whether thats artificially introduced by comcast... I don't know. What I do know is that when I stream internet radio, the latency gets noticeably worse.
Conspiracy? Perhaps. But maybe its just Comcastic! 
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calvoiper
join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA
| Is BBR blacklisted, too?
With the exceptionally slow response I'm getting on this site today (as compared with the rest of the 'Net), I'm wondering if Comcast is trashing BBR loads as well....
calvoiper
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PhoenixDown
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join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY
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| This is why we should support a 2 tier internet!
Because companies like Vonage should have to pay to be placed on an oversold network.
But now, really, would a 2 tier net mean that vonage and voip calls go through okay and non-voip or premium users get to suffer yet more lag?
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jose3030
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join:1999-08-17
Manassas, VA
| I can attest to this
I was one of the affected.
My uploads. Downloads. Arent affected. They are 8mb/768, ALWAYS. Yet, my phone calls would cut out, have problems.
It got so bad, I cancelled Vonage and ordered Sunrocket.
I wouldnt buy Comcast's VoIP offering since they're pulling this... |
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N3OGH
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join:2003-11-11
Philly burbs | reply to WaxPhoto
Re: Latency & DNS Issues
More like ComCRAPtic... |
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chakey
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join:2004-06-14
Gladstone, NJ
clubs: | reply to Vig
Re: remeber the adage
Well said. That is true for any large corporation... |
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TKJunkMail
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Avalon, NJ
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1 edit | reply to jose3030
Re: I can attest to this
said by jose3030  :I was one of the affected. My uploads. Downloads. Arent affected. They are 8mb/768, ALWAYS. Yet, my phone calls would cut out, have problems. It got so bad, I cancelled Vonage and ordered Sunrocket. I wouldnt buy Comcast's VoIP offering since they're pulling this... And your proof Comcast is doing anything?
Much more likely Vonage is the cause as their service quality is below par( »/gbu ) all over the US.
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longstreet
join:2004-11-14
Plano, TX | Comcast is overselling the nodes.
I had the same problem, had a tech out twice (who of course found nothing wrong on my end) I demanded a fix and in a week they upgraded the node on their end to handle 20% more . . .problem solved. |
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imrf
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join:2002-06-06
Utica, MI
·Comcast
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| said by longstreet :Comcast is overselling the nodes. Every ISP oversells their bandwidth.
You demanding anything and it getting fixed is purely coincidental. It was probably already in the works but they didn't get the equipment or have the window set for the repair until after your appointment. |
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longstreet
join:2004-11-14
Plano, TX
1 edit | Actually, the entire apartment complex called the same day, WE demanded a fix, spoke to an engineer, he set it all up after my call |
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imrf
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join:2002-06-06
Utica, MI
1 edit | That's all fine and dandy, except he doesn't have the authority to set any kind of headend repair fix. All he did was tell you what you wanted to hear and they fixed it when the engineers could fix it. |
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MrChupacabra
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join:2003-03-26
Florida
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said by longstreet :Comcast is overselling the nodes. I had the same problem, had a tech out twice (who of course found nothing wrong on my end) I demanded a fix and in a week they upgraded the node on their end to handle 20% more . . .problem solved. I really doubt there was any bandwidth increase made just because of your demand or complaint. Some bad field equipment may have been replaced or a miss configured head end may have been fixed.
I've already gone into it about the number game that every ISP has to play. You can hunt that down if its that big of an issue.
Don't you just love residential services?
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KeepOnRockin
Music Lover Forever
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join:2002-11-08
Beaverton, OR
2 edits | Re: I can attest to this
I think it is a bunch of FUD.
I doubt Comcast is intentionally blocking its competitor. It's probably is just a few isolated people having problems (as compared to the total amount of people using Vonage with Comcast's ISP).
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LeftOfSanity
join:2005-11-06
Felton, DE
| Any chance it might be...........
Hmm...a Vonage problem?? Why is right away the ISP? I have Vonage and Comcast and it works great. Of course I don't use my network through it though, crappy linksys, but that's another thread.
I can imagine a tech call to Vonage:
A:"High this is Vonage, can I help you?"
B: "Yes, I'm having issues where my calls are cutting out, and some people can't hear me."
A: "Hmmm, that sounds like it would be an issue with your
ISP. Have them check your connection."
Lol, everyone automatically goes for the ISP.
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kamm
join:2001-02-14
Brooklyn, NY
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Re: This is why we should support a 2 tier internet!
said by PhoenixDown :Because companies like Vonage should have to pay to be placed on an oversold network. But now, really, would a 2 tier net mean that vonage and voip calls go through okay and non-voip or premium users get to suffer yet more lag? Exactly this is why WE SHOULD NOT SUPPORT ANY TIERING EVER. |
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