anon219
@comcast.net
| um no?
How can at&t be comcast's biggest threat? at&t internet speed tiers just plain suck compared to comcast.
If verizon actually starts expanding their fios at a faster rate in areas that aren't declined as "ritzy ritz" they might have something.. |
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Artec
join:2003-02-23
Middletown, NJ
| said by anon219 :
How can at&t be comcast's biggest threat? at&t internet speed tiers just plain suck compared to comcast.
If verizon actually starts expanding their fios at a faster rate in areas that aren't declined as "ritzy ritz" they might have something..
Typical cable homer
There are places in NJ that are not ritzy ritz and in NYC also? FIOS has reached a lot of places you would go to at night. So before you speak get your facts correctly! |
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bender
Bite my shiny metal ass
Premium
join:2005-03-19
Evanston, IL
clubs: | i also bet that that 10mbps plan that AT&T has is far more consistent than comcast HSI w/ powerboost. (wtf is powerboost anyways? what networking standard does that follow?) |
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NewMariner
join:2005-06-24 | Unleash the Power of the DeathStar!
All Your Bases Belong to Us!
Signed,
The DeathStar |
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Rob
In Deo speramus, God Bless the USA
Premium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
 ·Comcast
| U-Verse Deals...
When AT&T rolls U-Verse out in a new market, they flood the market with promotional offers that Comcast has a hard time matching. Although in the end Comcast does manage to retain the customer (more often than not), they lose more customers to AT&T's U-verse because of the promotional deals, than with Verizon's FiOS.
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| Comcast VoIP more expensive than POTS
I can't explain why people are giving up POTS for Comcast VoIP. Vonage, Packet 8 are MUCH cheaper if you want VoIP. $40 for VoIP form Comcast. Hell I can get a POTS line with caller ID from at&t for $27 total with ALL taxes and fees INCLUDED. For $5 more I can get 5 cents a minute long distance which I never use anyways. |
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CrazyT
join:2008-10-08
Irving, TX | reply to anon219
Re: um no?
he's not saying u-verse is a superior service, he's just saying at&t has more overlap with comcast markets, thus a bigger impact |
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battleop
join:2005-09-28
00000 | reply to anon219
Not everyone cares about speed. Many people care about price. |
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ct_mike
join:2006-09-29
Hamden, CT
clubs:
| AT&T not as fast, but a better deal.
AT&T internet speeds are not as high as Comcast, but when you factor in the price of U-Verse with 6/1.0 internet and POTS home phone it is way cheaper than Comcast. And to a lot of people having to wait an extra couple of minutes for a large download is no problem if it saves $30 a month. At least that is the way I look at it. |
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SolarPup
IT Geek-Dawg
Premium
join:2002-03-07
The Pound
clubs:
·Comcast
 ·AT&T CallVantage
 ·Osiris Communicati..
| reply to BF69
Re: Comcast VoIP more expensive than POTS
Heh... try getting that same line from Qwest in their footprint. With taxes/fees/etc for a regular line + caller id is like $43.. plus comcast already includes Voicemail, call waiting, caller id on call waiting, 3 way calling, call forwarding.. things that you'd have to pay an arseload for through AT&T or etc. |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
| reply to battleop
Re: um no?
said by battleop  :Not everyone cares about speed. Many people care about price. Truth!
But as things keep progressing, speed is becoming more and more important.
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Think outside the Fox... Opera |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
| reply to BF69
Re: Comcast VoIP more expensive than POTS
• Unlimited local and long-distance calling and low international rates
• 12 popular calling features, plus Voice Mail, included in one low monthly price:
Three-Way Calling - Anonymous Call Rejection - Call Forwarding - Selective Call Forwarding - Call Return - Call Screening - Call Waiting - Caller ID - Caller ID Blocking Per Call & Line - Caller ID with Call Waiting - Repeat Dialing - Speed Dial
• Keep your current phone number and your existing phones
• Check your home Voice Mail online from any computer with web access
• One bill for your Comcast Digital Voice, Cable, and High-Speed Internet when you bundle your Comcast services
• An online account summary where you can view your phone call details
CDV does not rely on your HSI connection - it is on it's own channel(lack of a better term).
On a few occasions, my bill was well over $55.
Now, with CDV, it will never exceed $44($39.99 + regulatory).
All common POTS items still work - Dialup, FAX, alarms, etc.
HSI can crap out - CDV still works.
Power can drop and CDV has a 10 hour battery - still works.
SBC here sucked ass! Kicked them to the curb years ago and haven't looked back.
There is no POTS line coming to this house.
YMMV.
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cypherstream
Looking forward to the future of things.
Premium,MVM
join:2004-12-02
Reading, PA
clubs:
2 edits | AT&T's set top software is far better
The guide interface on AT&T's set top software is much better than Comcast's 1990's I-Guide and 1980's SARA (in SA Markets).
Not only ascetically with graphics, transitions, speed, etc.. but in feature set. Multi Room DVR, Web based DVR programming, interactive TV where you can look up phone numbers, directions and maps, interactive games, PIP, call records and more all in a much smaller compact box than the huge Motorola ones in the majority of Comcast markets.
I would get AT&T U-Verse for TV service if it was available in my area, not only because the better channel selection for the price but for the user interface, additional features and better hardware. Sure the glitz and glam of an animated updated interface is not important to everyone, but it's the icing on the cake that shows the provider actually cares about the front end user experience.
This guy is pretty funny, but it shows you some of the features:
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjLt5oqVAEc
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeb3qc48-ms
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=an2bEJVgL9s
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjuU1ncoz2w
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgpMu8j-···=related
All that, or this:
Come on..... no brainier (for me). |
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heat84
join:2004-03-11
Fort Lauderdale, FL
·Comcast
 ·AT&T Southeast
| Music Channels
Has AT&T's music channels gotten any better? That's one thing Comcast has over them. MusicChoice is way better than AT&T's music channels (or so I hear).
Until an internet service comes along which 1.5 up speed is not sufficient for I guess AT&T can be competitive with copper. |
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anon12
@charter.com
| reply to dadkins
Re: Comcast VoIP more expensive than POTS
said by dadkins :• Unlimited local and long-distance calling and low international rates • 12 popular calling features, plus Voice Mail, included in one low monthly price: Three-Way Calling - Anonymous Call Rejection - Call Forwarding - Selective Call Forwarding - Call Return - Call Screening - Call Waiting - Caller ID - Caller ID Blocking Per Call & Line - Caller ID with Call Waiting - Repeat Dialing - Speed Dial • Keep your current phone number and your existing phones • Check your home Voice Mail online from any computer with web access • One bill for your Comcast Digital Voice, Cable, and High-Speed Internet when you bundle your Comcast services • An online account summary where you can view your phone call details CDV does not rely on your HSI connection - it is on it's own channel(lack of a better term). On a few occasions, my bill was well over $55. Now, with CDV, it will never exceed $44($39.99 + regulatory). All common POTS items still work - Dialup, FAX, alarms, etc. HSI can crap out - CDV still works. Power can drop and CDV has a 10 hour battery - still works. SBC here sucked ass! Kicked them to the curb years ago and haven't looked back. There is no POTS line coming to this house. YMMV. what is cdv |
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Rob 23
@windstream.net
| reply to BF69
From the start of comcast voip 25% came from comcast circuit switched phone customers paying $42 dollars a month, now paying $33 a month. I think we all know that cable voip and pots is just a femtocell away from being a $10 add on to your dsl or hsi. From the start of fios 10% have come from dsl. |
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ptrowski
Got Helix?
Premium
join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
clubs: | reply to anon12
Comcast Digital Voice. |
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ptrowski
Got Helix?
Premium
join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
clubs: | Interesting....
Comcast Rick says that the telco's are dying, yet his idol says that AT&T is their biggest threat.... |
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miball
join:2005-08-17
Seattle, WA | Ads
Anyone notice that Comcast is now showing ads on the bottom of the guide screen now? |
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whyamihere
join:2008-10-01
Tyler, TX
| Comcast Internet
Do you have to be a Comcast ,TV cable customer to get their Internet service? If so, is that pretty much same across the board for all cable internet providers?
Right now I pay $25 for AT&T direct DSL 1.5 Mbps, or could get 3.0 service for $30. |
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