phattieg
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Re: Meh...
I agree 100%. Comcast is up to 15 million subscribers (God knows how many, but I am not God), and somewhere in the US someone will have a problem. It's just a shame that each time, the hounds are waiting to sniff out a problem. What I'd like to know is the article mentions the use of a fiber optic cable, so who in the hell are they talking about, and why was a fiber optic cable being used? The article says "Comcast cut his line while installing a fiber optic cable for someone else living in the home". Comcast does not do home installations of fiber optics, so what fiber optic line were they installing, and why??? Something sounds a little fishy. Perhaps the tech was doing them a favor by installing the fiber line. Perhaps the customer had a fiber optic router and home network. In either case, the fiber should NOT have been IN the customers house in the first place if it belonged to Comcast. Am I the only one that caught that? This is not news, this is an "oops, I worked out in the sun all damn day and I accidentally cut this mans fiber line, sorry guy" type moment. Now if the tech was SLEEPING, or CREATED AN EXPLOSION WHEN HE RUPTURED A GAS LINE, then yes, that would be news. This is just a "slow news day" article. I submitted a picture and article of the new Motorola boxes that had removable security/cable card slots before they were even released to the public, as well as the Scientific Atlanta boxes into the "send your news here" link, and it never even got looked at, probably because Comcast actually bought the new boxes the FCC forced them to buy, which means they complied with the order. Of course when Verizon didn't comply, the news practically gave them a thumbs up for fighting the issue. This site is ass backwards sometimes, and I myself don't appreciate that. 
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MadMANN
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| said by phattieg  :What I'd like to know is the article mentions the use of a fiber optic cable, so who in the hell are they talking about, and why was a fiber optic cable being used? The article says "Comcast cut his line while installing a fiber optic cable for someone else living in the home". Comcast does not do home installations of fiber optics, so what fiber optic line were they installing, and why??? That IS of interest to me as well. This "news" story focuses so much on the screw-up, when the real story is that someone is claiming that Comcast is installing fiber into a home!
If the people who post these news stories really had the public's interest in mind in terms of broadband news, they would have hit that piece of the story a little harder. But they're absolutely NOT biased here, are they? How ridiculous for us to even think of that accusation! 
Maybe tomorrow I'll contribute my own piece about how I put my boots on after my first cup of coffee in the morning. That would be about as informative as this story. |
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fiberguy
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| The "fiber" point was the first thing that stood out in my view. I had to re-read the story a few times to make sure that comcast didn't "cut their fiber line.."
You know, it's funny. ANYTIME someone or something makes it big, everyone wants a piece of it or to bash it, or to tear it down.
Jealousy is an ugly color around here.
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bmn
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| said by fiberguy :You know, it's funny. ANYTIME someone or something makes it big, everyone wants a piece of it or to bash it, or to tear it down. Jealousy is an ugly color around here. Yeah, I think that explains this whole story... People are jealous. Easy way to just dismiss it.
Seriously, perhaps the reason "fiber" even appeared is because some numb skull didn't know what he was talking about and just said fiber instead of coax ? I've met some pretty clueless contractors, etc. Or maybe it was the landlord who doesn't know fibre optics from his daily fiber capsules...
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fiberguy
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2 edits | ...of all of the posts that had simple "dismissals".. you chose mine.. I wonder why!
And if fiber did appear and this site is pushing the article, then SHAME on BBR for further such crap. How shall we dismiss that?
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bmn
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1 edit | said by fiberguy :Simple minds, come simple responses... Rambling nonsense again ?
I see you edited the above out now... Cute.
of all of the posts that had simple "dismissals".. you chose mine.. I wonder why!
And if fiber did appear and this site is pushing the article, then SHAME on BBR for further such crap. How shall we dismiss that? The substance of the story may yet be true, albeit the wording provided by non-technical participants maybe incorrect... But hey, you aren't interested in getting the facts, so... Dismiss it whatever way you wish. Some of us, on the other hand, might actually like to see the facts first.
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fiberguy
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1 edit | Sometimes you try way too hard dude.. get a hobby.
The claims of jealousy are very much true. What I said about anyone that gets ahead in life, has money, or any substance, there is always someone standing by to tear them down.
PLEASE try to dispute that one.
Your reply to mine is NOTHING but pure garbage.
Also, before you even posted your reply, I edited out part of my comment... looser. I was being a little nicer to you, at first, but it appears, like others, you love to attack anyone with views that aren't the same as yours. |
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