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ztmike
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reply to Rick

Re: Comcasts position on this sounds pretty clear to me

said by Rick:

Your position has no merit whatsoever.

Comcast has and is investing heavily in their networks all the time.

Proof of that is in January, I was getting about 4400k speeds with Adelphia.
Now I see 20,000k + with Comcast with Powerboost on the DL side..and almost 2,000k on the upload side.

How can you say that this isn't a great leap forward and progress..and giving we customers a whole lot more for our money.

And, I will note..not a single dime more has been charged for all this.

It is simply amazing that those who complain about this are the ones who expect comcast..or any provider..to give them over THREE HUNDRED GIGS of access per month..for the price of 43.00 a month.

that is outrageous to expect. That kind of speed and bandwidth would cost them THOUSANDS of dollars per month to buy for themselves. And yet..they feel that it should just be handed over to them for this price.

I'm sorry..but 300 gigs per month is NOT a cap at all. It's a number that is in the stratosphere. And, if people are hitting that..then they deserve to have warning letters sent to them and their service cut off.
Comcast..nor any isp..should not have to have their network ruined and the rest of the 95% of we customers affected to make this very small base of customers happy.

What these people SHOULD do is upgrade to a business account..or split their access across a couple providers.

This is a residential service..not their own personal backbone to steal copyrighted material.

This issue is beyond old....
Comcast has now spoken out clearly about it.

And really..it's time to move on.
You do realize that all comcast did was upgrade your service to their "standards" from your last isp Adelphia, ever since you got on the CC wagon you say how good they are, yet i have been with them since the @Home days and CC has literally taken this service down the shitter.

Only good thing about CC is for the average joes who surf the net.

The Powerboost speeds just goes to show that they COULD up the speed tier but all they want to see is profit, granted they might actually have to do a little WORK and some money to split some nodes to reach say a 20/2 tier but my god 384,768 upload is just fucking sad. Powerboost is nothing but a PR move they use on tv to trick customers.

Also 300gigs in a month is not so uncommon these days as bandwidth programs take hold (more than just p2p) Heres some examples, Directv's Download program supposedly coming, Xbox 360 HD movies download, Xbox 360 p2p game hosting, Ps3 download service, Online gaming patches, VoIP, Linux OS's downloads.

So 300gigs in a month is believe it or not not uncommon as these programs take hold.

So Rick, you bash Atat and yet with CC because they gave you powerboost speeds that youll protect them with whatever comes their way as bad PR..yea..you can say fanboy in denial.
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"I am the worst president in US history, I'm either stupid or dumb most of the time, but people still believe me." George W. Bush


Rick
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join:2001-02-06
Waterbury, CT

Perhaps what you should do is to just start shopping around for your own DS3..T3..or whatever it is you need to satisfy you.

It's nothing that a few thousand a month won't cure.

As for me, i'll just continue to think that up to 300gigs a month at speeds up to 20 to 30Mb for 42.95 month is one helluva good deal.

And, that not only comcast..but the industry as a whole has done a pretty good job..and in some cases..a very good job..at giving us all more over the years.

I mean..heck..it was just over 10 years or so ago that I was paying hundreds per month for a slow as molasses dialup connection. And, just 4 or 5 years ago that I was paying this same price for a 1500~2000k RR connection.

Now..I get up to 30Mb speeds with Comcast..for the same money.

But yet you suggest they're not doing all they can...and ripping us off.

Well man..I don't know what to tell you.

I just think that opinion is way out in left field somewhere..and has no real basis in reality when you look at the bigger picture.
Are there other providers who give more? Yep. A few.
But comcast is sure at the top of the list I think.
And there's lots of providers below them.

DSL is no value. In fact..speed for speed..its' downright expensive compared to comcast.

Why anyone would want that is way beyond me..when for literally 20 to 40 cents per day more..you can have the best that's out there.

We're just not talking about a lot of money difference.
Several hundred a few years ago was a lot.
today..whether it's 25 or 45.00 is really insignificant compared to that.

People should also understand that Comcast is a huge company. They can't just turn on a dime..and give everyone the absolute latest that's out there on a moments notice.
For their size though..I think they do a great job.
Even better than my old favorite ISP..time Warner.

FWIW..I do think that speed increases are coming in the not too distant future. As is docsis 3.0.

Until then, i'll just be happy with what I have.

Because it's pretty darn good I think.
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The Coyote captured the RR! Roadrunner Rick is now Comcastic!



gaforces
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join:2002-04-07
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Claybraker

join:2002-04-13
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reply to Rick

said by Rick:

As for me, i'll just continue to think that up to 300gigs a month at speeds up to 20 to 30Mb for 42.95 month is one helluva good deal.

So the invisible cap is now 300gigs a month? I'd heard of folks getting in trouble for 200gigs. Glad to hear they raised it


AtomicZero

join:2004-11-24
West Palm Beach, FL

said by Claybraker:

said by Rick:

As for me, i'll just continue to think that up to 300gigs a month at speeds up to 20 to 30Mb for 42.95 month is one helluva good deal.

So the invisible cap is now 300gigs a month? I'd heard of folks getting in trouble for 200gigs. Glad to hear they raised it
But who really uses that much really? 200/300GB a month just sounds obscene to me.

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