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Re: Comcast is scared.... Excellent post, I agree with every word of it.
I posted this in the Comcast forums, but here, so it get's more exposure on the front page...
I think it's complete bullshit that Philly's City Council is delaying the Verizon FIOS vote. Everyone I've talked to, ether non-technical or technical person, ALL SAY THE SAME THING. They want CHOICE. People are tired of having very limited options when it comes to cable services. DirecTV/Dish don't always count. Not everyone lives in a place where a dish could work. We haven't advanced DirecTV's dish like we have a Sirius / XM antenna. We may never get that far either.
Anyway, how can the council members deny Verizon? Just do a side by side comparison. Channel lineup cards, DVR software, Set top features, Broadband speeds, and Price. Not only is Verizon technically better, IT IS BETTER. They will deploy GPON and will provide 100+ MB/s speeds when the market calls for it. They already have 100+ HD Channels as well as HD-VOD. They have Multi Room DVR, they have web based DVR scheduling, they have games widgets and much better searching on their set tops. They are over 1000 times better than Comcast, and I would switch in a heartbeat. Everyone I know would switch. Our caveat is that Verizon has no intrest in my area. Philly on the other hand, being a big city, has plenty of potential. It would be in the cities best intrest to let Verizon come in there.
All cable can do is spend tons of money and time trying to stop Verizon. That's the most misguided and wasteful spending I've ever seen in my life. Instead of having a hissy fit like a fu*king 3 year old, Comcast needs to funnel that time and money into actually making their network comparable with Fios. I'm sorry but 30 HD channels is only a fraction of Verizon's 100+. Sorry but Comcast doesn't allow you to do Multi Room DVR. Sorry but if your into fantasy sports your not going to play it on your Comcast box. Only Verizon can think of cool features like that. Comcast is a f'ing JOKE compared to Verizon.
Fios is what the city needs. If anything it will take Verizon to light the fire under Comcast ass. IMO the Government should have NO SAY in this. If a company has the capital and wants to make a business venture in that area, LET THEM. It benefits the economy. Gives customers choice, creates jobs, causes competition that INNOVATES. How many times do you see one bank across the street from another? I know two Chinese restaurants less than a quarter mile from each other. How many times are two, three or even four different fast food chains right next or across from each other? We have many areas with different gas stations right across the street from each other. It's called competition, get used to it. Comcast needs to grow up. They have nothing to worry about if their product is top notch. But they must be shaking in their boots with all negative comments and lobbying they are doing against Verizon. |
