 RickPremium,MVM
join:2001-02-06
Waterbury, CT | I'm telling you right now... screw the post office..
The heck with netflix....redbox..
buh bye brokeblockbuster...
and hello....On Demand~Xfinity TV
»www.xfinity.com/customer/
I LOVE watching shows on Xfinity where I can now access all my premium channels and all kinds of tv shows.
This integration with cable packages is the future and is the most convenient thing out there. Legal..QUICK..no hassles..
seamless with what I have in my tv package.
And when I want to watch it on my computer..it's there. And when I want traditional TV viewing..it's there.
These other concepts are ok but try as they might they still are inconvenient to some extent and sometimes...and other times a real pain. Redbox is great at the supermarket..until I have to return it and had no intent on going to the supermarket anyway..then it's another trip and to me..there goes any saving out the gas tank and just in time alone.
Netflix..better..but this whole mailing things back and forth just can be a hassle as well waiting and deciding on what I want to watch next.
People LOVE to talk about the prices of providers like Comcast and others going up but I just think they are missing the boat. If not the entire pier you'd stand on to get to the boat.
People think nothing of dropping 60 bucks to take their significant other and a couple kids to the movies and spending that money on just ONE movie and soda and popcorn. And think nothing of the hassles of driving back and forth to the grocery store to pick up and drop off a DVD. It all equates to a lot of TIME..and money spent.
TV packages from these providers are no longer what they used to be. There is an enormous amount of content available at the touch of a button. Some people try so hard to "save" a few bucks that they really wind up saving nothing. The greatest value that these companies are offering is in their top tier bundles. If you can take ALL the calling that you and your family do in a day....ALL the internet that everyone (reasonably) needs and wants in any given day...ALL the channels there are..all the movie channels hbo cinemax..starz..showtime..encore..all the ON demand..all the xfinity tv...hd/dvr and more...and put it ALL together..
and have it wind up costing you..6 bucks a day.
Isn't that worth it?
I think it's not only worth it. I think it's beyond worth it...and incredible really.
And I don't say that because I'm a Comcast fan..(and before that I was a tw RR fan)..I say it because I really think it..and mean it. And have watched the evolution of all of this along with many of you over the years here...for me 9 going on 10 now..and can only say..look where we are now compared to back then.
It's been an amazing journey of technology and watching these advances. Speeds from paying hundreds a month for 14.4 dialup by the hour to T1 speeds to now we sit and watch 25Mb powerboost speeds.
Where the PRICE can be MORE Expensive...is when people try to scrimp and save so much IMO.
They take just basic digital tv..pay their phone provider for a landline..pay seperate long distance..and try to hammer their isp very six month for the next deal they can get out of them.
They run to the store every other day to get a movie..and run back to return it..and all the time they're "smiling" saying..look what I saved!
What I say is..you saved nothing. You burned up so much time and energy and money in many other ways that you completely missed the entire boat and what is really available to you.
I love it. I have time to burn today so I'll probably be flipping on over to xfinity.com and clicking on my HBO package and selecting what I want to watch and...there it is.
No mailman! No gas! No trip to the Store!
And, It will stream along my 25Mb boosted chsi connection and i'll probably chat on the phone all the while I'm enjoying it.
Singing the praises of all of this to a friend or two.
Folks. This is the future. And it is here now. The VALUE is in these upper tier bundles. This is NOT expensive. It is all encompassing entertainment for everyone in the family.
At one Very..VERY....reasonable price.
~Rick | |
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 jus10
join:2009-08-04
Sterling, VA Reviews:
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| Re: I'm telling you right now... Yeah, overpriced over-compressed video streaming is JUST LIKE all I can eat Bluray delivered to my mailbox.
$20 for Netflix. I can watch anything I want as much as I want a month. That works out to 66 cents a day so your price is 10x more. | |
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 SLDPremium
join:2002-04-17
San Francisco, CA | Is Comcast spamming this forum now? | |
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 | | | Re: I'm telling you right now... You haven't met Rick before?
He talks about how driving somewhere to get a movie is horrible, then offers Redbox?
I love how he offers up HBO as competition to Netflix... Really HBO? I moved to Neflix because how much HBO movie selection blows.
Yea, deciding what to que is horrible.. how do people do it?
Lets see, how many recent releases that I specifically want to see can be sent and received from Netflix through the mail (which includes the hassle and time of dropping it in the box as I leave my driveway) before it shows up on HBO,Showtime,Cinemax or any combination of 'upper tier Comcast bundling' to be streamed via XFinity? How many BluRays? How many devices is XFinity bundled into? And finally can they do it for less than $12/month over my current basic digital + HD package? | |
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 ptrowskiGot Helix?Premium
join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
kudos:4 | Yay, let me go check my Comcast On Demand....oh wait, they don't serve my area so that has ZERO value for me Rick. Thanks though. | |
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| The company that I work for is being merged with Comcast, after the merger those who live in a Comcast served area will get free internet and cable.
I couldn't care less for Comcast's Internet or Cable offering. I don't mind paying for DirecTV at least my HD isn't shitty, and I use FIOS which I expense every month. So after the merger, I'll keep what I have, and continue to expense my FIOS service.
I don't want Comcast anywhere near me even if they're the ones paying my salary. | |
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| | On Demand is a rip-off. Lets see....I can get 4-5 new movies a month from Netflix for $9/month. Comcast, that would be $20. I'll stick with Netflix. | |
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|  BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | Re: I'm telling you right now... said by vanheve2:On Demand is a rip-off. Lets see....I can get 4-5 new movies a month from Netflix for $9/month. Comcast, that would be $20. I'll stick with Netflix. Those movies have to be mailed to you. On Demand is instant. Also OnDemand is getting more movies right when they hit VD with Netlfix you now have to wait 4 weeks. | |
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| | | | Re: I'm telling you right now... For less than 1/2 the price, I'll wait for it to come in the mail. And if I can't wait, Netflix has tons of (free) movies I can steam via my Roku. I've never understood people who have to see it "the day it comes out". A little self control?? | |
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| | said by Rick:Netflix..better..but this whole mailing things back and forth just can be a hassle as well waiting and deciding on what I want to watch next. Please! Netflix is the best possible configuration for serving the broadest segment of the public imaginable.
While I lament that they are held hostage by the postal service, they do get something in return, just as all businesses using the USPS do.
The fact that the USPS is a special entity built to guarantee business and personal communication gets where it needs to go under threat of federal charges against tampering and interception means that there has to be a way to keep 6 day a week delivery going. The country still runs on the postal service! | |
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 badtripI heart the East BayPremium
join:2004-03-20
Albany, CA | said by Rick:and have it wind up costing you..6 bucks a day. Isn't that worth it? Nope. Netflix is ~.$030 a day. Come back and type a Comcast commercial to notify us when the cost of Comcast is closer to ~$0.50 per day. | |
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 tvtekLive life to its fullestPremium
join:2004-03-07
Concord, CA
·Astound Broadband
| No thanks....I have Comcast but refuse to pay for movies since I get the random audio drop off on both TVs and both HD boxes. I 'll stick with actually going to Blockbuster and renting Blurays..
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 sapoCruising Down Memory LanePremium
join:2002-09-16
Sacramento, CA
kudos:1 | Comcast is a jack and their customer service is generally clueless. Do you have any suggestions on how I can get another company to serve my area instead?
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BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | said by Rick:screw the post office.. The heck with netflix....redbox.. buh bye brokeblockbuster... and hello....On Demand~Xfinity TV » www.xfinity.com/customer/I LOVE watching shows on Xfinity where I can now access all my premium channels and all kinds of tv shows. Folks. This is the future. And it is here now. The VALUE is in these upper tier bundles. This is NOT expensive. It is all encompassing entertainment for everyone in the family. At one Very..VERY....reasonable price. ~Rick Available to COMCAST customers ONLY. So how would I as a Charter customer have access to this lovely product, Einstien?
Yes pay for cable then pay again for cable over internet. REAL smart. Seriously you think you're getting a bargin? | |
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Can you say fanboi.
