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| I feel your pain! I understand your frustration. Moved in 2009 and had to switch to Blue Ridge/PTD. Recently went to Comcast's website and was excited that it showed our area was serviceable. After speaking to a live person at Comcast, that turned out to be false. Still only Blue Ridge/PTD and the Comcast rep told me only one cable company can cover an area because there is only one wire (apparently they don't share it like electric). Here is my reply to another post:
Sorry folks, they do state the cap on Blue Ridge's website. Can't find it on PTD's and they are not really upfront with it, but what company is?
Current monthly bandwidth limits:
Web Surfer: 150 GB combined total of download and upload per month
G5: 250 GB combined total of download and upload per month
G10: 250 GB combined total of download and upload per month
G15: 250 GB combined total of download and upload per month
Unlike Comcast, who is the cable company and the ISP, Blue Ridge partners with PTD to bring us internet. The cable company delivers it so I assume they get to set the limits and speed based on their equipment and capabilities.
I contacted Blue Ridge a few months ago concerning what DOCSIS they were running. I was told they are using DOCSIS 1.x and have no plans to upgrade. Inferior service, out dated technology, slower speeds, and more expensive than Comcast. And the only cable choice we have. | | |
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| said by GadgetGuru:I contacted Blue Ridge a few months ago concerning what DOCSIS they were running. I was told they are using DOCSIS 1.x and have no plans to upgrade. Inferior service, out dated technology, slower speeds, and more expensive than Comcast. And the only cable choice we have.
DOCSIS 1.x??? Are you serious?
OMG. What a joke this company is.
Of course they have no plans to upgrade- they don't have to. There is NO competition. There are no other cable companies, and their only competitor is Verizon DSL, with their *blazing* fast 3 Mbps offering...
Nice to pay top dollar for ten year old technology that will never, ever be upgraded.
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