raedwa01
join:2004-12-02
Louisville, KY
| [News] Is Comcast coming? I don't know about other Insight areas, but i have been seeing a lot of "Comcastic" commercials on tv around here. Just wondering if Comcast is taking over things in Louisville. If not, why are they advertising here? It gets pretty annoying, kind of like the Boston Market and IHOP commercials i keep seeing when neither are ANYWHERE near here. (I loved Boston Market when they were here and are ticked they are gone BTW  ).
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IGGY
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join:2001-03-30
Chatham, IL
| Re: [News] Is Comcast coming? Boston Market - yuck - the one in Sarasota, FL was the pits and bad service. Haven't been to an IHOP in years. Although the rumor persist that they are coming to Springfield, IL.
As for the Comcast is taking over Insight argument. This has been rumored for years as well. We have seen some areas switch do to agreements expiring. That happened earlier this year or was that last year?
Insight has been taken private. So it's not likely we'll see any information publicly. Until any such deal has taken place.
Could it occur? Yes. Is it likely? In some regards - yes. Is consolidation something that is happening all around the communications and technology sector? You bet it is. Many major deals have just gone down this week. And several that have been ongoing are getting close to being finalized.
I do agree that it is annoying seeing commercials on local channels for places you can't frequent. We had Boston Market commercials on one station all the time. And I think the closest one ( if it exist ) may be in Champaign. At least the station that ran the ads served that market.:) Even though it's office and facilities are in Springfield.
These most likely are just national ads being shown in the local area.
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tech327
join:2003-01-02
Louisville, KY
| I've even had unsubstantiated rumors of techs on calls to people's home stating comcast is coming in soon but you know how that goes.
The other rumor I've heard is that Comcast is waiting for Louisville to be converted from POTS to VOIP before they take over because they dont want to deal with the FCC regulations that go along with POTS. Again that's just rumor.
I do know for a fact that a good portion of the support center here in KY are all Temps that are getting no offers to be actual insight employees. If that doesnt scream company about to be taken over I dont know what does. | |
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join:2006-01-01
Evansville, IN
1 edit | Re: [News] Is Comcast coming? said by tech327  :The other rumor I've heard is that Comcast is waiting for Louisville to be converted from POTS to VOIP before they take over because they dont want to deal with the FCC regulations that go along with POTS. Again that's just rumor. Comcast provided the POTS to Insight for Louisville, Lexington, and Evansville until January 1 of 2005; before selling the switches to Insight. They also have another POTS switch in Detroit. The VOIP conversion will be a while out, as most VOIP switches are junk, but this is coming from a POTS switch tech. | |
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| Have also seen the Comcast commercial on a local tv station in Lexington Kentucky. Comcast already owns 50% of the Lexington cable system. And Insight owns the other 50%. I think that the ownership agreement expires on December 31, 2005. Comcast might take over the Lexington cable system in 2006. Or it could just remain as Insight. Anyone have any detailed information on Comcast taking over the Lexington cable system? | |
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Klownin3468
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join:2004-09-06
Cicero, IN
1 edit | Re: [News] Is Comcast coming? If you look @ the Company profile of Comcast Inc. it looks as is they are going to be selling properties and not aquiring them....... From what i see i believe Comcast Inc. will be selling some of the smaller properties and looking on building more properties in illinois.......... But i am just a little fish trying to get a worm. | |
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k4kaster
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| Re: [News] Is Comcast coming? I am an Insight employee. 5-10yrs exp. I read one of your earlier forums regarding comcast service. In the past 2 yrs I have seen Insight's service go into the toliet. We are now using contractors to do Installs. Big Mistake. We might as well invite Installers from Dish and Direct Tv to work in our system. Both groups provide the same poor quality work, and treat customers like crap.
With today being January 1st, The agreement between Insight/Comcast is done I was wondering if you had any new information regarding the Insight/Comcast deal. The company is not talking, and since we have gone private we are not going to hear from them. Personally It really bothers me, that they don't respect us enough to keep us informed as to what is coming. But that seems to be right in line with the way Comcast thinks. We seem to be adopting alot of Comcast's bad business traits. Rule #1 Bigger is better. Rule #2 Provide Customer service as long as it doesn't conflict with Rule #1
If you have any info, please send to k4kaster@yahoo.com
Hope you have a prosperous 2006. | |
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What?
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join:2004-08-29
Evansville, IN | Re: [News] Is Comcast coming? I'll have you know that I AM a CONTRACTOR for INSIGHT, and the frikkin MANAGER of INSIGHT has called ME over and SHOOK MY HAND and said "KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!" | |
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| Re: [News] Is Comcast coming? said by Couch Potato :I'll have you know that I AM a CONTRACTOR for INSIGHT, and the frikkin MANAGER of INSIGHT has called ME over and SHOOK MY HAND and said "KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!" I don't think anyone would deny that Insight is pleased to be using contractors. A contractor is considerably cheaper on the bottom line than a full-time employee.
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Champaign, IL | Insight sent a contractor to our home to fix some long-standing cable problems, including the installation of an amplifier. He was professional and the most courteous "cable guy" I've ever encountered. Not sure they're all that good though. | |
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join:2002-01-17
Sandy, UT | that is to bad because It would be nice to pay a 10 dollar upgrade fee rather then a 35 dollar fee! | |
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Shack
join:2002-01-17
Bloomington, IN
| quote:
that is to bad because It would be nice to pay a 10 dollar upgrade fee rather then a 35 dollar fee!
I agree with that, but comcast has its issues as well, search back a year ago and look at the people getting nastygrams from comcast over using to much bandwidth. I don't remember seeing a lot of that here. For me switching back to comcast would have zero affect in the department, though I doubt that is going to happen here regardless. | |
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superakcraig
join:2005-03-15
Louisville, KY
| Re: [News] Is Comcast coming? I could be way off base with this but I have seen these commercials as well and I believe they were "network" commercials and not local commercials. If this is the case, then insight has no control over what is being shown. Just like the IHOP commercials on TBS....that is a network commercial. I believe I saw the Comcast commercial on Fox...but I am not sure.
Just a thought!!! | |
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join:2004-11-09
Urbana, IL | Re: [News] Is Comcast coming? Oh BTW no Boston Market here in Champaign-Urbana =)
NO White Castle
NO Popeyes
NO 7-11
Those are the only ones I care about =)
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@insightBB.com | Re: [News] Is Comcast coming? used to be a popeyes but more chicken was going out the back door than the front... | |
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join:2003-10-24
Wasteland | Yes, but you do have a Famous Dave's that is worth visiting:D | |
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Shack
join:2002-01-17
Bloomington, IN | quote:
NO White Castle
That is a tragedy! They closed one of out 2 White Castles a year ago or so and I wanted to cry, it was the one nearest me, though I think I have lost some weight. | |
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join:2001-08-25
Franklin, IN | Re: [News] Is Comcast coming? no white castle ? try krogers frozen food section
yep they sell em frozen we call em sliders around here
slides in slides out all that grease ( they call it meat) | |
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join:2000-11-07
Anderson, IN | Re: [News] Is Comcast coming? sweetie, frozen slyders are a poor substitute for the real thing!
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indy0365
join:2001-08-25
Franklin, IN
| what I like is there a billboard near downtown louisville
( you be going east on I 64 coming from indiana)
big words says
Insight Cable got you by the coaxial
then in the corner a picture of a dish saying dish network | |
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tech327
join:2003-01-02
Louisville, KY | Dish runs those everywhere and replaces the cable company name with whomever is in the area.
Their ads alone make me never want to use them. | |
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join:2001-08-25
Franklin, IN | Re: [News] Is Comcast coming? I got a grin from it the big bad cable compamy | |
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kbullmatt
join:2005-10-12
Newark, OH
| All I can say is that in, now 11 years, I have been through 1 buyout, 1 trade and 2 mergers. The consolidation business was big!
Adelphia halted everything when they stole from the kitty. Now financial agencies are opening up for the big dogs to start consolidating again. Look for Comcast, Time Warner, Cox and maybe a few of the bigger investment companies to come out on top in the next couple of years. Mom and Pops companies and some of the smaller companies (Insight) will likely be snatched up and tied into clusters to assist these big guys in owning the world. MU HA HA HA.
Can anyone say more money, bigger company....faster downloads....how bout 8mb.....yes. | |
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tech327
join:2003-01-02
Louisville, KY
| Just to add fuel to the fire.
A co-worker of mine called the comcast service number when these ads started. At taht time ti stated "Sorry we do not service your area."
He called again last night and claims it stated "We do not YET service your area but look forward to doing so in the near future."
I havent called yet to verify, but he lives not far from the Insight call center here in Louisville.
Just thought I would throw that out there. | |
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OneSickPup
Premium
join:2003-11-26
Elizabethtown, KY
| Re: [News] Is Comcast coming? I wouldn't put much stock in responses acquired from Comcast Service numbers. Being a Comcast user - you just gotta trust me on that one!
As for the advertisements - Keep in mind that the majority of Hardin County (and surrounding areas) to your South is Comcast territory. Unlike many areas, we have an alternative catv provider in our community that has eroded Comcast's market share (more so in cable tv offerings than broadband). I really think those ad's are targeted for our area. Just my unprofessional opinion though.  | |
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tech327
join:2003-01-02
Louisville, KY
| I found this link:
»www.broadcastingcable.com/articl···ral=SUPP
it speculates that with Insight going private it's just leverage better positioning for a buy out. If i'm reading it correctly, it says Insight could be either bought out or Comcast could pull their shares and leave insight at about 600K subs total. My question is, who would be the 600k left? | |
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Klownin3468
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join:2004-09-06
Cicero, IN | Re: [News] Is Comcast coming? I talked to yet another comcast tech and he stated that insight will be dissolved as of Jan. 1, so figure a six month freeze and i would guess by july Insight will be no more...................... | |
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join:2001-12-01
Louisville, KY
| Re: [News] Is Comcast coming? Klownin3468 posted "I talked to yet another comcast tech and he stated that insight will be dissolved as of Jan. 1, so figure a six month freeze and i would guess by july Insight will be no more............"
Well, is the rumor true Insight to become Comcast in 2006?
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join:2001-05-04
Lexington, KY | Good reason to not put the voip on insight? | |
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join:2006-02-14
Vincennes, IN
| Re: [News] Is Comcast coming? I live in Washington Indiana...(South Western Indiana) and I currently have Charter Communications. They have been my provider for about 10 years. When they came in they upgraded the whole town to fiber optic cable before some of the largeer cities around me even were upgraded. Now they are reorganizing the company....and selling off their rural assets. The area I live in is one of those areas. I figured Insight would probably buy the services because they provide services in Evansville which is about 50 miles south of me and in other towns in my area. Then I heard about the Comcast situation. I was recently down at my brothers house in Jeffersonville Indiana near Louisville. We went to a hh Gregg store in a nearby town and the sales person told me that he heard Comcast was buying Insight. I am wondering if Comcast does buy Insight if Comcast will buy the Charter services in my area. Also I have been seeing a lot if Comcastic commercials lately too...And they don't provide any services any where near where I live... | |
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join:2001-12-01
Louisville, KY | Re: [News] Is Comcast coming? I smell an Insight sale to Comcast coming. However, I have no solid facts on that tonight.
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No Guru Just Here To Help
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join:2001-03-30
Chatham, IL
| Re: [News] Is Comcast coming? Consolidation isn't unheard of - but we have been hearing this speculation for years. Then again taking the company private could be the way for a limited number of people to maximize their profit from such a sale. These two companies have had what seems to be a cozy relationship in the past. But I would have thought that a sale would have taken place by now if it was in the works.
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No Guru Just Here To Help
Premium,MVM
join:2001-03-30
Chatham, IL | Re: [News] Is Comcast coming? Looks like we may have the answer for some of the Charter customers and the answer didn't turn out to be Insight.
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join:2006-02-14
Vincennes, IN | Re: [News] Is Comcast coming? Ya, but Im and Indiana customer and it doesnt look like charter sold the systems here yet... | |
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ComTech6
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join:2006-01-20
Cicero, IN | Re: [News] Is Comcast coming? Dont be surprised if you see Insight buy them | |
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tech327
join:2003-01-02
Louisville, KY | I just wish they would hurry up and announce something either way. | |
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Ripperingo
join:2004-09-02
Champaign, IL
| Kinda funny that they just started this whole campaign about being in the community and making things better, using the argument that they're not a huge company blahblah.
Either way, for most regions things probably wont change much, since even IF insight get bought out, the buying party still has the monopoly in many areas. | |
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@216.135.x.x
| Re: [News] Is Comcast coming? That's funny because the previous incarnation of the power company here in Evansville IN (Sigeco) put out a videotape called "smaller is better" quite a while back. Now they are long gone...replaced by the demonic corporation known as Vectren. So much for "smaller is better", huh? | |
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join:2006-02-14
Vincennes, IN
| Re: [News] Is Comcast coming? I was afraid of "Sigecom" buying out Washington and Vincennes. They are apparantly already putting up lines in Vincennes. It would make sense that they would buy them but I hope not. »www.sigecom.com They are much more expensive than charter. | |
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join:2006-01-20
Cicero, IN | Re: [News] Is Comcast coming? Still nothing on Charter Indiana....... | |
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Vincennes, IN | Re: [News] Is Comcast coming? Its odd because the lady acted like Charter wanted to dumb my area pretty quickly and that it has been for sale for a while now. | |
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join:2004-09-02
Champaign, IL | Re: [News] Is Comcast coming? well, i'd like some more stratified options. If they'd offer 2 down 256 up for like $25 i'd switch in a heartbeat. 4/384 is waay more then i need. the only reason i have cable is b/c DSL is no option. (no installed phone line) | |
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join:2002-01-19
Urbana, IL
| Just to stir the pot a bit more...I saw a Comcast truck in Champaign this past week...Dunno if this person was sub-contracted for a bit and just drives around with "Comcast" all over his truck or what, LOL.  | |
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join:2002-09-19
Champaign, IL
| Re: [News] Is Comcast coming? said by illini25 :Just to stir the pot a bit more...I saw a Comcast truck in Champaign this past week...Dunno if this person was sub-contracted for a bit and just drives around with "Comcast" all over his truck or what, LOL. i was about to post the same thing. In Champaign I've seen a Comcast truck about a dozen times now over in NW champaign. | |
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tech327
join:2003-01-02
Louisville, KY | we've got 5.5 weeks left on their contract, oh the anticipation. | |
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klownin
@insightBB.com | A little birdie told me to day that the Comcast/Insight Deal will not be a full buy out but just a shift in different properties.......... Meaning that some properties that are now insight are going to be Comcast, and so and so forth | |
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bsc
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join:2003-03-11
Lexington, KY | Re: [News] Is Comcast coming? Here's to Lexington shifting to Comcast... 6mbit while I am visiting my parents wouldn't be such a bad thing. | |
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bobvila4
join:2005-08-27
Urbana, IL | More fuel to the fire...
I've been seeing SBC trucks with big spools of thick orange wire. I couldn't get a good look, but they were doing some digging over by the train tracks northwest of downtown champaign. | |
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Couch Potato
What?
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join:2004-08-29
Evansville, IN | I was watching the local ABC channel last night, and I saw 2 Comcast commercials. I have never seen a comcast commercial b4 and I watch alot of TV.
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