said by Cabal :

They hit a real home run with the segregated bandwidth it uses over some of the fly-by-night VoIP companies.

said by Cabal :

VoIP is Voice over IP. Comcast is running Voice over IP. Not sure what the confusion is, they just do a better job of insuring quality over other competitors.

Q: If the cable goes out, will my phone go out too?

A: No. Comcast uses the power of broadband to deliver Comcast Digital Voice, cable television, and High-Speed Internet services to our customers over a single coaxial cable. To ensure reliability, these services function independently of each other, so if one Comcast service is affected, it does not necessarily mean your other Comcast services will be affected. But is a storm or accident knocks out our network, then muliple services may be affected.

Q: Are Comcast Digital Voice calls routed across the Internet?

A: No! Comcast keeps the calls on their private broadband network until our switch delivers the call on the PSTN (public switched telephone network).

said by nokiatech :

VOIP is Voice over IP. The method of transmission and the protocal being transmitted really have nothing to do with one another. They are doing pretty much the same thing that a company like Vonage does. The difference is the vast majority of call routing is done on their private cable network vs using the internet like Vonage does.

said by Rick :

AT&T..I said it before..and I'll say it again..this could all spell the end of them in a few years.

said by Rick :

I'm not sure I'd call 40.7Mb into a 64Mb file..and still transferring at 2.26MB/sec..

a burst.

Instead..I'd call my 20,000k + service..comcastic.

said by MysticGogeta :

Again I would rather have the right package then some bursts it gives the wrong idea about the service.

said by Rick :

I think a photo of a guy playing taps on his trumpet is more appropriate. After all, what's going to save them when millions are fleeing their landlines to the tune of what's in the story above?

Their 3Mb that's really a 2.5Mb service in disguise versus my and others almost 30Mb speeds now?

All I know my friend is I REALLY hope they sell a WHOLE Lot of iphones.

Because I hear the sad, mournful sound of the trumpet playing already.

said by en102 :

AT&T (al Quaeda Telegrapha and Telecom )

said by Rick :

These numbers are just devastating for the telco industry.
I think we all know that most of these 3 million customers were those who have dropped their landlines like a bad habit.

And HE**..I'll be the FIRST to say that Comcasts VOIP service is too expensive compared to others you can get.

While their HSI service is very reasonably priced compared to all you get...that isn't the same with their VOIP.
They need to come down in price to at least match AT&T and Verizon's voip packages..(20~25.00 per month).

But, we all saw at&t's continued massive loss of landlines number the last few days. Comcast and the cable industry as a whole is cleaning their clocks and attacking their bread and butter business bigtime.

Compare that to the (overall) much slower DSL packages and I think it all adds up to one big mess for a company like AT&T.
At least verizon woke up last year..and is doing something about this with FTTH.

AT&T..I said it before..and I'll say it again..this could all spell the end of them in a few years.

How long do you go on losing this many customers and not being able to compete?

AOL showed that a GIANT..CAN fall given the right scenario and time.

said by bronxlcsw :

The only people who still have POTS service are those who are fearful of new technology like VOIP and people who cant get broadband.

said by bronxlcsw :

The only people who still have POTS service are those who are fearful of new technology like VOIP and people who cant get broadband.

said by JerryTongue :

I read up on all the findings here and this one is kinda funny. First they talk about how many came on over the last 2 years then how they put that little part in about the 90 some thousand they lost and add it to collage kids going to school and what not.First off it's not the collage kids paying the bill, it's the parents ( there at home for break for the most part) I know people that like the VOIP with comcast, not many but I do. But I would have to lean more of the 92,000 customers leaving to they are now able to have Fios, have gone to Direct Tv and so on. I have Comcast, I like Comcast. They have been a good service to me but I used Skype for years when it was free which was always very clear so for me to now have to pay for it? Nope And also the demand for bandwidth is becoming much greater for all the new things coming out. They and not just Comcast see it as most use is just surfing the web. Myself being a gamer know that every day all day 24/7 Millions yes Millions are online gaming at any given time. You take that number and and given the fact most these people understand Bandwidth they will take the best available to them. Like I said I like Comcast but if better came around I would be one added to that 92,000 first chance.