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Opt-OutI've already opted out a few weeks ago. I don't need this garbage on DNS servers. I would highly suggest that everyone else does it to. | |
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SLD
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2009-Aug-4 6:53 pm
Re: Opt-OutI will when I can get the MAC address off the modem. Unfortunately, it is not in an easy place to reach. | |
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Re: Opt-Outusually it can be found somewhere on the status page for it. » 192.168.100.1Try that. | |
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| | | SnowyLock him up!!! Premium Member join:2003-04-05 Kailua, HI |
Snowy
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2009-Aug-5 3:16 am
Re: Opt-OutI never knew that! | |
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| | | SLD Premium Member join:2002-04-17 San Francisco, CA |
to Cjaiceman
I replied earlier to JL that your suggestion worked great. He wrote the same thing as you. Well, thanks! | |
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S_engineer Premium Member join:2007-05-16 Chicago, IL 1 edit |
they should have Billy Mays announce this.Comcast is just full of news today........thiis is no big deal, but it also follows the trend of how to ring out a penny. | |
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ropeguru
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2009-Aug-4 5:38 pm
Re: they should have Billy Mays announce this.Wouldn't surprise me though if Comcast had that predetermined also. | |
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Not a week ago, a MONTH ago. | |
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SLD
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2009-Aug-4 6:54 pm
Re: they should have Billy Mays announce this.Yeah, didn't you hear everyone *shouting* for joy?!? | |
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David to FFH5
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2009-Aug-4 6:57 pm
to FFH5
That would be quite the trick considering he died over a month ago. Dying 2x and announcing this product on behalf of comcast. | |
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Re: they should have Billy Mays announce this.i just saw a commercial with him in it selling some planting type auger with a free drill. The first words out of his mouth were "I'm Billy mays and I'm back". This was less than a week ago. He must still be haunting the cable channels..... | |
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bobobobo
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2009-Aug-5 7:59 am
Re: they should have Billy Mays announce this.But he is back. Back in our hearts *sobs* | |
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| dvd536as Mr. Pink as they come Premium Member join:2001-04-27 Phoenix, AZ |
to S_engineer
said by S_engineer:Comcast is just full of news today........thiis is no big deal, but it also follows the trend of how to ring out a penny. Only that billy only pitched stuff he believed in. oh yeah, he's dead too. | |
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DevanchyaSmile Premium Member join:2003-12-09 Ajax, ON |
It's the secondary that is the problem...My main issue with these "fing money grabs" is it breaks secondary fail-over for dns.
If Comcast or Bell Canada DNS says the domain isn't there, well what about another DNS server? Bell is famous for having a crumy "cheap" DNS system...
Ah well, sit back and enjoy the rid folks. ARPU is the rule now, and if it adds even 1 cent to the ARPU, it's coming in... the user will get use to it sooner or later. | |
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Re: It's the secondary that is the problem...I agree Management accounting and the Internet meet and it keeps getting worse here in Canada.
What was the problem again? Was there something wrong with the way DNS servers worked in the past? Did I miss the post on here about why DNS needed to be "Improved"? | |
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FFH5 Premium Member join:2002-03-03 Tavistock NJ 1 edit |
FFH5
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2009-Aug-4 5:31 pm
Don't mind DNS service; then kill ads with adblock plus w FFIf you don't see anything troublesome about hints for the correct domain when you mistype, then you can stay in the redirected DNS service. But if ads truly bug you then use the adblock plus add-on in Firefox or the IE7Pro add-on for Internet Explorer. I use adblock plus and get no ads with my OpenDNS service. OpenDNS with adblock ON Adblock ON
OpenDNS with adblock OFF Adblock OFF
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FFH5
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2009-Aug-5 4:34 pm
Re: Don't mind DNS service; then kill ads with adblock plus w FFDid the opt-out procedure. Took 1 day for them to accomplish request. | |
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misiek Premium Member join:2000-12-25 Round Lake, IL |
misiek
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2009-Aug-4 5:38 pm
Slow opt-out page.Based on the slowness of Comcast's page, can one assume that the people are trying to opt-out in large numbers? (/sarcasm off) | |
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Re: Slow opt-out page.said by misiek:Based on the slowness of Comcast's page, can one assume that the people are trying to opt-out in large numbers? (/sarcasm off) We are monitoring the page and it is responding normally. If you are having issues connecting to it please PM me. | |
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misiek
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2009-Aug-5 9:21 am
Re: Slow opt-out page.Thanks. I was able to access the opt-out page a few minutes ago without issues. | |
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| FreedomBuildWell done is better than well said Premium Member join:2004-10-08 Rockford, IL |
to misiek
I pre opted out the second I caught wind of it. Because I know their selected 'testing' area was pretty much all network. I have learned never to trust a thing Comcasts says or hints at | |
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Re: Slow opt-out page.said by FreedomBuild:I pre opted out the second I caught wind of it. Because I know their selected 'testing' area was pretty much all network. I have learned never to trust a thing Comcasts says or hints at This is why we deployed the opt-out nationwide and why you could opt-out at anytime. I would say we have been very up front about this deployment so I hope that would earn some trust. | |
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zed2608
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2009-Aug-4 6:48 pm
Re: Slow opt-out page.in some ways i trust the chinise and there great firewall more then comcast | |
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Re: Slow opt-out page.said by zed2608:in some ways i trust the chinise and there great firewall more then comcast For some reason, I actually laughed at that. | |
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zed2608
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2009-Aug-4 8:27 pm
Re: Slow opt-out page.the funny thing is im serious | |
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| | | FreedomBuildWell done is better than well said Premium Member join:2004-10-08 Rockford, IL 1 edit |
to ctg1701a
read my review and get a sampling of the BS I have been going through with Comcast for the last year and half...Mind you I said sampling... never mind some of the personal coverstaions and correspondence I have had with 'certain Comcast officials' then examine their past track record with open blatant lying. Comcast to me, keeps walking and talking like a duck...
I rest my case on the 'limited' test area. Probably one of the other reasons I had noticed a major change in some of the tests I have ran.
Download speed has always been an issue for us in Rockford. IL
I must also stress that a half truth is a whole lie... | |
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Re: Slow opt-out page.said by FreedomBuild:read my review and get a sampling of the BS I have been going through with Comcast for the last year and half...Mind you I said sampling... never mind some of the personal coverstaions and correspondence I have had with 'certain Comcast officials' then examine their past track record with open blatant lying. Comcast to me, keeps walking and talking like a duck... I rest my case on the 'limited' test area. Probably one of the other reasons I had noticed a major change in some of the tests I have ran. Download speed has always been an issue for us in Rockford. IL I must also stress that a half truth is a whole lie... I can understand your frustration and if you are continuing to have issues, please feel free to reach out to me or any of the Comcast representatives here. | |
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Re: Slow opt-out page.I have to laugh at this one..nothing personal...but when HAVEN'T I been having issues with Comcast service. It was when I had Insightbb. | |
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to ctg1701a
You've been more upfront than the whole RST packet debacle so I will give you that. However, I'm sure you and your management knew this move would be unpopular amongst the "power user" demographic. I give you credit and thank you for your list below of "opt-out" dns servers but I do want add my name to the "unhappy about this" list.
Debating on whether I'm going to get DNS working on my mini-home server. Don't think I'm in the mood tonight but maybe next weekend. | |
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said by ctg1701a:I would say we have been very up front about this deployment so I hope that would earn some trust. "Hey, buddy, I have a new super-sensitive car alarm that might go off a few times a night, but you can close your window or sleep in another room." Helpful, Earned some trust? Yes Fixed the problem? No | |
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SlickEnW Premium Member join:2003-01-21 Seattle, WA |
SlickEnW
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2009-Aug-4 6:06 pm
I was wondering...Why comcast was doing this. Guess I know. Time to opt out | |
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b10010011Whats a Posting tag? join:2004-09-07 united state |
Must I say it again?It's easier than people think it is to run your own DNS server on your local machine or LAN. Treewalk DNS server for Windows is free for personal use. » treewalkdns.com/*nix users can install Bind » www.bind9.net/Mac users? | |
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Re: Must I say it again?said by b10010011:It's easier than people think it is to run your own DNS server on your local machine or LAN. Mac users? MAC users can also run BIND for caching. I would also take a look at unbound: » www.unbound.net/There are many alternatives to run your own caching servers and you can even forward to our non-redirecting servers to utilize those caches there. Here is a list we posted today for your reference: » dns.comcast.net/dns-ip-a ··· ses.html | |
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2009-Aug-5 7:54 pm
Re: Must I say it again?CTG: Thank you so much for posting that list. It only took a few seconds for me to update my computer to use the opted-out DNS servers. While I would argue that substantial changes to service like this ought to be opt-in rather than opt-out, I appreciate Comcast providing a way to opt-out.
PLEASE, inform Comcast's tech support personnel of the existence of this list. This morning, I spent more than an hour on the phone with several different Comcast tech support people because the opt out site wasn't sending me the expected confirmation email. Though all of the people I talked to seemed to genuinely want to help, none of them knew what to suggest. A "supervisor" even told me, "We haven't been trained on this". If any of the people I had talked to had been able to tell me, "Just switch your DNS settings to use this different server", I could have gone away satisfied instead of frusterated.
The confirmation email did finally show up, something like 8 hours after I filled out the opt-out form. And after I clicked the link, I was told it would take another two days for the opt-out to take effect! There's no need for that. Wouldn't it be much easier for all concerned if Comcast informed everyone of the existence of the list? You could put a link to it on the opt-out page itself. | |
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PhillipI Need A Nap join:2004-12-21 Hatboro, PA |
ISPGod, I remember back when I had an Internet Service Provider, they were called Bellatlantic.
And today, I have a Internet Service Portal, and its called Comcast. | |
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DNS redirect by ComcastAs has been said before. Hackers go to jail when caught redirecting your web page queries. So why isn't the ISP going to jail for hacking? Hey Comcast Executives, it's only a white collar crime and you get to go to this nice country club jail with minimum fencing for a few months. Free medical and 3 meals a day.
Anything like this must be opt in... Or at least declared Illegal. Since the ISP is controlling your Internet connection with re-directs to AD's disguised as a search engine page. Otherwise, how do you really know you are at the normal web page you wanted? Other than confirming via a IP address. | |
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swhx7 Premium Member join:2006-07-23 Elbonia |
swhx7
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2009-Aug-4 7:49 pm
It's for NX domains, not 404sYou get a 404 when you've contacted the server (DNS worked) and it doesn't have the page. What this is doing is replacing NXDOMAIN answers from DNS, for nonexistent domains. Nothing to do with 404s. | |
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Much Ado About Nothing (Again)My browsers show ether the browsers message or redirect to Goggle. Why is this an issue except to Comcast in a bad light. | |
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60529262 (banned)
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2009-Aug-5 1:03 am
Re: Much Ado About Nothing (Again)It's an issue because with this DNS interference your your browser will not show it's message nor redirect to Google. You'll get Comcast's ad-laden page instead. | |
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Submitted Opt Out Request... no response yetI submitted an opt-out request, but so far haven't gotten the response/confirmation yet. Sigh. | |
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profiting off the lazy masses...Wasn't what that 250gb cap was all about? Profitting off the lazy masses who wouldn't dare switch providers (if they have a choice in their markets). I promise you, if 1 million + subscribers called and had lines around the block to switch service... you can bet your a** that something would change. | |
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ahulett
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2009-Aug-4 10:40 pm
At least we can opt-out...I said it in another post. I'll say it here. If this were occurring on users' physical boxes without their consent, it'd be malware. The fact the change occurs in the cloud creates no difference. But, Comcast and other ISPs aren't interested in changing the behavior, and I'm unwilling to accept it in an opt-out only state. However, I understand Comcast's positioning, and from one person I had a quick dialog with, it appears they understand my position as well, and we respectfully agree to disagree. Did you opt-out? I started a Facebook group just for the heck of having some form of camaraderie more than anything. It's here. //A The views and opinions expressed in this post are my own, and do not necessarily reflect those of Microsoft. Microsoft is a registered trademark or trademark in the United States and/or other countries. | |
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kapilThe Kapil join:2000-04-26 Chicago, IL |
kapil
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2009-Aug-5 12:31 am
God Damn It!Fuck. I hate this shit. Stop fucking with stuff that isn't broken.
And why is this shit always opt-out? If you Comcast assholes think this is such a grand idea, make it opt-in and watch as the unwashed masses sign up in droves. Why do I have to opt out?
Just like with those credit card privacy notices....opt-out. Fuck you. Instead of paying lip service to my privacy, actually respect my privacy and fuck off. Leave me the fuck alone.
And what if I had scripts or systems that actually depended on a nxdomain response?
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Not a Comcast supporter, but this is not so evilI'm not so sure why people are so angry about this. If you don't like it, opt out of it. Those who aren't computer savvy enough to opt out immediately can often use the assistance in reaching their desired URL that this service provides. Those of us who know better should have no problem opting out. It took me all of about 2 minutes.
I'd like to think that more advertising revenue would help keep rates down, but that I know is a pipedream that isn't true. If you want to have a fight with Comcast, have it with them over their Cable TV rates which are totally obnoxious. | |
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Seeley
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2009-Aug-5 9:57 am
Comcast = GreedThere you again, Comcast. You can't help yourselves, can you?. Your arrogance and greed offend me. | |
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jus10
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2009-Aug-5 2:42 pm
Well that didn't workI have 6 emails in my inbox from Comcast saying my cable modem isn't registered with them so I'm going to have to call to opt out.
Wonderful. Phone tech support with Comcast. Just what I want to do. Sigh.
The scary part is I wonder what cable modem MAC they do have me registered with ... | |
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Re: Well that didn't workDon't know what the error could be -- PM your info to ctg1701a to have him manually opt you out. | |
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jus10
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2009-Aug-5 6:42 pm
Re: Well that didn't workThank you; PM sent. | |
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djcrazy Premium Member join:2009-08-05 Minneapolis, MN 1 edit |
djcrazy
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2009-Aug-5 8:51 pm
opendns.com Comcast DNS servers have always sucked in my area. I use open DNS instead. With IE7Pro for IE and Adblock Plus for Firefox, along with Spybot search and destroy, I rarely get bothered by ads and other nuisances | |
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Re: opendns.comYou lost me when you said you still use IE anything. | |
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