  intellerSociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK | defunct how useless....just like forcing cell users to pic a voice plan when all they want is data with skype.
This model is defunct, do not buy.
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 | | | Re: defunct Totally aggree!
As a cord cutter myself, this makes no sense to me. Everything that it offered on it is basically already available for steaming. | |
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| | Why bother? This service is going to get like, what, maybe a few thousand subs at most? I'm not sure why they're even bothering.
It's like these guys just don't get it. Cable is way overpriced, and people are looking to save money, not spend more, so these geniuses come out with a service that you can only get if you also sub to their overpriced TV service. That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.
And what box will this play back on? Can you get it on the Roku, Apple TV, Boxee, Google TV, or a game system? If not, then there's even less incentive to want it. | |
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|  Romney2012Defeat Obama 2012-Chg we can believe inPremium
join:2002-03-03
USA
kudos:4
1 edit | Re: Why bother? said by ISurfTooMuch:This service is going to get like, what, maybe a few thousand subs at most? I'm not sure why they're even bothering.
And what box will this play back on? Can you get it on the Roku, Apple TV, Boxee, Google TV, or a game system? If not, then there's even less incentive to want it.
There are millions of triple play customers who will get it for free and not have to pay the $5/mo.
It will play on any TV thru the STB and VOD service(which all existing TV users will already have) & thru a special folder on VOD. It will play on Android and iDevices thru an app that already plays Comcast content.
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In the coming year, the Streampix service will be available on additional devices such as Xbox 360 and Android™-powered devices. Streampix will be included as part of many Xfinity triple-play packages, Blast!+ and Blast! Extra video/high-speed Internet packages, as well as separately for $4.99 a month with other video packages, and enables the company to have greater flexibility with packaging and bundling options. With Streampix, the Xfinity TV service is a comprehensive video solution that lets users watch TV episodes of current seasons and complete past seasons of broadcast and cable hits. Xfinity TV also offers a suite of tools to personalize and manage viewing across screens for no additional charge through XfinityTV.com and the Xfinity TV app. Xfinity TV will continue to make more entertainment choices and personalization tools available across screens and through additional devices in the future.
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| | The Q
join:2008-06-26
Collegeville, PA | Re: Why bother? Exactly, it's more of a retention play from what I can tell. Keep those current customers as current customers with "value-added". | |
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| | fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | It's just more OnDemand content.. only they're slapping a name on it and a price tag.. and stupid people will feel that they're getting something great "for free" since they're subscribing to the more expensive packages.. so they get that $5.00 service free.
This is, in a way, kind of what it was like back in the late 90's when Tier 3 basic came out.. which was nothing more than TBS, and 4 other channels packaged up in a new tier (called the expanded pack) with a price of $4.95 a month.
It's great that they're offering more choices of where to get their service, but they just need to be honest about what they're offering. You can't package up something you're already doing, slap a price on it, and give it for "free" if you spend 10 times as much more money per month on services to get said product for free.
Besides, to charge a price on something that will be on Xbox, IN ADDITION to the Gold fee MS charges.. I might as well stick with other available streaming services and not spend more with Comcast.
I'm all about innovation, but this isn't innovative at all.. and Comcast has always spoke not about "price" rather about "value".. this has not added value. They're already offering same season shows.. people have DVR and can record these shows. If they wanted "innovation" they'd do like Dish does and incorporate sling into their DVR and allow people to truly watch TV on their own terms..
This, quite honestly, is not a service I can get excited about... at all. | |
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 syslockPremium
join:2007-02-03
Ann Arbor, MI
 ·Comcast
| Added Value my Yeah. >>Comcast has tinkered with the idea of stand alone over the top
video services, but the company claims such a service simply wouldn't be profitable.
Oh well. I know a lot of people that have dropped for good or drop
their cable TV all together for the summer and just watch OTA or
Netflilx in the evening.
I am just about there myself. People are sick of having to pay more
and more just for TV and get less in programming choices in return.
Get a new way to retain TV subs.
This does not do it for me. | |
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| fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | Re: Added Value my Yeah. The problem that many business executive dinosaurs have is that they feel everything they do has to "be profitable"... What they need to do is look at their future replacements, those of the likes of Amazon execs who broke out and did things their way.. (and do it quite well I might add) But does anyone thing that their Streaming Video service is "profitable?" ... how can it be when they're giving it away for free, at no additional charge to existing Amazon Prime members...? It's because it's an added REAL benefit to customers and encourages them to feel they're getting more VALUE (there's a valid use of the term VALUE) with their membership which makes the customer happy and keeps them active in the profit center they REALLY care about, which is their retail side.
Amazon feels that the added benefit of Prime Streaming Video is a helper to make their prime shoppers happy and keeps them buying merchandise. So far it's worked. But no where does it say that you have to have every profit center or product line be profitable.. I just will never get that mentality.. it's pure idiocy!
These corporate dinosaurs need to do one thing for the economy that would help greatly... just die off, turn to oil and help the energy problems. There are people out there wanting to do things better that will encourage more sustainable growth and create REAL revenue.. and happy customers. Imagine that, a healthy economy for all.. | |
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 pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD | Useless If the whole point is to save money by not buying TV service and getting content cheaper through NetFlix... how does charging money for an extra service on top of already expensive cable TV service help?
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andyrossPremium,MVM
join:2003-05-04
Schaumburg, IL | Yet another wallet grab Comcast is dropping the 'Preferred Collection' OnDemand at the end of the month. It had over 350 movies and was available to preferred and higher tiers. Now they replace it with something that costs extra $$ except for the 1%.
I wonder how soon they also restrict what you can watch based on what tier and channels you have? | |
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| fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | Re: Yet another wallet grab The 1%? ... that's a little thick there...
And how soon they restrict what you can watch based o the tier you have?? ... they already do that. Where have you been? | |
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 IPPlanManHoly Cable Modem Batman
join:2000-09-20
Washington, DC
kudos:1 | Just another way to get to the 250GB cap Which hasn't moved since October 2008....
Get ready for the on-demand up-sell too... | |
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| andyrossPremium,MVM
join:2003-05-04
Schaumburg, IL | Re: Just another way to get to the 250GB cap This is both OnDemand and streaming. People at home would most likely use a cable box to view instead, which had better not count against the 250G cap!! | |
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yhp
join:2006-12-27
Philadelphia, PA | HSI+Streampix can't turn a profit? Huh? That math just doesn't make sense. Comcast can't make standalone Internet+Streampix profitable? | |
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| | | Re: HSI+Streampix can't turn a profit? Huh? Oh, they can, but they don't want to do that. They're terrified that people will drop cable TV if they do that.
But here's a newsflash. People are already doing that. And you know it's getting serious when even the WSJ is reporting on it:
»online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142···chnology | |
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| | | Can you add it to limited basic cable? as that is about the same price with + HSI as HSI is on it's own. | |
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 KristopherI got a 4Premium
join:2002-10-11
Tyrinaria
kudos:4
·Comcast
| Does Nothing For Me Bah. I'm stuck with Comcast because there really is no other way to get high speed internet, because if there was, I'd drop their shit in a hot second. Just need to convince the wife she can watch her shows on her iPad at her convenience, and drop it back down to basic. From there, I need to convince the thieving bastards to get a tech over and remove the trap from my line that's blocking OTA ABC. If that doesn't work, I'll find the best option for Cable Internet only (I think it's still just Comcast with Baseline Basic Cable), and that'll be it.
Keep denying content, and I'll be turning to piracy along with everyone else before you know it. Greedy fucking bastards.
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|  vpokoPremium
join:2003-07-03
Boston, MA | Re: Does Nothing For Me I think Comcast is actually one of the better ISP's out there. I just don't have any use for cable TV or related stunts like these. | |
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| | KristopherI got a 4Premium
join:2002-10-11
Tyrinaria
kudos:4 Reviews:
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| Re: Does Nothing For Me My frustration lies at the loss of ABC HD OTA, and the lack of response from anyone in Comcast as to why. In doing further research, I've narrowed it down to a trap on the line, but my wife used the time to just test a new plan for a limited time price. Now I have to wean her off that to get back to limited basic, and cable internet only, then work on getting that damn trap removed so she can watch things she likes. Again, I'd prefer her to just watch after they air (she has to anyway due to work), but I understand the want to have it available feeling, especially if it should be available.
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| | They're Being Clueless Netflix gave us a one month trial and we're subscribed.
Hulu Plus gave us a two week trial and got about three or four months out of us. Maybe more.
Comcast will never see a dime from us for content.
Who's got the better model? | |
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| | Commercial free and uncut? Is the content going to be commercial free and uncut? | |
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tpkatl
join:2009-11-16
Dacula, GA | Dumb idea for so many reasons Not the least of which is that if it is going to count against my 250gb cap, it's a major negative for me. If they quadrupled the cap, I might give this some thought, but as it is now, it's a non-starter.
Second reason it's dumb: Limited availability of stuff. netflix has a million selections. Comcast might have 50,000 (max.) No interest for me there.
Final reason: of the minimum level to get it is as part of a triple play package, it's a non-starter. Comcast will never get my telephone business. | |
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TheMGPremium
join:2007-09-04
Canada
kudos:1 | FAIL FAIL.
Sorry Comcast, please try again. | |
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| | Cmon Use Your Brain Every CU that they switch over is pure profit. They are already bearing the expense for people to use Netflix etc etc.
They will be able to control their network better. Network congested..not a problem, they will change streampix for all users in a node/segment/area to DL at a lower quality until network congestion eases.
Down the road expect to see a broadband+streampix deal and relief from caps for steampix related parts of your data stream. | |
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|  not
@comcast.net | Re: Cmon Use Your Brain Shouldn't it be called Streamflix? But of course, that would make too much sense...  | |
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| | The Q
join:2008-06-26
Collegeville, PA | Re: Cmon Use Your Brain I believe the Streamflix name is already being used by some others. | |
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@comcast.net | Re: Cmon Use Your Brain That may be, but "pix" just doesn't spell video to me... or anyone else. But what do we expect a company with a name of Xfinity to know. | |
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| | | | | said by The Q:I believe the Streamflix name is already being used by some others.
Maybe they could call it streamqwiks... | |
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| | fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | said by not :Shouldn't it be called Streamflix? But of course, that would make too much sense...
There you go! ... focus on the important parts of this.. The name is completely stupid.. pix vs flix.. are you buying the name? or the service?
.... so, carry on about the workings of the name of their product. | |
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rody_44Premium
join:2004-02-20
Quakertown, PA
1 edit | uh Im onboard, I now pay netflix 8 dollars a month and stream content and also have the tv service from comcast. Netflix counts against my cap and this service wont since its offered via VOD. So in the end i get the same thing for three dollars less a month and dont need any extra box to stream it to the Tv. Than throw in i no longer need to worry about it putting me over my cap. Seems like a no brainer win situation to me.
Its karls assumption that this is aimed at cord cutters. If you look at who this is any value at all to its far from cord cutters. Its of value to people like me which is a netflix subscriber along with a video and braodband subscriber from comcast. | |
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|  NickDPremium
join:2000-11-17
Princeton Junction, NJ | Re: uh Perhaps they should also have DVD rentals bundled in with the service to win some Netflix customers. | |
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| | not to serve / please the customer vomit "plans" like this are not designed to please / help the customer save money / cut costs / offer value. They are put in place to please Wall Street shareholders. Those with the highest triple play packages are automatically counted as subs whether they ever use this or not. | |
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 VanPremium
join:2009-07-08
New Orleans, LA | Right...the "its about value" line that every single company uses to justify just about anything they do | |
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| | not so bad ... Personally, I'm kinda glad (I think) to see this announcement.
At least they are trying to compete with Netflix instead of blocking Netflix!
Comcast is my only link to the Internet - and it's a pretty good one now. I buy Internet Only service from Comcast And: (a) put voip.ms, google-voice/Obi for telephony over that. Plus (b) Netflix, Amazon, Vudu, etc for video entertainment/education.
I'm happy with that since the Comcast Internet service (at least for me) almost always has stutter free voice and smooth streaming.
But I "live in fear" that Comcast will do something evil to degrade or kill packet streams coming/going from Netflix, carrying VOIP, and so forth. Certainly the packet filtering technology is available to them... | |
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 newviewEx .. Ex .. ExactlyPremium
join:2001-10-01
Parsonsburg, MD
kudos:1
 ·Vonage
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| crap + crap = crapx2 quote:
Streampix will only be offered to users who subscriber to Comcast cable TV and broadband services.
So they're leveraging their crappy cableTV service and their admittedly good broadband service to squeeze another $6.00 a month out of subscribers by offering MORE crap ... ROFL. | |
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| | | Good idea This is probably a response to Dish Network's 'Blockbuster' streaming. | |
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join:2004-11-12 | Bigger Picture People.. I think its funny that no matter what move C* makes, its a HORRIBLE MOVE. Then they post their results and, guess what, made it again. Turned a profit again, lost less subs, launched faster speeds etc etc..
They have a clue guys.
Netflix has as many subs as Comcast. That is an untapped market. Sure they pay C* for the pipe to GET Netflix.. but why not offer their version of Netflix? FOR CHEAPER THEN NETFLIX?
In time you will see titles increase, choices increase, you will see- most likely- a stand along StreamPix service for Non- Subscribers. Suddenly cord cutters are just getting CHSI and StreamPix accounts as opposed to CHSI and NETFLIX accounts.
Does anyone see the forest for the trees now?
Really, I might be biased but when things dont make sense I say it. I scratch my head as well. But this makes sense on every level if you take your "emotion" out of it.
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