  richdelbGo Hawks GoPremium
join:2003-01-22
Algonquin, IL | Bandwidth meter Great Comcast. Wonderful. How about that bandwidth meter we have heard rumors about? (So we know how close the to cap we might be getting.) How about getting that up and online.
(I am just a bit tired of having to total up each PC. This SHOULD be a simple thing to do Comcast)
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 | | | Re: Bandwidth meter sound like you have a route. your route should have one that totals up all the data from all computers. you already have a bandwidth meter right in front of you face and dont even know it. | |
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| |  joetaxpayerI'M Here Till Thursday
join:2001-09-07
Sudbury, MA
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| Re: Bandwidth meter said by jt45 :
sound like you have a route. your route should have one that totals up all the data from all computers. you already have a bandwidth meter right in front of you face and dont even know it.
jt - right, but - I've not had a router issue in a long time, do I want to risk firmware that can mess up the router? This ignores Comcast responsibility, they are metering, they promised a meter, is it unreasonable to expect them to deliver the online meter?
BTW- I guess my usage at 40-50GB/mo, so I don't have a CAP issue, I'm just expecting Comcast to deliver on their promises. | |
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| | | | | Re: Bandwidth meter We are actively testing with employees right now. I will be happy to report back when I have an ETA | |
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| | | | joetaxpayerI'M Here Till Thursday
join:2001-09-07
Sudbury, MA Reviews:
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| Re: Bandwidth meter said by comcastcares:We are actively testing with employees right now. I will be happy to report back when I have an ETA Want to score big points? Offer this board's members a beta trial, before general public. It would get you candid feedback with a limited number of users before the big release. | |
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| | | | richdelbGo Hawks GoPremium
join:2003-01-22
Algonquin, IL | All due respect, your "ETA" should have been the day Comcast started with the cap.
I have been watching and have not been over 35GB for a month for all my machines, total. This is NOT the point. Comcast put a cap there, they should provide their customers a meter to see where they are. The electric co does so. The Gas co does so. The town I live in has a water meter at the house.
Why is there no "meter" with cable?
I like Comcast and am happy with my connection, but the story is about Comcast's "image" and the lack of a meter is a CONSTANT irritant for me with Comcast. | |
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| | | | | | | Re: Bandwidth meter no you need to back and research a little bit. Comcast DID NOT put the cap in place. It was put in my people sueing Comcast. The court said sue/ask and you shall receive. Well you did. A cap. Now start thanking the people that wanted it. | |
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| | | | | | | | Re: Bandwidth meter said by hottboiinnc:Comcast DID NOT put the cap in place. It was put in my people sueing Comcast. Please remind us why the people were suing Comcast. Oh wait - they were suing because a cap already existed! A cap that Comcast wouldn't make public. "Use you connection less or we'll disconnect your service - So how much am I allowed to use it? - Not gonna tell you, just use it less". Perhaps you need to go back and research a little bit - the cap existed for a long long time, it's the outrage of the customers that made Comcast finally tell the truth about it. | |
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1 edit | Re: Bandwidth meter customers sued? Try only one. They post on here. Also the cap was between 300-500gigs per customer. NOT the 250gigs it is today. People asked for a hard cap and they got one, 250 freakin gigs. If you don't like it then sue the person that sued them.
And by the way other providers have the same soft cap. Maybe you should go read the AUP/TOS of RoadRunner. It's available at: help.rr.com. it does NOT give any hard limits either. that SAME AUPP and TOS is set in stone for EVERY customer who uses RR for their ISP regardless if they're a TWC or Insight customer. | |
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Bandwidth meter said by hottboiinnc:And by the way other providers have the same soft cap. Maybe you should go read the AUP/TOS of RoadRunner. It's available at: help.rr.com. it does NOT give any hard limits either. that SAME AUPP and TOS is set in stone for EVERY customer who uses RR for their ISP regardless if they're a TWC or Insight customer. The fact that other providers do the same wrong thing does not make it right.
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Bandwidth meter its called read your contract and terms of use. if you don't like it don't sign up with the provider. instead of crying about it.
Don't have another provider start your own and compete. | |
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| | | | | | | | said by hottboiinnc:no you need to back and research a little bit. Comcast DID NOT put the cap in place. It was put in my people sueing Comcast. The court said sue/ask and you shall receive. Well you did. A cap. Now start thanking the people that wanted it. Comcast DID put the cap in place BEFORE any lawsuits. It was just NOT disclosed and they got in trouble with the Florida Attorney General for having a non-disclosed cap.
Nobody "wanted" the cap except Comcast. We just wanted to know what it was so we could comply with the policy.
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| | | comcast do not really enforce cap it just their so you wouldn't be in their radar of excessive use
you have to be in their top 10 list of heavy user
thats way more then 250gb say 1-2TB a month! | |
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|  rodriro
join:2007-05-21
Palo Alto, CA | Dear User,
You should build a pfSense box...»www.pfsense.org/ do it yourself, why do you need comcast? Click on the link or copy and paste it and read up on it. Here is a link with screen shots »www.pfsense.org/screenshots/ | |
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| | joetaxpayerI'M Here Till Thursday
join:2001-09-07
Sudbury, MA Reviews:
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| Re: Bandwidth meter No offense, but this is PC based? i.e. not a router firmware?
What good it this? How does it help those with TiVos, Xboxes, iPods, etc? It seems the meter is getting close, anyway. | |
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| | |  cdruGo ColtsPremium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
kudos:5
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| Re: Bandwidth meter pfSense is a *nix based router/firewall similar to monowall or smoothwall. It's not an embedded firmware like a typical router that you would buy from Linksys or DLink, but it's not an application either that you run under windows. Often people install it on an old PC although I suppose you probably could run it under a virtual machine. There are also several hardware appliances that are essesntially embedded computers that are capable of running pfSense (or other *nix based firewalls). | |
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| | yea whatever how about less talk and more action, that would work as makeover.. | |
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| | | Re: yea whatever I agree it is important for Customers to feel the changes and continue to make. As an example we have implemented new technologies to better diagnose trouble and correct it right the first time. We are working to improve all aspects. Are we there yet? No but we are working hard towards it. I do look forward to you noticing these improvements. | |
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| | | | Re: yea whatever Sorry, but that entire post reads like something the PR department scribbled on a bar napkin. | |
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| | | cdruGo ColtsPremium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
kudos:5 Reviews:
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| Re: yea whatever said by Ex_customer :
Sorry, but that entire post reads like something the PR department scribbled on a bar napkin.
No offense to comcastcares  , but what do you expect? It's an official company account, not some rogue employee. Did you think that that they would just come out and say "Your right, caps were the dumbest thing we ever did and we are fricking idiots. You probably should find a different ISP."?
At least they are making an attempt. Time will tell how successful the attempt is. | |
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| | | | | | Re: yea whatever said by cdru:said by Ex_customer :
Sorry, but that entire post reads like something the PR department scribbled on a bar napkin.
No offense to comcastcares , but what do you expect? It's an official company account, not some rogue employee. Did you think that that they would just come out and say "Your right, caps were the dumbest thing we ever did and we are fricking idiots. You probably should find a different ISP."? At least they are making an attempt. Time will tell how successful the attempt is. I don't mind offending COmcastcares because I know they don't. All they want is send me the money. Call for service oh we can have someone between noon Tuesday & 5 pm Thursday. Yeah right they care alright........my a$$. Constant outages, slowdowns, caps on "unlimited" service, piss poor customer service rep attitudes, name it.
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join:2005-09-28
Dracut, MA | Re: yea whatever I think you are confusing Comcast with a furniture delivery company on those arrival times. | |
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| | | |  ptrowskiGot Helix?Premium
join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
kudos:4
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| Re: Before, and after pictures of Comcast's PR efforts said by miscDude:(youtube clip) Polishing courtesy of Mythbusters....  I was just thinking that as I saw it the other day. I guess you really can polish a turd!
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join:2000-10-04
Glen Allen, VA | HAHAHAHA.... I just remembered why I loved that show so much and why I miss the Discovery Channel the most since I got rid of cable.  | |
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| | | | | | | Re: Before, and after pictures of Comcast's PR efforts Mythbusters is a great show! | |
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| | | | | | cdruGo ColtsPremium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
kudos:5 Reviews:
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| Re: Before, and after pictures of Comcast's PR efforts It's fun! It's educational! It's repulsively disgusting! What more can you ask for in a show! | |
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| | | | | | Hahaha polish a turd its still a turd...
when I saw that comercial the first time... I was like wow... whats comcast smoking this time... | |
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| | | | Re: they don't have anything cool to show off Directv can also search shows with vod in the results for awhile
so ya Comcast doesn't really have any big cool thing to show off (other than soon to have the highest cap of them all) | |
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| |  ThrowDemsOutIf you can't convince 'em, confuse 'emPremium
join:2002-03-03
Mullica Hill, NJ
kudos:4 | said by devnuller:I think the Fancast stuff is pretty cool. Also the Comcast Tivo is pretty slick with the capability to use the Tivo search to find on-demand programing. Comcast has plenty to show off. BUT .... the biggest problem for Comcast is execution. It takes forever to roll out their changes. They come out with something new, advertise it like crazy, and then take 4 yrs to roll it out. Tivo on Comcast DVRs is a prime example. They announced it about 3 yrs ago, and it still hasn't reached a majority of their footprint. 
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| AVonGaussPremium,MVM
join:2007-11-01
Boynton Beach, FL | Re: Words i like to hear
Not to defend Comcast, but I am curious...
1) No disagreement here.
2) As far as I know, if you rent the modem from them you can swap it out at any time for any reason assuming that office has cable modems in stock. Like anything else, if you own it, you're responsible for it.
3) Does this vary by market? Unfortunately, recently I have had to have several tech visits, each time I was given a 3 hour window and each tech was always on time.
4) Haven't experienced that myself, but it would be annoying - but then again my local vet does the same thing with the allergy shots for pets. | |
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| | Accurate depiction The ad depicts a walled garden/gated community (sorta) and people in the comcast ad look like mindless zombies.
I'd say it's an accurate depiction. Anyone else? | |
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| | | Re: Positive stories don't make the headlines I actually think a person with a negative experience will tell well over 30 people especially with the internet. Pete Blackshaw in his most recent book talks about a Customer with a bad experience telling 3000 (I believe it is even more).
In terms of getting better, I actually believe we have the right people, but we need to make sure they have the right tools to do it right the first time. We are implementing these tools and will work to create the right experience, | |
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join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
1 edit | here's an idea to win over the public get rid of the caps. | |
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 spewakR.I.P DadkinsPremium
join:2001-08-07
Elk Grove, CA
kudos:1 | Well.. At least the spot and corresponding website are more visually appealing than the 1960's inspired logo "It's Comcastic". I'm just sayin'!
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join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
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join:2001-03-11
Yarmouth Port, MA
kudos:5 |  I sure hope Comcast is reading this ...
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| AVonGaussPremium,MVM
join:2007-11-01
Boynton Beach, FL | Re: I sure hope Comcast is reading this ...Well, if this is a suggestions thread... 
I think what would help in the short and long term is to simplify their currently more complicated pricing structure. Like the next customer, I will always take and appreciate the same for less cost, but what I am really referring to is how the pricing is structured. If I subscribe to a CATV tier, I probably want the same level of service on all televisions.
What most other providers seem to do is charge for the programming tier level (i.e. $65), and then you pay a lease fee for the equipment for each television (i.e. $5-$20) beyond the first. No additional fee adjustments, outlet charges or other complications.
Along that train of thought, use the same pricing structure and policies for all markets even if the actual price varies slightly by market. The Internet may have not brought us all together, but we do talk to each other a lot more.
I actually pulled out the rate card for my area while writing this, for "Cable Modem Lease Fee" there is annotation, "Fee per computer". Sigh. [R1-PBMC-0708] | |
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join:2000-10-12
Homestead, FL | Dumbest Ad I again told my wife yesterday that the new Comcast ad sucks. I have to walk out of the room when it plays. I just can't stand it.
Fortunately, the last time I had cable was with Adelphia and that was almost 5 years ago. | |
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| | | Re: Dumbest Ad said by lordfly:I again told my wife yesterday that the new Comcast ad sucks. I have to walk out of the room when it plays. I just can't stand it. Fortunately, the last time I had cable was with Adelphia and that was almost 5 years ago. I believe all the CC ads suck. I absolutely hate them. Annoying and retarded at a 5 year old level. Loud and obnoxious. I wish I had a choice for a different provider.
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|  PJ DPull My FingerPremium
join:2002-10-19
Washington | Some people may say the new ads are very artistic and all that, but I can't stand them. They are like a bad acid trip, just too bizarre for me.
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join:2006-08-11
Paron, AR
kudos:1
1 edit | Bandwidth monitoring I noticed a few of you talking about bandwidth meters, I don't have comcast but wish I did even though they have a cap it wouldn't bother me cause it's better than most wireless carrier's caps.
There are some free tools you can setup on a in house machine that monitor bandwidth... I'm actually fixing to try out one on my wireless internet server cause there is a free edition.
It's AdventNet's OpUtils
»www.manageengine.com/products/op···dex.html
So far the above app requires SNMP
There are alot of free one's for Linux boxes. | |
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rob316
join:2005-10-17
Carteret, NJ | IDIOTS Hey Comcast stop spending money on your stupid commercials and twitter and upgrade your infrastructure instead YOU IDIOTS. We do not want to see nice friendly commercials we want HD. | |
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 dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
kudos:18 | Looks fine to me! Sorry if this irks anybody but, tough!
Comcast is fine!
All my services deliver at, and above, the claimed and expected levels.
Sorry if I don't jump on the Bash Comcast wagon... my services runs fine!
If, as some of you say, Comcast sucks, call in!
I'm sure they will drop you if you ask.
Regardless if there is another "viable" provider, it doesn't make any sense to keep paying for crap service if that is what you are getting.
*I* certainly wouldn't keep paying for crap.
I would rather do without instead of paying for poor service just for a reason to complain.
But that's just me, YMMV.
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| | Annoying commercials Are just as bad as the McDonald's wrapping fish commercial. | |
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| fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | Re: Annoying commercials said by comc_ast :
Are just as bad as the McDonald's wrapping fish commercial.
lol.. you guys, that complain about bad commercials, have NO idea how to advertise, do you?
Apparently you are getting a lesson in effective advertising! You now remember Mc Donalds, and Comcast is still on your mind, right? Effective commercials are not entertaining or necessarily get their message across.. the most effective commercial is one you remember.
Head on anyone?
... you just proved to any ad monster out there paying attention to consumers that they are doing their job.
And yes, the fish commercial is horrible.. but now I'm hungry for 2 Filet-o-fish for $3.33 now too.. | |
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| |  ScreeIn the pipe 5 by 5
join:2001-04-24
Mount Laurel, NJ
1 edit | Re: Annoying commercials Yes the absolute best advertising = the most annoying memories one is made to have. Sure don't mean it's good though. LOL | |
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| | | fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | Re: Annoying commercials Let me say this... if I hear another one of those "$5 foot longs" commercials, I'm not going to have an appetite.. but I sure remember them..
Come to think of it, Subway seems to have some of the most annoying commercials of them all from the fireman, to Jared, now to the Broadway singers rushing into the restaurant singing $5 foot longs.. but you know what?? cant get that """ out of my mind now. lol
and they still have okay subs. | |
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@eliablehosting.com | cap HEY COMCAST;
HOW ABOUT YOU GET RID OF THE FU****G MONTHLY CAPS
HOW ABOUT THAT EH ? | |
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| | Step 1 Increase the cap from 250 by say 25% or something just to look like your keeping up with today's needs. Most people don't use that much anyway. Plus it will make you look competitive in times where other isps are trying to lower caps to redonkulus levels. | |
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| the market will dictate change, it begins with YOU! you must stop buying broadband and vote with your dollars.. either go to the telco for broadband or start your own municipal deployments! comcast will not stop their change in terms of service until it hurts them in the wallet. screw their docsis 3.0 deployments, what good will it do when they have NO CUSTOMERS LEFT! Comcast can take the billions spent on it and flush it down the toilet, that's what they can do with it! | |
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