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 |  Romney2012Defeat Obama 2012-Chg we can believe inPremium
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3 edits | Re: I have them for cable but not BB said by odreian615:I have them for cable but not BB will I still be able to get it YES, Comcast internet access is not required. In fact you will be able to logon from work or a coffee shop and get it there too. The key is using the same logon name you would use to access your bills or other stuff at comcast.com. If you are a customer of Comcast and subscribe to a cable TV pkg, you will get for free on your PC everything you can get on your TV. For example, if you get say HBO on your TV pkg, you can get HBO on the PC as well. But if you don't get HBO on TV, you won't get it on the PC either. Basically it will work like OnDemand, but on your PC instead of on the TV.
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| |  jmn1207Premium
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1 edit | Re: I have them for cable but not BB Will this only work with one user or can multiple users logon from various locations to access this content? If only one person can be logged on and access the videos, that might be inconvenient for some customers. If they do allow multiple users to access the content, anyone interested in splitting the cost of a Comcast TV service with me. I'd love to stream it all over my FiOS connection.  | |
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kudos:4 | Re: I have them for cable but not BB said by jmn1207:Will this only work with one user or can multiple users logon from various locations to access this content? If only one person can be logged on and access the videos, that might be inconvenient for some customers. If they do allow multiple users to access the content, anyone interested in splitting the cost of a Comcast TV service with me. I'd love to stream it all over my FiOS connection. I have no idea. But, if it was me setting it up, it would be only 1 at a time to stop exactly what your are proposing. That is cheating the system.
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| | | | jmn1207Premium
join:2000-07-19
Ashburn, VA | Re: I have them for cable but not BB It's certainly something to think about, and it might be something that is forced upon Comcast to adhere by, as this service is similar to SlingBox. The content providers probably will frown upon the redistribution of their precious commodities. SlingBox only allows one connection at a time, so I would assume that Comcast will have to follow similar rules. | |
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London, UK | it will be almost worthless for families or roommates that share Internet if only works with one account. | |
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|  dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
kudos:18 | "Fancast has other things going for it, too. The 24 million people who currently subscribe to Comcast provide a ready target market for the new online Comcast service; many of those will like the idea of being able to watch their cable shows on their laptop (or at work uh oh)."
Guessing here but looks like a possibility.
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 pokesphIt Is Almost FastPremium
join:2001-06-25
Sacramento, CA
kudos:1 | fancast.. Of course it WILL be in a non-recordable format not suitable for media-center like use. (or for 'adding to your collection' of shows, etc.) | |
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Dear, Telus Monitoring team.
Yes that was my goal as well to organize the worlds information system monitoring all bandwidth consumption. Lady Gaga is so fucking popular its like the mecca point for consumption junction.
Dear, Comcast
Keep up the hiring spree, as always your doing a great job!
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| TomS
join:2008-01-21
Gloucester, MA | Re: AA-BB can get along  I'm trying to decide if this "AA-BB can get along" post is spam, or just jumped in here by accident instead of wherever it actually belongs.
IF perchance it makes sense, please don't tell me. I would rather not need to acknowledge being so old and out of it. | |
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| |  funchordsHelloPremium,MVM
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kudos:5 | Re: AA-BB can get along I'm confused by it too, but I acknowledge that I'm old and out of it. | |
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1 edit | At least it will be in HD. If this counts against the cap, they are going to probably offer a very high bandwidth good quality stream. If they fill your cap up with their own content you already pay them for, it blocks you from using other people's content. | |
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|  Killa200Premium
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Southeast TN | Re: At least it will be in HD. Gah that is all i hear. If it counts toward your cap, people bitch that its using your cap and its not fair. If it isn't on the cap, people bitch that they have some sort of priority on their media and its not fair...
Deal with it people, and move on... | |
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1 edit | Re: At least it will be in HD. said by Killa200:Gah that is all i hear. If it counts toward your cap, people bitch that its using your cap and its not fair. If it isn't on the cap, people bitch that they have some sort of priority on their media and its not fair... Deal with it people, and move on... No, how about we not just deal with it and move on. Instead let people voice their opinions on this new service and discuss the issues. I think this is more constructive than telling people to "shut-up."
Oops forgot to add my comments about the topic:
I think Comcast will have to raise their caps and/or upgrade their equipment if the majority of the bandwidth usage is from using this new service. I wouldn't appreciate that both TV programming and broadband access are cutoff because of the cap.
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1 edit | Re: At least it will be in HD. i mean the whole caps bs, not the service.... as the caps aren't going away no matter how much you bitch and moan.
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1 edit | ... and when did i ever tell anyone to "shut up", i told them to deal with them being there. | |
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@comcast.net | we just dont want to hear the same old sh*t everytime. it get old. | |
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| | | | said by Killa200:Gah that is all i hear. If it counts toward your cap, people bitch that its using your cap and its not fair. If it isn't on the cap, people bitch that they have some sort of priority on their media and its not fair... Deal with it people, and move on... In either case, it probably will be DRMed which means it will be doomed from day one...so no need to bicker because it wont be around for long  . | |
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| | | | said by Killa200:Gah that is all i hear. If it counts toward your cap, people bitch that its using your cap and its not fair. If it isn't on the cap, people bitch that they have some sort of priority on their media and its not fair... That is why there shouldn't be caps at all. If their services aren't actually sent over the internet but count against a cap for internet traffic, that makes no sense. If their services bypass the cap, it's illegal.
All of these companies are currently very profitable. There is no justification for implementing caps. | |
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 badtripI heart the East BayPremium
join:2004-03-20
Albany, CA | An experiment... I would like to see someone do a little experiment regarding Comcast's 250GB cap. If possible, go over the Comcast 250GB cap by as much as possible by exclusively streaming HD programming on Fancast. Repeat this monthly and see if Comcast objects.
This would be a true test whether or not Comcast caps are a bandwidth issue or a cable revenue issue. | |
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@comcast.net | Re: An experiment... its not a revenue thing because comcast does not charge fees if you go over. they call you and tell u to cut back and if you dont they disco your service. so no it not about the money or they would charge you for going over. | |
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| Good idea Hopefully it will be a very optimized encoding like H.264, so it doesn't tax the bandwidth (and caps) so heavily.
It would be cool to see stuff like Boxee, iPhone, Tivo, Vudu, Roku, xbox360, ps3, and Moxi be able to tap into the VOD via their current internet links.
Also if they would put live TV, it would eliminate the need for slingboxes or ensure they don't have to develop a slingbox style DVR like Echostar. One can only dream | |
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| Lion84
join:2007-08-10
Marietta, GA | Re: Good idea A good question, will this allow Tivo boxes to access OnDemand via Fancast? I don't know if Fancast can be accessed now via Tivo, I'll have to give it a try. | |
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Lets see.
You pay for TV.
You pay for HSI
You pay more for each GIG
They get paid for AD's
You get the AD's pushed on you.
You don't get it free like you can now from others.
If you pay for TV adn HSI then it should not count in CAP.
Just like VOD is not counted.
I think TWC is about to shoot them slefs in the foot again.
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join:2008-11-05
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kudos:9 | Re: Now we Know why they wanted 1 to 2 dollars a Gig pricing said by mmainprize:Now we Know why they wanted $1 to $2.50 a Gig pricing model so they can get it coming in from all sides. ... If you pay for TV adn HSI then it should not count in CAP. Just like VOD is not counted. I think TWC is about to shoot them slefs in the foot again. :P Except the article was about Comcast not TW. Comcast hasn't expressed any interest in implementing metered billing...
Also VOD does not run over your internet connection, that's why its not counted towards the cap (you can access VOD content without actually subscribing to the HSI service.) | |
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| | | Re: trouble logging in said by backfeed:Anybody having trouble logging in using their Comcast.net ID? It tells me that it is linking the accounts, but then the fancast site reloads and I am still not logged in? Yes, I experienced the same thing.
I don't have CATV, just HSI through Comcast.
The login screen loops and never allows you to login.
I use the Firefox browser, v.3.09.
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| dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
kudos:18 | said by backfeed:Anybody having trouble logging in using their Comcast.net ID? It tells me that it is linking the accounts, but then the fancast site reloads and I am still not logged in? Works fine here.
Using SlimBrowser(IE based)
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join:2002-04-17
San Francisco, CA | No advertisements Hulu - limited or no advertisements? Ha! Sure, they say that this broadcast of BSG is with limited commercial interuptions, but they consider "limited" to be equal to the average commercial breaks 10 years ago - 5 per hour. | |
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| | Going elsewhere... If the Fancast content counts against my cap, and the content is hosted elsewhere at another streaming site similar to Fancast (like Hulu, or YouTube, etc.) I think I would rather get the content elsewhere on principle alone. | |
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| | Fancast... ugh. Fancast may offer programs, the same as TV, but it is not closed-captioned or subtitled. I've seen the same programs on TV with CC, so I can only guess that Comcast is being their usual obnoxious self.
Utterly useless feature as far as I'm concerned. Most streaming video is that way too, unfortunately. Pity. | |
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