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- presidentjapan, on 10/26/2007, -1/+42Comcast isn't honest and therefore I can't trust them with my internet access. Is there a provider that doesn't hide it's activities AND doesn't manipulate/tier it's access? I highly doubt it.
I'm never using Comcast, I feel sorry for the poor saps that do, especially when they don't have the choice. - kajoob, on 10/29/2007, -0/+31A tongue lashing? All that's missing is a strongly worded letter.
- UtopiaInTheSky, on 10/26/2007, -0/+24Soon, Congress shall pass a non-binding resolution that firmly scolds Comcast for its actions!
- Ajajadude, on 10/26/2007, -0/+22Just hope you never have to move to an area where you have no choice. I almost wish the feds force competition into areas that only have one ISP.
- regexp, on 10/26/2007, -0/+17"bitch-slap"
You're serious? There are 435 members of congress. For this to mean anything 216 (at a very minimum) also have to care. Which is unlikely. The execs of Comcast are sitting in a oak panel conference room with expensive scotch right now laughing hysterically over this letter.
Please spare us. - jamminman, on 10/26/2007, -1/+17I'm forced to use Comcast (living in the Philadelphia area--Comcast owns everything) and their service is atrocious. My connection drops 3-4 times a day and it's impossible to maintain anything on bittorrent or even play Xbox Live (the connection drops out every time). I can't stand "Con"cast.
Update: As I tried to submit this comment, I looked at my network status and (once again) saw diddly-squat coming down my "Comcastic" tubes. I had to reset my entire home network several times before I could finally retype this comment and add this little bit of gold. I really hope either Verizon or someone (not being lobbied) in the government is reading this... We could use some competition out here. - d722002, on 10/26/2007, -0/+14The congressman was probably having trouble with his torrents. I'd be pissed too.
- rodbibeau, on 10/26/2007, -0/+14I would challenge him to find my area's competitor....oh yeah....uh......
- dinh, on 10/26/2007, -0/+8Looks like he uses torrents too :).
- Aythun, on 10/26/2007, -0/+8You obviously haven't the slightest grasp on what BitTorrent actually is.
- TwoDeuces, on 10/27/2007, -0/+6BitTorrent helps terrorists by undermining democracy through the illegal use of a series of tubes.
- PlatSajack, on 10/30/2007, -3/+9Enable encryption FTW.
- Ajajadude, on 10/29/2007, -1/+7For Congress (or a Congressman), that's pretty harsh.
- inactive, on 10/26/2007, -0/+5When we say a company is douche bag then that company is a ***** douche bag. Don't argue about it.
- fkr3, on 10/26/2007, -3/+8Get a job. You could have earnt the money for it and bought it in that much time.
- evanstapler, on 10/26/2007, -1/+6Dugg for description.
- PatrickBrown, on 10/30/2007, -0/+5This FTW is getting old. I would prefer to go back to the days of STFU myself. More blunt and to the point.
STFU FTW - Bosiljevac, on 10/26/2007, -0/+5Well I have 16MB service and get 1-30kb/s for torrents, and bad customer service unless I bitch for a week.
- fkr3, on 10/30/2007, -0/+5Welcome to reality then *****. If you can't have everything you want, budget.
- BLish, on 10/30/2007, -2/+6"i have been downloading my copy of MAC OSX 10.5 LEOPARD for like 3 days. WTF"
which is exactly why Comcast is doing what they are doing. you still don't ***** get it. do ya? - Birdoftruth, on 10/26/2007, -0/+4does that actually work?
- mcnasby, on 10/30/2007, -0/+4It did in the middle of the summer, but it seems as though their Sandvine system can now understand what kind of protocol the encrypted data is coming from. Thus, it no longer actually works.
- aznhomig, on 10/26/2007, -1/+5He's only one man out of 435 members of US House of Representatives, I doubt that'll faze a large company like Comcast.
I'm all for net neutrality, but when many communities are under monopoly by companies like Comcast, the only local ISP, there's not much of a choice. If there was ISP choice, however, I'd encourage people to ***** jump the Comcast ship to send them a ***** message about their business practices which includes bending over to the RIAA and MPAA goons. - Birdoftruth, on 10/26/2007, -0/+3not only does that script suck in humor it doesn't make sense. Ok why would you want to print the variablename that is being piped with sed?
- phaed, on 10/26/2007, -1/+4 [ "$COUNTRY" = "CA" ] && echo "$presidentjapan" | sed 's/Comcast/Rogers/g'
# and it still makes no sense - fkr3, on 10/26/2007, -0/+3You fail communication and funny.
- TwoDeuces, on 10/26/2007, -0/+3You can't force competition... "You sir! You... yes you! Put down that hamburger flipper. You are moving to Philly to become an ISP... don't give me that blank, zit faced stare. Get in your tercel and start driving!"
But what you can do, if you're the government is allow deregulation of the industry. Which is exactly what they did about 8 years ago. Here are the results of deregulation. 15 billion tiny ISPs opened up shop, got enough customers to pitch their business to AT&T/Comcast/Verizon, sold out for a FAT paycheck and now we're left with AT&T/Comcast/Verizon and no regulations! WHOOOO - aznhomig, on 10/26/2007, -0/+3Well considering how the House of Representatives and Senate make the laws regarding anti-trust and commerce, it's kinda important for interest groups to keep them happy. Sure, one or two House members won't faze a company like Comcast, but if the entire House were to unify (yeah right) in some kind of movement to prevent Comcast's traffic shaping, then something would be done.
Don't count on it, Congress can't agree on anything, even if nuclear war was imminent. Checks and balances, FTW. I'd count on massive cancellation rates to influence Comcast's business policies more than US Congress. - fkr3, on 10/26/2007, -0/+3Contastic!
- UtopiaInTheSky, on 10/26/2007, -0/+3Don't kid yourself, even if it were all 435 members of Congress, it still wouldn't faze Comcast. As if that company cares what Congress thinks?! They obviously aren't trying to stop them.
- knodi, on 10/26/2007, -0/+2Ya this is not going to make Comcast do anything. Its time to hit them where it hurts there pockets. Fine the *****.
- BevansDesign, on 10/26/2007, -0/+2More like Bouch-slap! Amirite? Yeah? Aw yeah...
- jtmeyer, on 10/26/2007, -0/+2well good thing one person said something noncommittal.
i was getting worried for a minute. - blackmage439, on 10/26/2007, -0/+2I am SO glad I subscribed to WOW (Wide Open West). I pay about the same for their basic cable package plus internet (2Mb downstream, about 350 upstream), both for the same price of Comcast's 2nd tier digital package alone. Guess what? I have ALL the channels I want to watch, in the same quality, without having to rent a converter box. If there ever was a more greedy, selfish, *****-spewing corporation than Comcast, I dare you to find it.
- ismith, on 10/26/2007, -0/+2I just tried seeding some stuff and was quite mad that it wasn't working (up until now they've only been slowing it, not blocking). But yeah, I'm gonna beat the dead horse and scream bloody murder about how there's no competition.
I wouldn't call this a bitch slap to Comcast, but hopefully it develops into one. - funkydude101, on 10/26/2007, -2/+4Congressman + Comcast = Comgresscast
...yar - omababy, on 10/26/2007, -0/+2"Deregulation is unpatriotic.", "Free markets are the American way. Freedom and Fairness"
LOL Americans they are so confused. - yodaj007, on 10/30/2007, -0/+2We don't need to be Apple fanboys to digg you down. Flaming troll.
- freebirdpat, on 10/26/2007, -0/+2Have a seat and talk to a guy that only knows to blame everything on a router when a customer says he has one?
- jjmckay, on 10/26/2007, -0/+2Yeah like you can trust a congressman more than Comcast. LOL They are power hungry first and foremost and giving you unfettered Internet access definitely takes a back seat to those power ambitions. The last people to help us is Congress and the feds. Use your own power of choice.
- TheBlindGuy, on 10/26/2007, -0/+2So? It doesn't mean he shouldn't be praised for saying the right thing.
- speedyrev, on 10/26/2007, -0/+2They're Crap-tastic!
- SyberMile, on 10/26/2007, -0/+1i wont have to say now that bush is gone (almost) the congress will have there balls returned to them
- jjmckay, on 11/04/2007, -0/+1I'll refute the comment then. It's not just republicans who are backing Comcast. Their monopoly is backed by many local governments controlled by both parties (and others?). This monopoly is far more powerful than what republicans may resist in congress. No, it's not just republicans who are helping Comcast (and others) step on our freedom to chose. We don't have a free market here, we have 'corporatism'.
- DavidGX, on 10/26/2007, -0/+1Net Neutrality? Anyone? Please?
- jamminman, on 10/26/2007, -0/+1I do not pirate copyrighted material--I have the expensive iTunes bill to prove it. Surprisingly to you, a crap-ton of BitTorrent traffic is legal and vital to the content provider.
- inajeep, on 10/26/2007, -0/+1I'm in the same area although DSL is and option for me. I had a worse time w/ DSL than Comcast. Live is great for me though so I agree w/ Entangled, call comcast but first check your router settings. Almost everyone I know who has issues w/ Live was due to a setting or a router brand issue.
- Gndoab, on 10/26/2007, -0/+1for allowing access to information on WMD's!
- brundlefly76, on 10/26/2007, -0/+1"A committee?!"
"Did someone say 'Blue Ribbon?'"
"I'm Appeased!" - TwoDeuces, on 10/30/2007, -0/+1It isn't traffic on a port that comcast is nuking. They have a big firewall that intercepts EVERY SINGLE PACKET on their network. It sniffs each packet for BT headers, and if it detects BT headers it deletes the packet. If a BT header isn't detected it recreates the packet and forwards it on to its destination. Its like the worlds largest Saint Patricks Day Traffic Sobriety Checkpoint. The problem though, we're finding out, is that other things are getting nuked by accident. Apparently the header in a BT packet must look similar to packet headers on emails sent through IBM Lotus notes because they're being nuked too.
The other real danger is that with this kind of reach comcast can choose to shutdown any packet headers it chooses. Lets say that someone creates a website that allows you to watch the same content as Comcast's OnDemand service. Comcast might not like the competition, so in the spirit of free enterprise they ***** their competition by destroying ALL of their competitors packets, there in rendering the competition's service useless. Lack of competition in the marketplace NEVER serves the good of the customer, only the good of the profit margin of the bigger company, in this scenario, Comcast. -
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