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- chiefbttlwshr, on 06/06/2008, -0/+51***** COMCAST
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//on the phone with those ***** right now. - DontGameDigg, on 06/07/2008, -1/+33My area is monopolized my Comcast, so not a god damn one of you suggest I change services.
- yosserhughes, on 06/07/2008, -1/+25Comcast is an ISP, Internet Service Provider, thats what it does, connects you to the Internet, nothing more.
It doesn't say Internet Service Provider only for the services we agree with.
Its like the phone company providing a phone line but you can only call numbers it approves of. - Brennn10, on 06/07/2008, -4/+26Just let us download ***** for free and forget about it. Ok?
- johndi, on 06/07/2008, -1/+21You think it's tough being one of their customers try being one of their competitor's customers. Comcast cuts the lines on other providers' customers and is sometimes bold enough to leave a lockout tag.
http://www.my3cents.com/productReview.cgi?compid=1 ... - mcrules, on 06/07/2008, -0/+14I do feel sorry for you comcast customers in the USA, my ISP Be Internet (www.bethere.co.uk) not only offers me an unlimited service, they encourage p2p by offering upload plus, in exchange for some download speed I can increase upload. All unfiltered and with no ports blocked. When I was having issues the technician actually helped me ensure the issue with speed was not with them!
- leefnaspleaf, on 06/07/2008, -0/+11I ***** hate comcast, I can't wait until satellite broadband is affordable, because comcast-- like so many other american companies upon exposure to the international arena-- is going to get caught with their smug, crooked, doesn't-give-one-*****-about-their-customers pants down.
And no, they haven't stopped shaping bittorrent traffic. - SuperSunny, on 06/07/2008, -0/+10A neighbor of mine JUST received a letter by Comcast for torrenting.
- phorty40, on 06/07/2008, -0/+9This is why i felt some sort of happyness when those teens ran a script on comcast a few days back.
There interest in P2P activity and tactics against it is pretty juvenille. - mike81890, on 06/07/2008, -0/+9most areas are. They get partial franchise rights in many areas to have terrible business practice.
- Omek, on 06/07/2008, -0/+9I'm glad I don't I have Comcast as an ISP... I don't know why they care so much about doing this. It's just going to piss off more of their customers.
- inactive, on 06/07/2008, -0/+8Comcast vs AOL: Who would win the battle of lameness?
- sylvok, on 06/07/2008, -1/+8Ok who's up with buying some fiber cables and making our own ISP. $30 per month for REAL unfiltered internet at maybe 9mbps, Comcast and Cox would roll over in their graves.
- mrbradg, on 06/07/2008, -2/+9I wish they had competition here. ***** their all I got.
- phybere, on 06/07/2008, -1/+7To cancel your service, right? Your next call should be to their competition.
- lcohiomatty86, on 06/07/2008, -0/+6Either the leadership of the company that you get the internet from is very good and actually cares about its customers, or.. there is a lot of competition in your area. but it is good to hear that there are still some very good internet providers out there.
- RIPtechtv, on 06/07/2008, -0/+6Its good to hear that someone doing something about Time Warner Cable in the LA area. I live in a Charter area but if I lived just a few blocks down it would be Time Warner. I have even herd of local news people in the area complain about how bad the service is.
When they took over in the LA area they left there mark very quickly as I think it was in September when they took over for Comcast they raised prices and took off the NFL Network from the basic package right in time for the NLF Season. - digitalarcanum, on 06/07/2008, -0/+5***** that "woe is comcast" *****. considering that in most major cities they have a virtual monopoly due to zoning, they deserve all the ***** that they do. I hope they go down hard for the anti-p2p practices.
/ a very disgruntled comcast customer who has NO OTHER CHOICES - wolferz, on 06/07/2008, -1/+5All the cable companies do this. I've got a friend who works with timewarner who tells me he has been encouraged to do it. Graceba (now Knology) has cut the comcast lines in my neighborhood every single time they have been out here.
As usual people only pick on Comcast cause it's popular to do so... not because they are doing anything out of the ordinary. - mrbradg, on 06/07/2008, -0/+4I havent heard of this. What do they say in the letter? Someone post it.
- phybere, on 06/07/2008, -0/+4
you must be talking about Verizon FiOS? Comcast and Cox are already on the run, it'll just take a few years now. - AndrewDB, on 06/07/2008, -0/+4I'm lucky enough to have ADSL installed by a company who usually only does businesses in my new house. The service was sporadic for a while, but after it settled down, it's a lot better than the speeds I used to get with Comcast at my old apartment.
Sadly, there aren't many choices in my local area.. SBC Global, Comcast, and ... well.. I think that's it.. if your a home owner. - DeusNova, on 06/07/2008, -0/+4Verizon is fine right now but I'm worried about them jumping on the anti net neutrality bandwagon. =/
- Daggity, on 06/07/2008, -3/+7Chiefbttlwshr, "Hello, is this Comcast? Yes? ***** you guys! ***** YOU IN THE ASS!" /hangup
- ferrell, on 06/07/2008, -1/+4Say hi to "Charlie" for me.
- maddonkey, on 06/07/2008, -0/+3http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AzpByR3MvI&fea ...
-because we all know why - ckbox, on 06/07/2008, -1/+4funny comcrap.com is registered by comcast. do a whois
- chops76, on 06/07/2008, -1/+4Too bad satellite broadband (e.g., WildBlue, HughesNet) is too expensive. That, and they both have bandwidth limits that make BitTorrent impractical.
- terrablebyte, on 06/07/2008, -0/+3Be are fantastic, they'll be my ISP when my contract runs out.
- khyberkitsune, on 06/07/2008, -0/+3Forgot about dial-up, didn't you? I'd take dial-up over throttled and reset connections any day.
- wipis, on 06/07/2008, -0/+3Same here. I could go DSL but so far Comcast has been ok with my house. But Verizon FiOS is spreading and we might get it when it hits our block.
- Asrrin29, on 06/07/2008, -1/+4Yes because Linux torrents and other open source software, World of Warcraft Patch updates, and independent artists who want to freely disseminate their works are lowlife scumbag thieves. Get the ***** over yourself and realizes that a PROTOCOL does not define the information it carries. *****.
- lcohiomatty86, on 06/07/2008, -0/+3you can get a 3G cellular network card to use to get internet access. it is more expensive, and it probably has a bandwidth cap on it. but it is an alternative.. depending on where you live.
- Stavrosian, on 06/07/2008, -0/+3Whoever wins, we all lose.
- chops76, on 06/07/2008, -2/+4Why, you're absolutely right. I'm gonna take Azureus off my computer and delete all my stolen music right now, just for you.
NOT! - feliks2, on 06/07/2008, -2/+4I got one back in January. Scary stuff. Those *****.
- deanc, on 06/07/2008, -1/+3Yep what can I say, play dirty expect to get sued by people who are paying for your product and not getting what they expected.
I'm about to place a bet with anyone who wants to take me up on it,
"P2P/traffic shaping/QOS etc will be what breaks up the current USA monopoly for cable companies"
I think in less than 3 years from now the FCC will report that the current monopoly of exclusive delivery regions is unworkable, that for too long cable companies have abused their monopolistic control over connectivity and that this is the catalyst that is used to 'break' current distribution agreements.
The FCC will come in and announce a period of open access that will encourage new entrants to rapidly deploy a mix of fiber and radio services - BUT the new structure will allow ANY carrier to block/manage/control access to the Internet in anyway they see fit THOUGH because of competition end users who find this an imposition will be free to go to their competitors.
Issues of 'cherry picking' and neglected areas will then ensue but this can be solved in a similar process to the way telephone calls are 'subsidised' in Ohio/Wyoming etc (basically all Internet connections pay a 'tariff' which is then used to provide subsidies services to areas that would be more expensive.
If the USA government was smart they would control through legislation and minimum connection speed mandates etc but here in the USA this government intervention is seen to be as bad as communism which is why Asian countries like Korea get government mandated connectivity which improves over all education, commercial efficiencies and lifestyle benefits......and the USA doesn't.
Either way time to start investing in smart smaller dsl/fiber 'data rbocs' (as they will be valuable 6 years from now when they start being acquired by the majors) and shorting Time Warner/Comcast etc who can only go down from current penetration levels.
Cheers,
Dean
http://deancollinsblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/comcas ... - Kornstalx, on 06/08/2008, -0/+2They're...
Sorry : / - joshf52, on 06/07/2008, -0/+2I'm stuck with TWC in NYC, and they are AWFUL. I wish I had another option, but my apartment building does not allow satellite dishes on the building (probably because they have a contract with TWC.) I pay so much money for such a crappy service it's ridiculous.
- getoffmybridge, on 05/05/2009, -0/+2Change areas
- slgalt, on 06/08/2008, -0/+2I could never imagine anything could suck as much as Comcast, until TimeWarner bought us from them. WORST FAIL EVER!
Imagine the future of privatization of water and roads, now imagine the same customer service calls when you are dying from no access to water. - Professr, on 06/07/2008, -0/+2Both!
- robdiggity, on 06/08/2008, -0/+2BA-ZINGA-LINGA-DING-DONG!
- Goose31, on 06/07/2008, -0/+2They've already said in press releases that they don't give a ***** about you do with your bandwidth. Trust me, on 20/20 FiOS, I've used terabytes of bandwidth in one month. Not even an email.
Give us $69/month, and you get your bandwidth. I love FiOS and Verizon. - wolferz, on 06/08/2008, -1/+3Yes and Time warner has virtual monopolies in major cities as well.. as does qwest.. and other carriers. They all do that. And I never said nor infered "woe is Comcast". I simply said singling them out is an act of retardation because, if you take time to look at whats happening, you will realize quite quickly not only is Comcast not alone it's not event he worst offender by FAR.
I'm not defending Comcast, I'm trying to point out the sheeple attitude of "beat the ever living ***** out of [insert popular scape goat here] and ignore every one else who is doing the same thing or worse while simultaneously patting ourselves on the back for how much we have changed things for the better" - hella81, on 06/08/2008, -0/+1My cable lines were cut outside my duplex when my neighbor had his service hooked up by AT&T.
I also have AT&T. - Asrrin29, on 06/08/2008, -0/+1Then find a way to block the content, not the protocol on which it is being transmitted. If this were the standard way of doing things, anything and everything that facilitated piracy would be shut down. Are we going to stop the purchase of DVD-burners, DVD-R's, TCP/IP, thumb drives, and a million and one different storage mediums and communication protocols? I won't disagree with the fact that the majority of any of these uses find themselves helping piracy, but just because someone uses a thing or idea for illegal purposes does not make that thing or idea illegal in and of itself. That is not the way the legal system works, and that is not the way Comcast should be conducting it's business.
- V1ncent, on 06/07/2008, -0/+1Cox is still too high for their service plus they do throttle torrent traffic. NEXT on the block, Cox!
- altinnovation, on 06/07/2008, -0/+1...A large state such as California has only one service provider?
- cjacks9, on 06/09/2008, -0/+11000th Digg as provided by cjacks9!! WOO HOOO!!
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