tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714040719186037572.post2685467384888525989..comments2023-07-01T09:20:25.130-06:00Comments on Comcast Broadband dispute: August 19, 2007u235sentinelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938157277230396151noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714040719186037572.post-73461926108049560842007-10-24T12:50:00.000-06:002007-10-24T12:50:00.000-06:00Hi, I haven't been able to follow your blog for th...Hi, I haven't been able to follow your blog for the past few months (only got as far as mid-August), but thought that maybe this would interest you:<BR/><BR/>http://www.cnet.com/8301-13739_1-9802410-46.html?tag=nefd.blgs<BR/><BR/>...and...<BR/><BR/>http://neowin.net/news/main/07/10/23/comcast-says-not-blocking-internet-downloads<BR/><BR/>Sorry if you already mentioned it somewhere, like I sais, haven't read the latest entries yet. I'm also starting to read a lot more about Comcast and their wonderful services across the net. Seems that their excellent service keeps inspiring lots more articles lately...Andréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848308273644674383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714040719186037572.post-13836284028156557792007-08-27T10:46:00.000-06:002007-08-27T10:46:00.000-06:00Comcast has been nothing but evil to me. They've ...Comcast has been nothing but evil to me. They've sent installers to my house that have sexually harassed my friends. They've installed spyware on my computers which has caused us hours and hours of productivity and time lost just trying to remove it. And they've never been nice to me over the phone. I like what you are doing with your blog.<BR/><BR/>Also, I recently read a great article about 200 billion stolen dollars, and noticed it ties in to your arguments nicely! Enjoy.<BR/><BR/>http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2007/pulpit_20070810_002683.htmldlabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17425714739634587781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714040719186037572.post-41317862929805949842007-08-26T16:14:00.000-06:002007-08-26T16:14:00.000-06:00I applaud all the investigating into Comcast's she...I applaud all the investigating into Comcast's shennanigans. I hopped onto Fiber Optic service nearly two years ago at a rate almost $17 cheaper than my interet service with Comcast. Plus, my download speed quadrupled (I never got more than 1500kbps with Comcast) while my upload speed was factored by 10.<BR/><BR/>I don't mean to sound like a commercial, but it just goes to show how much Comcast is simply unwilling to adapt to change and newer technologies for the sake of the consumer. They'd rather manipulate the consumer's understanding than earn the consumer's business. Nearly everyone I know has clambered to switch to our "local" Fiber provider.<BR/><BR/>I can also say that I recently switched over to Fiber for my television service, which includes high definition. The cost of my internet and television combined is about twenty dollars less than Comcast would have provided, with three times as many channels included, in addition to Big Ten Network, a subject over which Comcast has recently dealt with by supposedly starting an Astroturfing campaign, which is incredibly typical of them if it's true.<BR/><BR/>God knows what my average data usage is, especially given my television service. but it is nice knowing that my internet speed is a fixed limit that I pay for, not something I split with my neighbors. And my television service doesn't bite into those speeds.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01492871602692734188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714040719186037572.post-38527980447533176092007-08-22T17:12:00.000-06:002007-08-22T17:12:00.000-06:00jkfan87 said...The bests is when you just randomly...<I>jkfan87 said...<BR/><BR/>The bests is when you just randomly make up numbers for the cost to the economy and don't even TRY to back up those nbumbers. I mean, couldn't you at least give some indication of lost monetary value from not having ultra high speed broadband? (Of course you can't. Becuase if you tried, you would look silly for saying it is $5 trillion.) </I><BR/><BR/>I struggled with this one. I couldn't figure out how to edit your colorful metaphors so I retyped your post. Otherwise I simply would have rejected it and not responded. I however felt people need to hear what you are saying and I wanted to submit your challenge to bloggers like you.<BR/><BR/>What is the cost to the economy with not having an (ultra??) high speed broadband available? I'm curious if anyone has done a study of this beyond the 5ways report (you did read it right?)<BR/><BR/>Could we use the same analogy of public roads? What if we didn't have public roads and other services handy (no water works no sewage service and so on).<BR/><BR/>Does anyone believe our economy would be where it is today (or our lives for that matter) without public roads?<BR/><BR/>FYI, I only this week learned about the NII and our $200 billion already spent(conservative number from what I'm seeing). American's have already paid for the service. So where is it? <BR/><BR/>Ultra high speed broadband? Re-read my post on where America is compared to the rest of the world. We're sadly lagging behind what other countries normally provide. For example, Clark Howard in March spoke about his <A HREF="http://clarkhoward.com/shownotes/2007/03/13" REL="nofollow"/> in London. How much are you paying for your Internet connection btw? Feel free to share. I'll bet it's not half as fast as other countries.<BR/><BR/><I>Newsflash for you...Most Americans DON'T GIVE A (*censored*) ABOUT IT! MOST AMERICANS HAVE LIVES! MOST AMERICANS SPEND LESS THAN ONE HOUR ONLINE A DAY! MOST AMERICANS ARE SOCIAL PEOPLE AND WOULD RATHER TALK TO HUMANS INSTEAD OF BEING ONLNIE! GET A (*censored*) LIVFE!</I><BR/><BR/>It's amusing you said that with a straight face while on the Internet. Just had to point that out ::grinz::<BR/><BR/>I left your spelling errors intact however I did remove your vulgarity. Children have visited this blog and I prefer to keep it clean. Other's have been rejected as I simply don't have time dealing with their emotional issues nor am I qualified.<BR/><BR/>You sir know a thimble full about me. I'm far more complicated than you are aware. If you have a point you wish to make then please make it, and without the vulgarity.<BR/><BR/>The issue at hand is a company (Called Comcast) has failed to communicate there was a problem with customers. One phone call and you are gone. They "claim" it's only a few people however I find that difficult to believe after the research I've done.<BR/><BR/>I have one neighbor down the street with 9 kids who received "The Call" for "excessive use" and I've spoken with many many others with similar stories. That's the bottom line. Comcast is abusing customers who have NO other options ... at least not <A HREF="http://utopianet.org" REL="nofollow">yet</A>.<BR/><BR/>I think that covers it. I've backed up everything I say here with links and scanned documents. If you have a dissenting opinion then please give it, but I'd post references if I were you. Otherwise it's JUST an opinion.<BR/><BR/>I'm done. Normally I don't spend a second with immature posts. Don't know why I did. Felt like I needed to I guess.<BR/><BR/>Now excuse me. I'm running to a Cub Scout Pack meeting in a couple of hours. My younger son is getting his all 20 certificate and his Arrow of Light. And he completed all the requirements without the Internet. Cool huh :D<BR/><BR/>Chow.u235sentinelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938157277230396151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714040719186037572.post-60850075113815551472007-08-21T20:44:00.000-06:002007-08-21T20:44:00.000-06:00Lately i've been noticing that i can only download...Lately i've been noticing that i can only download only 2gb's though firefox and Internet explorer, causing my downloads to get corrupt.<BR/><BR/>I've tried diffrent servers to get this file, and it stops at the same spot every time. Now, i haven't experence the bittorrent issue yet and i'm now downloading the file over it, cause i can download more than 2gb's on it.<BR/><BR/>I haven't had this problem before, so i'm thinking comcast is starting to put a cap at how much a file can be downloaded though firefox and internet explorer.<BR/><BR/>I can't comfirm this though, since i haven't heard anyone else say anything about this.Shinrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06828049968453882867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714040719186037572.post-3682242931905657472007-08-21T20:02:00.000-06:002007-08-21T20:02:00.000-06:00Bear said... It is amazing how much we have pa...<I>Bear said...<BR/><BR/> It is amazing how much we have paid and how little we have gotten. What is our real course of action here? How can we hold the government to these actions now that it has been so long, let's not mix things here it has been almost 10 years since that happened, and we are still paying taxes for it today. When do we get it?<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>I really don't know... yet.<BR/><BR/>I've heard rumors of this for a few months. The links are the first bit of "proof" I have. It's all second hand still and I'd like to get better information before I start writing letters (again) to our politicians.<BR/><BR/>Once I find something I'll post it here though it may take some effort. Don't know yet.<BR/><BR/>I guess I could always write a letter to Al Gore (the inventor of the Internet) ::grinz::u235sentinelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938157277230396151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714040719186037572.post-14245612788185933812007-08-21T11:55:00.000-06:002007-08-21T11:55:00.000-06:00It is amazing how much we have paid and how little...It is amazing how much we have paid and how little we have gotten. What is our real course of action here? How can we hold the government to these actions now that it has been so long, let's not mix things here it has been almost 10 years since that happened, and we are still paying taxes for it today. When do we get it?Utahconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264213868488170904noreply@blogger.com