Re: Oh no: I'm switching to Comcast

**DrakenViator** · 07-05-2009, 09:33 PM

Originally Posted by UnDeaD77

I'm waiting for Uverse as well.

I'm on U-Verse now, Meh... All it is is glorified DSL. My family has the 'basic' package. For TV and whatnot the DVR setup is rather nice, but for internet it's just like regular DSL.

~ Draken

**Exuve** · 07-05-2009, 10:23 PM

Time Warner Cable all the way! If you guys even have it available in your area.

**machineofdeath** · 07-05-2009, 11:01 PM

I have comcast and have had them for about 6 or 7 years now. I would say overall they are very good. The customer service can be tricky as with any customer service, sometimes you get a person who knows what they are doing and sometimes you get tard after tard. The prices are very reasonable, I have extended basic with HBO, STARS and a DVR box plus the performance plus internet service all for $75 a month, the trick is, is to go in and ask them to give you a deal or you'll look elsewhere. Now I would have to say that the area I lived previously was plauged with cable & internet issues, then again it was a very older part of town, when I moved to a newer area I haven't had any issues as of yet. Hope this helps..

**Skud** · 07-05-2009, 11:29 PM

TWC - Ah Roadrunner. How spoiled I was by having you when I was with my parents! Ah but with my first place of my own comes the first time I'll have to shop around.

Automatically, I searched long and hard to see if RoadRunner was available in Shreveport Louisiana area... Alas, I'm inconclusive. If RR is available- I'll buy it in a heartbeat. But so far the answer seems to be.. No?

BTW, Did I mention I'm JUST shopping for internet? I think I may never own cable television ever again. I'm seeing if I prefer it...

Also, paying for internet will already be breaking my wallet. So if it came to Internet or Television, I choose Internets.

**Sir-Nerd** · 07-06-2009, 03:05 AM

I have plain Verizon DSL, it's reliable and i have a decent connection even though the thing goes to server 5 states away before going out to the world. It's a hell of a lot better than the locals.

**Portable.Cougar** · 07-06-2009, 05:43 PM

Comcast will soon go the way of the Dodo.

Go with verizon if you can skudy.

**ScratchMonkey** · 07-06-2009, 05:59 PM

Originally Posted by Portable.Cougar

Comcast will soon go the way of the Dodo.

Unlikely. But it might go the way of @Home and ATT Cable. Ie. swallowed up by another company. If that company is Verizon, then expect Verizon to suck just as much after it happens.

**TG Latina** · 07-06-2009, 06:12 PM

Good luck with that...sorry for the sad news.

**ChiefBoatsRet** · 07-09-2009, 05:02 PM

I just switched from dsl to comcast, did their triple play for a year at a good price. so far so good

**Damonte** · 07-09-2009, 05:09 PM

Originally Posted by CingularDuality

I've got coworkers with FIOS and they say it's the bee's knees. I'm waiting for ATT to get their fiber out to my house so that I can tap some of that big interweb tube!

Damonte just fiber setup in his home last evening... and almost wet himself.

9.5 megabit/s bi-directional. A 105 megabyte file was pushed to an FTP server in two minutes flat. And there are no blocked ports (home-based internet servers, woohoo!).

$29.99/month

**Hambergler** · 07-09-2009, 08:06 PM

Originally Posted by Damonte

Damonte just fiber setup in his home last evening... and almost wet himself.

9.5 megabit/s bi-directional. A 105 megabyte file was pushed to an FTP server in two minutes flat. And there are no blocked ports (home-based internet servers, woohoo!).

$29.99/month

I hate you

**Hambergler** · 07-09-2009, 09:25 PM

The installers are a treat.

http://www.kptv.com/news/19996755/detail.html

**X1 Spriggan** · 07-09-2009, 09:57 PM

I enjoy having comcast. I havnt had any problems for 2 years.

**kin3** · 07-10-2009, 08:54 PM

I have Comcast and don't have any problems with TV and never have had these many many years. I have internet too and have had very little problems. I am very satisfied

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**Jaman** · 07-11-2009, 01:24 AM

Originally Posted by Hambergler

I have Comcast. I call them every 6 months and threaten to quit to get on a promotional discount. Otherwise they just keep jacking my rates up for no reason.

When we had comcast we also had to do this. It was funny -- for the first three times. Now we have COX and the internet is much faster, and much cheaper.

@Kin3 we actually had Comcast when I was living in Mobile, Alabama. I hear Comcast has a digital cable monopoly on the city, I received this info from a pretty sketchy source though.

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