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vicarious george · 04-29-2003, 08:39 AM

I live in New England where AT&T Broadband has recently been replaced with Comcast. For the most part, this was no big deal. I did not expect any change in service. However, yesterday I received a letter stating that my cable modem would no longer work with their service after June 15th. Comcast now requires a proprietary Motorolla modem to receive broadband internet. This really irritates me, since I bought a Linksys for $100 to avoid AT&T's $10 monthly modem rental fee. This is essentially another way for Comcast to gouge the customer.

The real kicker is this:
As much as I would like to tell them to screw themselves, it is still cheaper than any other high-speed ISP, and 56K is completely out of the question...

04-29-2003, 08:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
vicarious george Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: MA Posts: 389	See today's most popular deals at » Comcast Sucks!!!! I live in New England where AT&T Broadband has recently been replaced with Comcast. For the most part, this was no big deal. I did not expect any change in service. However, yesterday I received a letter stating that my cable modem would no longer work with their service after June 15th. Comcast now requires a proprietary Motorolla modem to receive broadband internet. This really irritates me, since I bought a Linksys for $100 to avoid AT&T's $10 monthly modem rental fee. This is essentially another way for Comcast to gouge the customer. The real kicker is this: As much as I would like to tell them to screw themselves, it is still cheaper than any other high-speed ISP, and 56K is completely out of the question...