Comcast Sucks!!!!

[dragonb]

I've had ATT/comcast for a year now.
Only one serious interupption of half a day when it was AT&T and a few small 5 minute ones with comcast.
I love the speed, and it's leaps and bounds ahead of Qwest, so just hoping they don't tell me I have to use their modem!
dragonb

[OuTpaTienT]

Comcast does indeed suck!!

I've been with @Home then ATTBI for 4 years or so. Comcast is really screwing us over.

I have 60MB of web space with ATTBI. With Comcast we have 25MB.

With ATTBI I have access to the USENET newsgroups with no limits on what I can upload/download. With Comcast we will no longer have direct USENET access.

All this plus increased pricing. It's BS plain and simple. Comcast blows!

[zen]

Comcast here in Cetral PA is fine. I've had very few problems. Beats the heck out of dial-up.

[osprey4]

Originally posted by vicarious george
Comcast now requires a proprietary Motorolla modem to receive broadband internet.

I thought the days of proprietary modems were over. What are they making you buy?

I'm a very happy non-Comcrapst customer (OOL here). But we get zero web space, so y'all can stop whining.

[OuTpaTienT]

I don't care so much about the web space, it's the newsgroup thing that's going to make me cancel their service.

[vicarious george]

Originally posted by BFsoLo.
Comcast user in New Mexico.
I don't believe whatsoever that they require a "certain" modem at all. I can think of atleast 5 friends in this area that have a different modem then mine.

Well, tell you what....

When I get home from work, I will scan in the document and post it as an attachment.

You can then PM me an apology for calling me a liar...

[squeech]

I'd be interested to see that doc just because I'm considering joining with them and I want to know what they are telling customers!

[BFsoLo.]

I just called the local office here and they said I could plug in a Toaster as long as it will work ...

Was'nt calling you a liar, I just don't see how if you hooked up the service to your linksys, It would'nt work ? There is nothing involved here that would make your current modem not work.

You are paying for a service.

So what you're most likely saying is that Comcast says you HAVE to buy or lease a modem from them and it just so happens it's the Motorolla. (which, btw, is a damn good modem).

Sucks to be on the East Coast I guess.

[smurffart]

Originally posted by BFsoLo.
I just called the local office here and they said I could plug in a Toaster as long as it will work ...

Now there's a mod just waiting to happen

[Bertus02]

Originally posted by OuTpaTienT
Comcast does indeed suck!!

With ATTBI I have access to the USENET newsgroups with no limits on what I can upload/download. With Comcast we will no longer have direct USENET access.

Do you have a link or something that says that comcast is discontiung usenet. i have been on attbi for a couple years and they are switching to comcast. i am a avid usent user and this would truelly suck. there are pay usent sites like easynews.com which run around 10 bucks a month.