Hey look on the bright side -- If Comcast doesn`t love you...at least Jesus Loves you!!!
OTA is not very good in my experience. I've tried to help several people set it up and yet to have anyone that can reliably get good enough signal to pull in a channel in HD. I'm frankly baffled that this has not been a bigger complaint, but apparently it is working for some people?
Actually they're not. They're specifically locking people out to try and force them to pay. They could very easily unencrypt the signals. It would probably actually benefit Comcast even (as I'm sure they probably have to do something extra to force the encryption).
What kind of sense does that make? "Hey guys, I'm mad about the little fees that keep increasing, so fuck it I'll cancel ALL of it!" Ok, that's really got to be a joke or trolling. You think people can switch? And that switching to DSL would be feasible? Your argument is "is you're mad about getting screwed by one megacorp, just switch to another one that will both screw you in the same ways and also provide worse service for little if any discount in price, that will sure teach them!
That's the whole point. We don't have choices. You can't tell the companies to fuck off because you just end up in a circle of shitty companies fucking you over. The government was finally getting off their ass and doing something about it (well some in the government), and now they're probably going to flip and work to actively let those companies fuck us over worse. We'll literally be paying them to craft laws enabling them to screw us over. The Republicans have even been fucking gloating about this (like they regularly have been when they've fucked us over, they'll brag until they get called out and then they just start screaming Obama, and its working because people have lost their minds with regards to being informed and making rational decisions).
There were a lot of positive actions under Obama, or more specifically under Wheeler as chair of the FCC. He actually listened to consumers and did a lot of things to try and improve the situation, but the Republicans continually threw tantrums and they've been very open that they're going to gut basically everything that Wheeler did. And that's if they don't outright gut the FCC (they won't since they have control now, don't be surprised if they grow the powers just so they can try to lock in things the telecoms want).
Even with regards to Comcast in specific they blocked the Comcast-Time Warner merger (not that allowing the ATT DirecTV merger was good, or likewise the Charter-Time Warner merger). They also specified what counts as broadband which showed how little competition was actually happening (and really highlighted how much control Comcast has). And of course reclassification as Title II.
That's not to say Democrats historically were generally much better with regards to getting bought off by telecoms (a lot of the problems we're facing now are due to the 1996 Telecom Act, although if I remember right, that was a pretty non-partisan situation and the Republicans had a lot of hand in crafting it), but the Republicans are openly doing this stuff and people don't seem to care.
You don't necessarily need to hire a lobbyist to push your interests. Get people to flood your various reps with phone calls about these issues that are important to you.That settles it. I want to buy some lobbyists, who's in!?!?
Unfortunately for millions of us in many cities, competition is artificially limited so we don't have tons of choices when it comes to cable TV/Internet options.Well, thanks to Comcast, I now have Internet for $10/mo. Something that I couldn't, and still can't, get from Verizon.
Well, thanks to Comcast, I now have Internet for $10/mo. Something that I couldn't, and still can't, get from Verizon.
What does that $10/month actually get you?
What does that $10/month actually get you?
DSL?This is why I still use the phone company as my ISP. They are pretty bad, but not as bad as Comcast.
Yes, we need more stupid rules!What's worse is the modem. They didn't used to charge anything for it. Now they want something like $10 a month for it. I feel bad for the Seniors not tech savy enough to pick up a SB6121 for $30 off ebay or something and set it up themselves. It pays for itself in 3 months. The modem/converter box/Router rental/DVR fees and sky high taxes are just insane. I think things were starting to turn around with the FCC's new chairman these past few years, but that's all over now.
Don't worry. Trump'll fix it.
What we need is a standard that works on every cable system in America, where you can use whatever equipment you want with any provider.
You don't necessarily need to hire a lobbyist to push your interests. Get people to flood your various reps with phone calls about these issues that are important to you.
DSL?
Not only are they very slow, they also charge WAY more than what they should be charging, since they can.
AT&T or one of the other ma bells are just as bad as comcast.
Remember not too many years ago municipalities were starting to offer broadband to their customers? Cable and internet providers stepped in and put a stop to it and I think they even got laws rewritten. It just goes to show you that 'we the people' doesn't work. The people we elect go on to feed off of lobbyist handouts. As many people already pointed out their options for cable is limited to one provider, a monopoly which is not supposed to be legal is thanks to incoming dollars and not votes.
Internet is necessary these days, and dialup doesn't cut it. Whether that means municipal access, and/or regulated commercial access, something should be done, and it should be up to the citizens in each district to decide.I'm starting to wonder if perhaps like water and sewer, internet access is a necessary utility and local municipalities should supply it? I hate to get government doing things private business can do but enough is enough with the Comcast monopoly.
I'm starting to wonder if perhaps like water and sewer, internet access is a necessary utility and local municipalities should supply it? I hate to get government doing things private business can do but enough is enough with the Comcast monopoly.
The Feds do not regulate Cable access providers. The Feds dissented to the individual states, which by coincidence decided they didn't want the job either so each county government acts as the cable franchise authority. If you have problems with your local cable operator then blame your county.Although I'm a fan of the free market, this is a monopoly. Remember when the government broke up Bell Telephone in the '80's? That's what needs to happen to Comcast.
A solution for Comcast rental fees is a Tivo. Buy a six tuner Tivo Bolt or Roamio and rent one cable card from Comcast and you're all set. Pay a monthly to Tivo or buy a lifetime subscription. I'm not with Comcast, but I picked up a lifetime Roamio and three Tivo minis(which all have lifetime service now) off of ebay and couldn't be happier. Comcast works well with Tivo and the ondemand will even still work.
You can blame your county, but counties are creatures of the state, so at the end of the day, the onus will ultimately stop at the state government.The Feds do not regulate Cable access providers. The Feds dissented to the individual states, which by coincidence decided they didn't want the job either so each county government acts as the cable franchise authority. If you have problems with your local cable operator then blame your county.
The mini borrows one of the six tuners from the Roamio/Bolt host. If your mini isn't in use, all six tuners are available for recording etc...How do you tune the stations on the TVs that don't have the Roamio or do the minis let you change the station?
The mini borrows one of the six tuners from the Roamio/Bolt host. If your mini isn't in use, all six tuners are available for recording etc...