Author Topic: Comcast? (Read 2843 times)

Valen · July 30, 2009, 01:11:46 PM

I just moved in to my new house, and we are getting Comcast Internet, I have heard some pretty bad things about it though. Anyone here have comcast?

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JimJam · July 30, 2009, 01:14:06 PM

My granparents have it; I never had any problems. I was only using it for a week, though. I have Charter at home. They're pretty nice.

Bisjac · July 30, 2009, 01:15:49 PM

they provide some plans up to like 40-50m
pretty nice

make you sure get the phone/tv/net package bullstuff.
can get a faster internet for much better price then (for like 6 months anyways)

Valen · July 30, 2009, 01:18:24 PM

Quote from: Bisjac on July 30, 2009, 01:15:49 PM

they provide some plans up to like 40-50m
pretty nice

make you sure get the phone/tv/net package bullstuff.
can get a faster internet for much better price then (for like 6 months anyways)

I believe that is what we are going to get. 50 would be very nice :D

Bisjac · July 30, 2009, 01:20:34 PM

when i was in Minneapolis we had comcast, i would demand the best internet, and some other guy wanted a stuffload of tv channels.

our monthly bill for cable was like 400 a month lol.
but i guess when 8 people do mostly watching tv and goofing on a computer at home, its not much of a bill to pay.

and no.... if you have 50m download and 20m up.
and one starfish in the house is running a single torrent, you STILL cant play a game!!!

Valen · July 30, 2009, 01:24:15 PM

Torrents do rape your internet, I'm hoping I can even do torrents Comcast seems to have something that blocks you from reaching your seeds. I figuer there must be a way to get around it though.

Rekuddo · July 30, 2009, 02:30:45 PM

I get great Download and Upload speeds with Comcast. I've never had a problem with them thus far, and we have the Cable/Phone/Internet bullstuff but it makes your internet cheaper.

LegoEggo · July 30, 2009, 02:31:56 PM

I have comcast. Never had problems.

Bacon · July 30, 2009, 02:34:43 PM

Quote from: LegoEggo on July 30, 2009, 02:31:56 PM

I have comcast. Never had problems.

same

Bisjac · July 30, 2009, 02:35:22 PM

well you don't have a choice, cable companies buy out the region every few years, and all lines belong to 1 company that got the area.

you could go with stuffty satellite or lame stuff DSL i guess.

JimJam · July 30, 2009, 03:16:29 PM

Quote from: Bisjac on July 30, 2009, 02:35:22 PM

well you don't have a choice, cable companies buy out the region every few years, and all lines belong to 1 company that got the area.

you could go with stuffty satellite or lame stuff DSL i guess.

We have Charter, Comcast and Frontier.

Hazard · July 30, 2009, 03:23:30 PM

I have it. Works fine for me.

LegoEggo · July 30, 2009, 04:05:38 PM

Quote from: Bacon on July 30, 2009, 02:34:43 PM

same

:O bacon quoted me

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n0cturni · July 30, 2009, 04:07:01 PM

Quote from: Valen on July 30, 2009, 01:24:15 PM

Torrents do rape your internet, I'm hoping I can even do torrents Comcast seems to have something that blocks you from reaching your seeds. I figuer there must be a way to get around it though.

I torrented Runes Of Magic with no problems.

But whatever you do, don't get AT&T. I have it at my other house; 110kbps Down and 20kbps Up. The connection itself is pretty reliable, but it's slow as hell. (Doesn't affect ping in games though.)

SuperToxic · July 30, 2009, 04:11:14 PM

FiOS is better from my experience.
- Responding service. Comcast's phone lines are always full so you can never ask for service
- Upgrading speeds in your area almost every month if you have a slow FiOS speed in your area
- Actual fiberoptics, unlike Comcast. Comcast simply advertised this after they found FiOS had it. Comcast is still loving cable.
- FiOS does not block torrent ports. Convenient when downloading games with a BitTorrent downloader
Call up your local Verizon building and ask when your area will get it
:D