> -----Original Message----- > From: Shawna Hampton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 11:59 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Cable or dish? > > So we're exploring television/Internet service options for our new > house, > which we need in place by the time we move in on Nov. 10.
I actually like Comcast: I've had them in Boston and now in Scranton. In both cases they let me set up my network... there really wasn't even a option for them to do it. At least where I've been it's been totally hands off in that regard: they support the line to the house that's it. I LOVED them in Boston - the Motorola Dual DVR box they used were great (and those are the boxes that will be upgraded to the TIVO software once it's ready). They offered a lot of extras and constantly improved service (more HD channels, faster broadband, free software, etc) all without raising the bill. Great Video on Demand service, great web portal, great service, etc - nothing but good to say. In Scranton it's a different story. We had Adelphia and they were bought out by Comcast. So now we see "Comcast" on the bill but we're still using the old Scientific Atlantic box from Adelphia. We're still limited to the really crappy Adelphia VOD service and the truly AWFUL Adelphia DVR. We did get more HD channels when they took over at least. The internet service is still great (we just got a nice free speed boost, they provide free multiple licenses for McAfee protection, a free GigaNews account, etc) - that's pretty much all transitioned to Comcast servers and infrastructure. They are more expensive than in Boston for the same service level (albeit on crappier hardware, which I assume is to pay for the transition). They're definitely still trading on goodwill left over from the Boston experience but I'm going to give them some more slack since almost all of my problems are still, essentially, Adelphia's (damn, I HATED Adelphia). I'm really looking forward to the new TIVO-enabled software (which should mean a new box to replace these crap ones). Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade to ColdFusion 8 and integrate with Adobe Flex http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:245122 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
