Comments | g_shadowslayer: Comcast sucks

g_shadowslayer

Comcast sucks

Jul 25, 2009 01:07

Okay, as some of you know, Comcast decided to suddenly yank our cable service out from under us midday Thursday the 23rd. (It's obviously not something related to the digital switchover, because if it had been, we would have lost our signal on 6/12. BUT, we didn't. And we were able to get all channels on all 3 machines (more on that later) that we ( Read more... )

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Comments 18

irreparable July 25 2009, 05:41:07 UTC

That fucking sucks, dude. What a pain in the arse, oy.

g_shadowslayer July 25 2009, 05:49:33 UTC

Comcast sucks so much. I swear, if the FIOS service was on this side of the street we'd switch in an instant. Unfortunately, while they're putting it in at the new townhouse community across the street, it doesn't come over here in the cheap seats...

its_notluck July 25 2009, 05:41:36 UTC

*offers a nice shiny bat to beat Comcast with?*

g_shadowslayer July 25 2009, 05:51:06 UTC

*is distracted by the shiny for a moment*

*happily beats the crap out of Comcast*

strangemuses July 25 2009, 09:07:45 UTC

I hate Comcast.

g_shadowslayer July 25 2009, 11:27:18 UTC

Srsly, I'm not sure there's anyone out there who actually can say the opposite...

carly_sullivan July 25 2009, 11:29:56 UTC

This is why we switched to satellite. Not that it's actually any cheaper, but the Directv crew isn't as obviously moneygrubbing and when I call them -- at all hours-- they hop to it to make me happy.

Sorry you had to go through this. Any interest in hooking up one of the tvs for broadcast signals? I have an antenna and a digital converter box that we bought for the summer house, only to find there are no channels -- NONE!-- available in that area.

g_shadowslayer July 27 2009, 07:34:15 UTC

Unfortunately, the issue is that it's only 1 tv and 3 VCRs -- with the old cable, a 3-way splitter actually let us tape 3 channels all at the same time. But, apparently, splitters block the signal. Which I'm sure they engineered that way on purpose, the bastards.

Anyway, no go on the using an antenna and dtv converter on an extra tv because the way our apartment building is situated, we'd have to have it on a pole wayyy up above the roof to get past the buildings on either side. :|

sistinas July 25 2009, 12:59:33 UTC

really weird - we don't have digital cable but ours is still working - I read your LJ & panicked momentarily and then went & checked and its still working. Of course we almost never watch it since they took away the Cartoon Network :( So I don;t know why yours suddenly stopped working.

strangemuses July 25 2009, 15:52:25 UTC

You might want to call Comcast to see if they have plans to "upgrade" your account without telling you.

g_shadowslayer July 27 2009, 07:36:04 UTC

On the one hand, I will be FURIOUS if they lied, because losing the ability to use the splitter will REALLY piss me off. BUT, I'm hoping for your guys' sake that they were lying... I'd be careful though -- take strangemuses' advice and double check, 'cause I'd hate to find out they're just going block by block and you'll end up with the same crappy surprise sometime next month...