Comments on: Comcast sneaks in back-door rate increase by increasing “equipment charge” http://blog.kamens.us/2009/10/19/comcast-sneaks-in-back-door-rate-increase-by-increasing-equipment-charge/ Musings of an indignant mind Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:57:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jik http://blog.kamens.us/2009/10/19/comcast-sneaks-in-back-door-rate-increase-by-increasing-equipment-charge/comment-page-1/#comment-121272 jik Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:02:00 +0000 http://blog.kamens.brookline.ma.us/~jik/wordpress/?p=1043#comment-121272 <em>...but apparently in some cases these modems do fail, a lot. I’m using FiOS and I’m on my third modem now in less than 2 years at this address.</em> FiOS uses fibre, not coax. The modem technology is totally different. There's no way to extrapolate from the failure rate of FiOS modems to the failure rate of Comcast cable modems. Not to mention the fact that Verizon and Comcast are different companies, so for all we know Verizon may have just chosen to use crappier modems than Comcast. I've never had a cable modem fail on me. …but apparently in some cases these modems do fail, a lot. I’m using FiOS and I’m on my third modem now in less than 2 years at this address.

FiOS uses fibre, not coax. The modem technology is totally different. There’s no way to extrapolate from the failure rate of FiOS modems to the failure rate of Comcast cable modems.

Not to mention the fact that Verizon and Comcast are different companies, so for all we know Verizon may have just chosen to use crappier modems than Comcast.

I’ve never had a cable modem fail on me.

]]> By: NotLovingComCrass http://blog.kamens.us/2009/10/19/comcast-sneaks-in-back-door-rate-increase-by-increasing-equipment-charge/comment-page-1/#comment-121241 NotLovingComCrass Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:13:09 +0000 http://blog.kamens.brookline.ma.us/~jik/wordpress/?p=1043#comment-121241 I am a huge anti-fan of ComCrass (I'd use a harsher word but...) but apparently in some cases these modems do fail, a lot. I'm using FiOS and I'm on my third modem now in less than 2 years at this address. The previous two just suddenly quit working and all the lengthy troubleshooting, "flash" from local CO, etc. didn't help. I've never had that experience before but it does show me that it does happen, at least sometimes. As for your reasoning about it being a back door service charge, etc., I couldn't agree more. I could write a book about all the ways I despise them (and every other 'government approved monopoly' I've been forced to do business with.) I am a huge anti-fan of ComCrass (I’d use a harsher word but…) but apparently in some cases these modems do fail, a lot. I’m using FiOS and I’m on my third modem now in less than 2 years at this address. The previous two just suddenly quit working and all the lengthy troubleshooting, “flash” from local CO, etc. didn’t help. I’ve never had that experience before but it does show me that it does happen, at least sometimes.

As for your reasoning about it being a back door service charge, etc., I couldn’t agree more. I could write a book about all the ways I despise them (and every other ‘government approved monopoly’ I’ve been forced to do business with.)

]]> By: bonnie http://blog.kamens.us/2009/10/19/comcast-sneaks-in-back-door-rate-increase-by-increasing-equipment-charge/comment-page-1/#comment-118578 bonnie Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:17:56 +0000 http://blog.kamens.brookline.ma.us/~jik/wordpress/?p=1043#comment-118578 I SO AGREE WITH YOU DOUBLE TALK IS ALL THEY ARE GOOD FOR I SO AGREE WITH YOU DOUBLE TALK IS ALL THEY ARE GOOD FOR

]]> By: bonnie http://blog.kamens.us/2009/10/19/comcast-sneaks-in-back-door-rate-increase-by-increasing-equipment-charge/comment-page-1/#comment-118577 bonnie Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:13:46 +0000 http://blog.kamens.brookline.ma.us/~jik/wordpress/?p=1043#comment-118577 go with dish we love it as of now we are with comicalcast the quote a price and charge different had it for 4 weeks my total bill is now over 200 supposed to be 78 go figure i talked to them yada yada double talk well if its not straightened out, back to my dish and there we will stay go with dish we love it as of now we are with comicalcast the quote a price and charge different had it for 4 weeks my total bill is now over 200 supposed to be 78 go figure i talked to them yada yada double talk well if its not straightened out, back to my dish and there we will stay

]]> By: barnes murphy http://blog.kamens.us/2009/10/19/comcast-sneaks-in-back-door-rate-increase-by-increasing-equipment-charge/comment-page-1/#comment-111112 barnes murphy Sun, 27 Feb 2011 01:48:58 +0000 http://blog.kamens.brookline.ma.us/~jik/wordpress/?p=1043#comment-111112 my ccomcast bill was charged one penney over in 2006 and i called and they never gave me credit when they said they would and most people wont call over one penny so that adds up for comcast /AT&T corp> my ccomcast bill was charged one penney over in 2006 and i called and they never gave me credit when they said they would and most people wont call over one penny so that adds up for comcast /AT&T corp>

]]> By: barnes murphy http://blog.kamens.us/2009/10/19/comcast-sneaks-in-back-door-rate-increase-by-increasing-equipment-charge/comment-page-1/#comment-111111 barnes murphy Sun, 27 Feb 2011 01:44:09 +0000 http://blog.kamens.brookline.ma.us/~jik/wordpress/?p=1043#comment-111111 my ccomcast cable in 2006 was charged one penny over and i called and they never gave me my one cent credit.and that adds up if comcast did that to every customer.i my ccomcast cable in 2006 was charged one penny over and i called and they never gave me my one cent credit.and that adds up if comcast did that to every customer.i

]]> By: billy http://blog.kamens.us/2009/10/19/comcast-sneaks-in-back-door-rate-increase-by-increasing-equipment-charge/comment-page-1/#comment-110396 billy Wed, 09 Feb 2011 03:19:13 +0000 http://blog.kamens.brookline.ma.us/~jik/wordpress/?p=1043#comment-110396 update on feb 2011. charge is now $7. withing 3 years I'm with comcast, it has been raised 3 times... hohoho. looking for change soon update on feb 2011. charge is now $7. withing 3 years I’m with comcast, it has been raised 3 times… hohoho. looking for change soon

]]> By: ladydi http://blog.kamens.us/2009/10/19/comcast-sneaks-in-back-door-rate-increase-by-increasing-equipment-charge/comment-page-1/#comment-106432 ladydi Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:39:24 +0000 http://blog.kamens.brookline.ma.us/~jik/wordpress/?p=1043#comment-106432 They just did it again. my modem rental fee went from $5 to $7. We will be buying our own modem. good thing I don't have their VoIP service. They just did it again. my modem rental fee went from $5 to $7. We will be buying our own modem. good thing I don’t have their VoIP service.

]]> By: jik http://blog.kamens.us/2009/10/19/comcast-sneaks-in-back-door-rate-increase-by-increasing-equipment-charge/comment-page-1/#comment-105791 jik Tue, 25 May 2010 13:07:39 +0000 http://blog.kamens.brookline.ma.us/~jik/wordpress/?p=1043#comment-105791 Cute idea :-), but I don't think so. Cute idea :-) , but I don’t think so.

]]> By: targetpro http://blog.kamens.us/2009/10/19/comcast-sneaks-in-back-door-rate-increase-by-increasing-equipment-charge/comment-page-1/#comment-105788 targetpro Tue, 25 May 2010 02:18:35 +0000 http://blog.kamens.brookline.ma.us/~jik/wordpress/?p=1043#comment-105788 I want you to pay for your site by putting some Google's ads up, preferably Comcast ads. That way, every time, I like something that's written I can click on a Comcast ad, crediting your site and directly debiting Comcast. I want you to pay for your site by putting some Google’s ads up, preferably Comcast ads. That way, every time, I like something that’s written I can click on a Comcast ad, crediting your site and directly debiting Comcast.

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