Tag Archives: Comcast

Comcast: The bloom is off the rose

I wrote previously about my positive experience switching from Speakeasy DSL and Verizon POTS service to Comcast High-Speed Internet and Digital Voice. I’m sorry to say that I’ve had a number of rather bad interactions with Comcast since that rosy day. I’m not sure I can remember all of them, but here are some:

Sign up for Comcast, kill trees

I have received no response to the letter below, which I sent to Comcast over a week ago. I can’t say that I’m terribly suprised. My opinion about Comcast continues to plummet. Names preserved to embarrass the guilty.

Comcast rolls out DOCSIS 3.0 in Boston, upgrades customers for free

We just received an email message from Comcast which read in part as follows: Comcast Doubled Your Speed for Free! Great news! As a Performance customer, we just doubled your speed for free! And with PowerBoost®, you now have downloads up to 15 Mbps! The fastest fast from the new Comcast High-Speed Internet is now… Read More: Comcast rolls out DOCSIS 3.0 in Boston, upgrades customers for… »

Comcast drops the ball yet again

April 13, 2009 Mitch Bowling General Manager and Senior Vice President, Online Services Comcast One Comcast Center 1701 JFK Boulevard Philadelphia, PA 19103-2838 Dear Mr. Bowling, Today, my wife received at her Comcast email address, elided@comcast.net, your email message with the Subject line “Apology for Service Disruption”. My wife’s email address is a secondary address… Read More: Comcast drops the ball yet again »

Comcast continues to send service announcements to wrong email address, six months after first complaint

To: mitch_bowling@cable.comcast.com Cc: amy_banse@comcast.com, andrew_baer@cable.comcast.com, bradley_dusto@cable.comcast.com, brian_roberts@comcast.com, catherine_avgiris@cable.comcast.com, charlie_thurston@cable.comcast.com, david_cohen@comcast.com, david_juliano@cable.comcast.com, david_scott@cable.comcast.com, derek_harrar@cable.comcast.com, diane_robina@comcast.com, douglas_gaston@comcast.com, greg_butz@cable.comcast.com, jamie_davis@cable.comcast.com, jamie_davis@comcast.com, jeff_shell@comcast.com, john_ridall@cable.comcast.com, john_schanz@cable.comcast.com, joseph_donnelly@comcast.com, kevin_casey@cable.comcast.com, michael_angelakis@comcast.com, peter_kiriacoulacos@cable.comcast.com, ralph_roberts@cable.comcast.com, ralph_roberts@comcast.com, rick_germano@cable.comcast.com, sandy_wax@comcast.com, tony_werner@cable.comcast.com, william_stemper@cable.comcast.com Subject: Comcast sends service announcements to wrong email address for six months, ignores customer’s efforts to fix Mitch Bowling General Manager and Senior Vice… Read More: Comcast continues to send service announcements to wrong email address,… »

Comcast fixes problem <8 hours after "executive email carpet bomb"

I received voicemail and email messages from a Comcast employee less than 3½ hours after I sent my “executive email carpet bomb” (EECB), asking for more information about the issue.  I replied with details. A few hours later, less than eight hours after the EECB,  I received a voicemail message from a Comcast employee indicating… Read More: Comcast fixes problem »