comcast

Despite DSL often times being an option for potential customers at rates in the low $20-something range, it seems that even to this day, cost is a hurdle that is preventing many people from dropping dial-up. This may seem a bit extreme, but I have seen indications of this myself on a number of occasions.
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As luck would have it, I am moving to an area come the beginning of August where FiOS will be available. This means that I will be able to put the Comcast nightmare behind me. Now I have read all the reviews and while the service is not going to blacklist, restrict, monitor, or just […]

Comcast never really learns apparently. If you think the issues with Bittorrent blocking were bad, then hearing that anyone using any protocol to use what Comcast deems as “substantial” bandwidth will get your connection added to a blacklist should not come as a total shock. Some of the things you can likely forget about once […]

I have just confirmed as of 3:00pm PST today, Comcast is not allowing enabling access to GoDaddy whatsoever. And let me clear on this, I have tried accessing GoDaddy via other ISP’s today - no issues whatsoever. I also use OpenDNS, not Comcast’s DNS servers - pinging GoDaddy’s IP from my Comcast account also brings […]

I just cannot take it anymore. While there are instances where I would say sticking with cable Internet is the best option, I am growing tired of one company in particular - Comcast. They hype up their speed and reliability, yet I among others are growing tried of packet shaping, constant need to reset […]

I am really finding myself failing to understand how this really is all that exciting. Considering the fact that this ISP has already made it clear that they feel compelled to throttle everything their users do, at the end of the day, it is truly a matter of up to 50Mbps rather than actually using […]

I’m not, repeat NOT, a Comcast fanboy. Far from it. But it did come to the rescue of one of my small business clients. In February, I posted about this client and their saga of slow DSL.
I am happy to report that I helped them successfully transition to Comcast Business Internet. So now, rather […]