Secrets of the City

I hate comcrapst too. I used to have a perfectly functional wireless router with time warner, and as soon as comcast took over … BAM! It stopped working. No amount of settings-finagling would make it work. They told me I’d have to buy one of their ‘comcast-approved’ routers to be sure it would work.

Fuck that. I just plug straight into my desktop and steal breugger’s wifi for my laptop. They’ve already managed to jack up my bill $30 since they took over my internet service.

Huh. My internet connection works better now than it did with Time Warner. I used to have to do the “repair network connection” utility at least a couple times a week with Time Warner. I haven’t had to do it at all since the switch.

You can bundle your internet with the 20 channel basic cable to reduce your internet fee…but with cable added to your bill, it probably wouldn’t make much of a difference…

Anyone using the Mpls wi-fi? How does it compare to Commiecast?

You can bundle your internet with the 20 channel basic cable to reduce your internet fee…but with cable added to your bill, it probably wouldn’t make much of a difference…

Already did that. Now my bill is like $73 instead of the $45 I used to pay.

The only problem I’ve ever had with Comcast is when I moved apartments(in the same building) a few months ago. They tried to tell me that they needed to come out and ‘install a digital cable filter’, which was a complete and utter crock, considering that I installed everything myself when I first moved into the building. I complained to a customer service rep using online chat(she was actually really helpful), and she promptly removed the fee, along with another fee that I don’t remember right now. It was $80 worth of crap, though.

My internet connection is more reliable now than when I had Time Warner.

Over the 5 years I’ve had Comcast broadband, I’ve had to call their support line too many times to count. But unless they are blatently rude or unwilling to listen, I try to cut the call center people some slack. They’re just following a script and are having you go through that frustrating, seemingly bullshit modem reset and computer reboot sequence to avoid rolling out a truck over something that can be solved over the phone. I’d rather do that than pay $50 or $100 or whatever fee they charge for rolling a truck only to find that their equipment isn’t to blame (though it’s always been their equipment).

well actually they do have to come out and move your drop from one apartment to another.

Eh, whatever, they refunded the fee, so I’m cool with that.

“You can bundle your internet with the 20 channel basic cable to reduce your internet fee…but with cable added to your bill, it probably wouldn’t make much of a difference…

Already did that. Now my bill is like $73 instead of the $45 I used to pay.”

But your bill would be $73 anyway. At least this way you’re gettting a little something more for it. (granted, half the channels in that package are broadcast anyway).

Yeah, that’s the thing. The price is the same and now I have THE JEWELRY CHANNEL! AND CNN! JOY!

I already had an antenna with most of the networks and more TPT stations than I get on the cable thing. Also the antenna gets me HD signals, which are way nicer than the fuzzy crap that comes over coax in that package.

I don’t think I’ve used my tv for anything other than wii or watching movies via my computer for like a month now.

My personal issue with Comcast was over my move in April. They call it a “transfer” of service, but they really have to cancel one account and open a new one for your new address. But instead of doing that, they somehow forgot to cancel the old one and I received a bill for it shortly after my first bill for the new place.

I called them and they said they would correct the mistake and I wouldn’t have to worry about paying for the bill. Ok, fine. Except a month later I again received a bill for the old address. Now, they claimed I owed $200 and change because I hadn’t paid last month. Again, they said they would fix it and I could toss the bill. Not a total disaster but I wasted at least 2 non consecutive hours on the phone and chat with these guys.

Also, when I called to make the transfer I inquired as to any discounts I might be eligible for and was told there was none at the time. 1.) They couldn’t actually complete the transfer because the previous owner of my new residence had scheduled a transfer already and they said mine could not be scheduled until hers was complete. Uh, alrighty then. 2.) When I used the third party service Xcel uses for service transfers, they told me they could set up the same thing for Comcast. They did successfully and the same day I attempted this with Comcast. They also offered me half off my internet for 6 months, and not because I was using their service, but because I was freaking eligible for it due to being such a long term customer with Comcast.

No complaints on connectivity reliability, though.

To tell you the truth, I don’t know who our cable teevee company is (Mrs. Lungs writes the checks for the household expenses) now, but we have cut back to the most basic of cable options, saved a ton of cash, and frankly have not missed it too much. Last night, for example, we lingered on the patio with a bottle of Tempranillo and just talked and enjoyed the summer evening.

As for me, I think people who snort their nasal juices onto a sidewalk should get their noses rubbed in it. And spitting! This isn’t a saloon, people!

Which gives me an unaccountable urge to order a sasparilla.

dezelske–

When I first moved in, they were trying to charge $30 for what I’m guessing was from the previous tenant. I hadn’t ordered any services yet, and the bill was addressed to “Occupant”.

“ This isn’t a saloon, people! “

No, you can smoke out on the sidewalk.

So people no longer want to pay for music, movies or any printed media. And now they don’t want to pay for Internet access?

OK, why stop there? Everyone should get free computers now, too. And free food.

Wait, when did anyone make that argument?

My internet service with Time Warner was flawless for the previous three years until the Comcast switch.

After the switch, my overall speed had dipped, if downloading any large files for more than a few minutes it would dip even farther, and connections were dropped altogether way too often. Even my cable tv was less reliable.

With reservations, I have since switched back to Qwest.

I don’t mind paying for it; I just wish that I had a choice between overpriced bad customer service from Comcrapstic and not being able to watch Rock of Love.

“So people no longer want to pay for music, movies or any printed media. And now they don’t want to pay for Internet access?“

I doubt that people ever actually wanted to pay for that stuff. That’d just be weird.

I would pay for the internet to be able to admire lovely Ang …

I think we should also throw tampons into that equation. I hate paying for that shit…

Tampons should be covered by health insurance…jus’ sayin’

Tampon solution: http://www.divacup.com/. Umm, not really, but you try and let us know how it goes.

My Comcast bill, that went down after adding basic, basic cable is $60.

The whole cup thing kind of grosses me out…it seems like a disaster just waiting to happen.

Never heard of the cup, and I wish I never had.

Hey, look! It’s reusable. Just, uh, dump it out and reinsert? That’s kinda hot.

When I first became a woman (cough), my mom brought home pretty much every feminine product known to man so I could pick and choose what I wanted to use. One of those items was the Instead cup, and after reading the directions and looking at the pictures, I was pretty much scarred for life.

“When I first became a woman . . . “

This line always makes me cringe and remember missing the pedals as I was biking down Huber’s driveway.

Heeeeee.

I know chicks who rave about it, but it totally freaks me out. And sooo not clean enough.

I’m too clumsy for it, I think.

Amen, josie.
It sounds like a CSI event waiting to happen.

The beauty of mnspeak — from crappy cable to feminine hygiene all in one thread.

Well, Comcast’s customer “service” is a lot like menstruation if you think about it.

Annoying
Messy
Expensive
Time-consuming
Painful

And you have to deal with it about once a month!

BTW, don’t knock the Cup and re-usable pads until you’ve tried them.
I got into it because I wanted to be all green and crunchy and shit, and discovered its WORLDS better than disposables on more than just an environmental level.

Bx – without a huge overshare, I too have tried alternative methods in my quest for crunchiness and I can honestly say that I am way ok with the tampon environmental disaster I may be creating.

I’m with Cat.

Make that two. I realize it’s not good sense to hate on something you haven’t tried, but I’m okay with that.

The cup is an interesting idea, but I think the ick factor that has been drummed into womens’ heads, since, oh, the dawn of time probably limits it’s use. That being said, I’m with josie in saying I’m too clumsy to try it.

Well ladies, more power to ya.
All’s I can say is, I have a difficult time understanding how you can wipe the brown stuff from Le Cornhole several times a day, every day, but you’re grozzed out by your monthly hemoglobin?

I don’t poop!
Not necessarily grossed out as much as, to Josie’s point, the clumsiness of it all.
Plus, there’s TP between my hand and le cornhole.
And regarding the environment, the, ahem, feminine products I use are biodegradable and organic to boot sos all is right with the world.

“Le Cornhole.”

HA! I object to that hilarity!

Let’s see. Aliecat A) doesn’t speed and B) is “clumsy” with her own lady parts.

Sooooo…..what convent are you posting from?

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Bx- Ha! Again, I object to this hilarity!

Well, I am easily squicked out. And a klutz. I don’t think that the stuff flowing forth from the ladyparts on a monthly basis is disgusting, necessarily (more along the lines of ooky); I just don’t want to, um, spill it. Anywhere. Especially on my hands. Ew.

And that’s my TMI for the day. Gnite, MNspeak.

The cleanliness is what gets me. At work, having to take it out, clean it and then replace it. Or not clean it.

Mmmmm, MNses!

OMG, that was the comment and the sign off of the YEAR. My hat is of to you!