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They've done it again: Comcast Is America's Most Hated Company

3,246 1,585 January 12, 2017 at 08:48 PM
http://www.pcmag.com/news/350979/...ed-company

I'm really thinking about buying stock so I can recoup some of my $50 monthly internet fees.
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Zoe Moon
01-12-2017 at 10:33 PM.
01-12-2017 at 10:33 PM.
Quote from ablang :
http://www.pcmag.com/news/350979/...ed-company

I'm really thinking about buying stock so I can recoup some of my $50 monthly internet fees.
If I were Comcast I wouldn't worry about it too much. By the end (or likely sooner) of Trump's Reich his company will be the most hated in America.
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dayv
01-13-2017 at 05:40 AM.
01-13-2017 at 05:40 AM.
Quote from Zoe Moon :
If I were Comcast I wouldn't worry about it too much. By the end (or likely sooner) of Trump's Reich his company will be the most hated in America.
doubt it. he has a good portion of the country brainwashed thinking he can do no wrong and that he is a victim.
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ikonoklast
01-13-2017 at 06:27 AM.
01-13-2017 at 06:27 AM.
I was going to post this relevant thread but OP then realized OP started that thread too. laugh out loud

https://slickdeals.net/f/9656824-does-anyone-buy-stocks-in-the-companies-they-hate?v=1
Quote from Zoe Moon :
If I were Comcast I wouldn't worry about it too much. By the end (or likely sooner) of Trump's Reich his company will be the most hated in America.
I am not so sure about that. People are great at rationalizing things. Besides, I am sure Trump brand of waterproof bed sheets will be of good quality since it will be made in the USA. It will come with a travel case so you can use it in hotel rooms.
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SnakePlisken
01-13-2017 at 10:23 AM.
01-13-2017 at 10:23 AM.
is the podium busted?
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01-13-2017 at 11:36 AM.
01-13-2017 at 11:36 AM.
Quote from SnakePlisken :
is the podium busted?
Permanently, by its very nature. nod
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User339811
04-03-2017 at 11:14 AM.
04-03-2017 at 11:14 AM.
So...my Comcast 150mbps Internet service jumped from $48 a month to $89 a month after 2 years.

This month Internet bill is $89 a month Mad F u Comcast.
I spent over an hour chatting with shitcast. They gave me a run around. Saying no promotion for my Internet service. Finally I told them I want to cancel my Internet.
They told me to let them check for promotion again. What a Liar plucker.
This is the deal they can offer me:

JamesBryan
11:00AM

What I can offer is our Internet Plus 25 with Blast Pro! This package includes 10+ Basic Channels + FREE HBO or Showtime + Blast Pro which is up to 150mbps + taxes and fees.

JamesBryan
11:00AM

For only 69.99 + taxes and fees for 12 month contract.



Warm deal or cold deal?
I Only need Internet service.
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VorlonFrog
04-03-2017 at 11:29 AM.
04-03-2017 at 11:29 AM.
Quote from xxxHolic :
So...my Comcast 150mbps Internet service jumped from $48 a month to $89 a month after 2 years.

This month Internet bill is $89 a month Mad F u Comcast.
I spent over an hour chatting with shitcast. They gave me a run around. Saying no promotion for my Internet service. Finally I told them I want to cancel my Internet.
They told me to let them check for promotion again. What a Liar plucker.
This is the deal they can offer me:

JamesBryan
11:00AM

What I can offer is our Internet Plus 25 with Blast Pro! This package includes 10+ Basic Channels + FREE HBO or Showtime + Blast Pro which is up to 150mbps + taxes and fees.

JamesBryan
11:00AM

For only 69.99 + taxes and fees for 12 month contract.



Warm deal or cold deal?
I Only need Internet service.
$70 is what we pay for significantly slower service here. Take it.
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Fallacy
04-03-2017 at 11:39 AM.
04-03-2017 at 11:39 AM.
There are no deals. It's a monopoly. Threaten to leave, get their price, take it and run.

Though I have tried to negotiate on their "best price", sometimes successfully, sometimes not. They're getting smarter.
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Kabn
04-03-2017 at 11:58 AM.
04-03-2017 at 11:58 AM.
Quote from Fallacy :
There are no deals. It's a monopoly. Threaten to leave, get their price, take it and run.

Though I have tried to negotiate on their "best price", sometimes successfully, sometimes not. They're getting smarter.
yeah, unless there is actual competition in your market (haha!), customers don't have a lot of leverage. get their best price through bundling or a year contract and call in next year to go through the whole thing again.

side note: other than being able to brag about it, what's really the point of having 150Mbps+ internet? the most one is going to get out of most streaming services is 1080p with 2-channel audio and a standard bitrate, which can be done with <20Mbps. i mean, there are valid reasons for needing it (UHD video, many users, requirement for fast file transfers, etc.), but i'm probably going to downgrade from my 200Mbps plan (they auto-upgraded me) to something lower so i can save a few bucks. most of my traffic goes over a VPN anyway, so it doesn't even get close to maximizing the available speed. my bill jumped $25/m after a year, and while i got it down a bit, it's still too much.
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User339811
04-04-2017 at 01:03 PM.
04-04-2017 at 01:03 PM.
So.., I try again to today. This is what they can offer me:

Vijayendra
12:38PM

I can provide you performance pro internet with upto 100 mbps Intnernet speed at $59.99/mo for next 12 months.

=================
yesterday, they offered me 150mbps + FREE HBO or Showtime+ 10+ Basic Channels $69.99

I hope Comcast would burn in Hell.
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Fallacy
04-04-2017 at 01:06 PM.
04-04-2017 at 01:06 PM.
Quote from xxxHolic :
So.., I try again to today. This is what they can offer me:

Vijayendra
12:38PM

I can provide you performance pro internet with upto 100 mbps Intnernet speed at $59.99/mo for next 12 months.

=================
yesterday, they offered me 150mbps + FREE HBO or Showtime+ 10+ Basic Channels $69.99

I hope Comcast would burn in Hell.
Seems like a decent deal. I think I'm paying about $50-$55 for 100mpbs internet (no tv/phone/etc.)
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04-04-2017 at 02:14 PM.
04-04-2017 at 02:14 PM.
Quote from Fallacy :
Seems like a decent deal. I think I'm paying about $50-$55 for 100mpbs internet (no tv/phone/etc.)
yeah, i'd jump on $60/m + taxes for 100Mbps internet as long as you can stay under whatever cap they might have in place.
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ablang
04-05-2017 at 05:50 AM.
04-05-2017 at 05:50 AM.
I'm paying $49.95/month for Performance Starter Internet (only).
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CheapestGamer
04-06-2017 at 07:09 PM.
04-06-2017 at 07:09 PM.
I despise Comcast. You're locked into their bullshit contract(s) for however long but even though you're locked in you're also at their mercy when they decide to stea....errrrr "move" channels to a higher tier.

Right now we're locked in for 2 years @ $100 a month(before taxes and fees) for Digital Preferred(well la dee farkin' da I'm "preferred") plus 100 Mbps internet and they've already sent us a letter stating that they 'gave us a channel we're not supposed to get with our package'. So the bullshit has started already and it hasn't even been a full month .

I kinda wonder how many bullshit 'tiers' they have so I know exactly how much of a chance I have of losing channels we just got back with this new bundle after 5-6 or more years without. I know one thing, they could take all the shitty sports channels we're stuck with in this bundle and shove them up their ass. I never watch that shit but we're stuck with it for 2 years now.
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