Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
DO sometimes interrupt cable service. Last outage was about a week ago
when everything was out for about 15 minutes, internet a bit longer.
Not bad for our location (Fort Worth, Tx).

Nope, I don't feel like an a$$, do you feel like an ignorant fool ?
I feel like someone who told the facts straight up, no ice, no water -- Like a good shot of
JD. Either you can take it or you can't. Still doesn't change the fact that the post was
Off Topic. I've stated it and that's all there is. If you can't take the heat....you know.

BTW: There is a charter for this News Group

Dave
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comp.dcom.modems.cable is an unmoderated newsgroup which passed its vote for

creation by 181:14 as reported in news.announce.newgroups on 15 Oct 1997.

For your newsgroups file:

comp.dcom.modems.cable Cable modems and internet access via cable tv.

The charter, culled from the vote result announcement:

Comp.dcom.modems.cable is a central location for discussion of

all aspects of the use of cable modems, free from the constraints of

official newsgroups and mailing lists created by cable companies.

Topics that are appropriate for discussion include:

- How to connect multiple computers to a single cable modem.

- How to use non-supported operating systems. Currently most cable

operators support only Windows 95, MacOS and Windows 3.1. The

newsgroup would encourage discussions of how to use OS2, and all of

the various flavors of Unix with cable modems.

- Pros and cons of using proxy servers.

- How to use non-supported software with the system.

- Locations of current commercial systems.

- Announcements of new roll outs of cable modems systems.

- Discussion of problems with cable modem operators.

- Discussion of the merits of cable modems vs. other high bandwidth

services such as xDSL and ISDN.

Participation by industry insiders will be actively sought and

encouraged.

Announcements of new services and features are acceptable by cable

services.

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"Data" on Southwest Florida Comcast is a "down at least once a week" problem.
TV is a bit better but it is still far from reliable.
As for the data, Comcast says if it works a few minutes every day they have
fulfilled their legal obligation.

On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 02:32:42 +0000, Greg wrote:

Funny a cable company can get away with that argument. Now imagine if this
were the water, or power utility?

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-- James Fenimore Cooper
The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity, since the tastes,
knowledge, and principles of the majority form the tribunal of appeal.

BR wrote:
they have only themselves to blame.

"BR" <brodriguez@comcast.net> wrote in message
newsan.2004.08.20.05.25.15.857492@comcast.net...
you are assuming that what was said is true....

Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:

Try telling that, to some woman who's missing her daily fix of soaps, game &
talk shows. After 9/11, there were people complaining to the networks that
their shows were pre-empted by all the news coverage. Some people really
need a life.

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On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 07:05:37 -0400, Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:

Well for now Internet access is a luxury. But then that was once true of
the telephone. But even as a luxury the "few minutes a day" argument is
bad business.

--
-- James Fenimore Cooper
The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity, since the tastes,
knowledge, and principles of the majority form the tribunal of appeal.

This is right from the Comcast.net web site
"YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR SERVICE INTERRUPTION SHALL BE LIMITED TO A PRORATED
CREDIT UPON REQUEST ONLY IN THE EVENT OF COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE SERVICE DUE TO
A TECHNICAL MALFUNCTION FOR TWENTY-FOUR (24) CONSECUTIVE HOURS OR MORE." (their
caps, not mine)
http://www.comcast.net/terms/subscriber.jsp

When I asked them what that meant they said you do not get a credit if your
modem EVER communicated in that 24 hour period. It sounds pretty unambiguous to
me.

They CAN'T get away with it here in NJ !

Dave



"BR" <brodriguez@comcast.net> wrote in message
newsan.2004.08.20.05.25.15.857492@comcast.net...
| On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 02:32:42 +0000, Greg wrote:
|
| > Comcast says if it works a few minutes every day they have fulfilled
| > their legal obligation.
|
| Funny a cable company can get away with that argument. Now imagine if this
| were the water, or power utility?
|
| --
| -- James Fenimore Cooper
| The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity, since the tastes,
| knowledge, and principles of the majority form the tribunal of appeal.

BR wrote:
I certainly wouldn't elevate internet access to the status of a
'utility', but I suspect that many would. My wife considers cable TV to
be necessary to life. How fortunate she is to have lived a life of
relative luxury. So many middle class Americans have never lived
without TV, without a phone, without air conditioning/central heat,
without a car, without electricity, without enough food, or without
someone to protect and provide for them. I guess it isn't too
surprising that they consider those comforts necessities, rather than
luxuries.

On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 17:50:18 -0500, Ron Hunter wrote:

If your livelyhood depended on it? Would that "elevate" it?

--
-- James Fenimore Cooper
The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity, since the tastes,
knowledge, and principles of the majority form the tribunal of appeal.

BR wrote:

Definitely - if you run a web business, broadband (or at an absolute
minimum - 56K dialup) is a necessity.

"Dave C." <mdupre@sff.net> wrote in message
news:2oibo1FajhevU1@uni-berlin.de...
And of course, you could get the dish with the built-in TiVo, so there's
always something to watch.

"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in message
news:elmop-F93F2E.19191719082004@text.usenetserver.com...
Don't know about snow, but here in lightning country we lose cable service
regularly; and it's usually due to some lightning strike near or on one of
their pieces of equipment.

Nothing's perfect.

"BR" <brodriguez@comcast.net> wrote in message
newsan.2004.08.20.05.25.15.857492@comcast.net...
It's all you (the general "you" not specifically you) republicans who push
so hard for deregulation of everything, and then you (again general "you"
not specifically you) are surprised when the companies don't treat you well.

Chip Orange wrote:

Charter DVR, I couldn't watch anything I had recorded when the cable
connection was down. Rather annoying, and surprising.
Perhaps even a privacy issue....

I have a monthly subscription ReplayTV and I had the same problem. The clock
took a hit and it is a doorstop until it can call home and verify that you did
not let the subscription lapse.

"Ron Hunter" <rphunter@charter.net> wrote in message
news:10if2pj1r11rr77@corp.supernews.com...
No problem like that with TiVo; in fact, it's a common practice for truckers
to buy the models with very large hard drives (2 of them if they're always
on the road), and load it up with shows they record, then take it on long
haul trips with them to watch on the trip.

In my opinion, I've gotten more value for my dollar out of my TiVo than any
other piece of electronics I can remember buying.

Chip