Beware the Comcast TiVo
Comcast is finally getting around to rolling out their perpetually-delayed version of the TiVo. The unit is actually a firmware-modified Motorola HD DVR. The product was announced at CES last year, and...
View ArticleComcast Changes Tune: HD Choices, not Channels
Comcast for the past few months was alleging that they had “more HD channels” than satellite providers. Obviously, many Comcast customers were not happy with that false advertising… What Comcast was...
View ArticleComcast Still Filtering BitTorrent?
Comcast has said that they have stopped their filtering. So, I started a few BitTorrent sessions to put it to the test. The results? Not good… Traffic ticked up much better than when the filtering was...
View ArticleComcast Bandwidth Caps Take Effect
Effective, well, right now, Comcast has imposed a 250 GB bandwidth cap on your traffic. You no longer can use more than 250 GB per account. That is, unless you haven’t already fired Comcast. I did that...
View ArticleCan I Hit Comcast’s 250 GB Cap? Let’s Find Out!
At my new home in Silicon Valley, I signed up for Comcast. Now, you might be asking why, especially in light of those painful-to-watch new TV ads that they’re running (seriously, who came up with...
View ArticleTwo Warnings on ISPs About OnLive
It’s pretty rare that I council ISPs on how to do their jobs. Okay, fine, I do that about every five minutes on this blog. But, here I’m going to focus on one topic that has popped up recently; OnLive....
View ArticleComcast Can’t Activate My Modem In (Their) Market
Or… You’re (not) ready already with Comcast… The reason I wrote this article, in full detail: I hope Comcast reads this. I hope it’s passed around in their halls quietly. I hope they look at this and...
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