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EvilTeletubby
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
Baltimore, USA22258 Posts
June 23 2012 20:50 GMT
#41
Hah. I can't argue that...
Moderatorhttp://carbonleaf.yuku.com/topic/408/t/So-I-proposed-at-a-Carbon-Leaf-concert.html ***** RIP Geoff
fatfail
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States386 Posts
June 23 2012 20:51 GMT
#42
On June 24 2012 05:38 EvilTeletubby wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 24 2012 05:11 fatfail wrote:
Our internet random dies for a few hours about once per week. ): We have comcast. Whenever we call comcast customer support, they tell us to buy a new modem. So we've bought about 3 modems, before we realized that their customer service is full of shit and was just lying.


And they've NEVER suggested sending a tech out?!? Be completely honest with me please, because I would be very concerned if they didn't. It's not like, they suggested a tech and you guys didn't want to see if there was something else you could do?

Only say that because modems are actually pretty simple, they either work or they don't. No up-and-down stuff. That is 99.99% of the time going to be a signal/RF issue getting to the modem, and requires a technician to fix.


They never have. They make us power cycle, and when it doesn't work, they tell us to buy a new modem. When we tell them we have have bought a million modems, they put us on hold. We are generally on hold so long we hang up.
Kong fan... <3 Stork <3 Jangbi <3 Yellow <3 Fantasy
EvilTeletubby
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
Baltimore, USA22258 Posts
June 23 2012 20:52 GMT
#43
On June 24 2012 05:49 fatfail wrote:
I hate comcast so much I'm at the verge of tears at the moment. I just want to shove a screwdriver up every comcast customer service representative's ass. I want another isp so desperately, yet only comcast is available in my region. I can't afford satellite broadband either. I usually get about 1-10 mb/s, and the internet doesn't even work half the time. I'm so angry right now I just punched my table and hurt my hand. Fuck comcast. Fuck you. I hope you go bankrupt and die.


Well, uh, thanks?

Anyways, despite the craptacular attitude, I am willing to help if you want it.
Moderatorhttp://carbonleaf.yuku.com/topic/408/t/So-I-proposed-at-a-Carbon-Leaf-concert.html ***** RIP Geoff
EvilTeletubby
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
Baltimore, USA22258 Posts
June 23 2012 20:53 GMT
#44
On June 24 2012 05:51 fatfail wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 24 2012 05:38 EvilTeletubby wrote:
On June 24 2012 05:11 fatfail wrote:
Our internet random dies for a few hours about once per week. ): We have comcast. Whenever we call comcast customer support, they tell us to buy a new modem. So we've bought about 3 modems, before we realized that their customer service is full of shit and was just lying.


And they've NEVER suggested sending a tech out?!? Be completely honest with me please, because I would be very concerned if they didn't. It's not like, they suggested a tech and you guys didn't want to see if there was something else you could do?

Only say that because modems are actually pretty simple, they either work or they don't. No up-and-down stuff. That is 99.99% of the time going to be a signal/RF issue getting to the modem, and requires a technician to fix.


They never have. They make us power cycle, and when it doesn't work, they tell us to buy a new modem. When we tell them we have have bought a million modems, they put us on hold. We are generally on hold so long we hang up.


Yeah that doesn't make sense at all. You need a service call. It should take any rep about 30 seconds to set one up. What area do you live in?
Moderatorhttp://carbonleaf.yuku.com/topic/408/t/So-I-proposed-at-a-Carbon-Leaf-concert.html ***** RIP Geoff
fatfail
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States386 Posts
June 23 2012 20:58 GMT
#45
On June 24 2012 05:53 EvilTeletubby wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 24 2012 05:51 fatfail wrote:
On June 24 2012 05:38 EvilTeletubby wrote:
On June 24 2012 05:11 fatfail wrote:
Our internet random dies for a few hours about once per week. ): We have comcast. Whenever we call comcast customer support, they tell us to buy a new modem. So we've bought about 3 modems, before we realized that their customer service is full of shit and was just lying.


And they've NEVER suggested sending a tech out?!? Be completely honest with me please, because I would be very concerned if they didn't. It's not like, they suggested a tech and you guys didn't want to see if there was something else you could do?

Only say that because modems are actually pretty simple, they either work or they don't. No up-and-down stuff. That is 99.99% of the time going to be a signal/RF issue getting to the modem, and requires a technician to fix.


They never have. They make us power cycle, and when it doesn't work, they tell us to buy a new modem. When we tell them we have have bought a million modems, they put us on hold. We are generally on hold so long we hang up.


Yeah that doesn't make sense at all. You need a service call. It should take any rep about 30 seconds to set one up. What area do you live in?


Bay Area, California.
Kong fan... <3 Stork <3 Jangbi <3 Yellow <3 Fantasy
EvilTeletubby
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
Baltimore, USA22258 Posts
June 23 2012 21:08 GMT
#46
I'm on the east coast, so I can't put something in for you directly myself. As much as you hate the idea, I would advise simply calling back and request a service call. Again, it's quick and easy for the reps to enter, it baffles me as to why no one had offered it previously. Tech comes out, fixes the signal issue, and you (ideally) should never need to call in again about it.

Swapping the modem out isn't going to do anything in your case (as you already found out).
Moderatorhttp://carbonleaf.yuku.com/topic/408/t/So-I-proposed-at-a-Carbon-Leaf-concert.html ***** RIP Geoff
brian
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States9633 Posts
June 23 2012 21:15 GMT
#47
ugh. When I deal with their customer service, they all seem so knowledgeable that its hard to not like them. But after like an hour of trying to figure out why my modem constantly resets, all they could tell me was that from where they were, I'm not even online. And they offered to send out a tech, but told me they can only do it on Mondays. which is not helpful.

Ive gotten over the disconnecting problem. I just dont care anymore. It kind of sucks when I want to play LoL though.
brian
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States9633 Posts
June 23 2012 21:20 GMT
#48
they must deal with the shittiest people though. Both the guy and girl I was talking to kind of realized they were just not helpful at all, clearly through no fault of their own. I didn't hold it against them at all and was just grateful they didn't mind wasting an hour with me, and they were so super nice about it.
EvilTeletubby
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
Baltimore, USA22258 Posts
June 23 2012 21:27 GMT
#49
On June 24 2012 06:15 Gene wrote:
ugh. When I deal with their customer service, they all seem so knowledgeable that its hard to not like them. But after like an hour of trying to figure out why my modem constantly resets, all they could tell me was that from where they were, I'm not even online. And they offered to send out a tech, but told me they can only do it on Mondays. which is not helpful.

Ive gotten over the disconnecting problem. I just dont care anymore. It kind of sucks when I want to play LoL though.


I'd try calling back again. It could be at that particular time we only had Mondays available? We run appointments 7 days a week in most areas (some areas are closed on Sundays).
Moderatorhttp://carbonleaf.yuku.com/topic/408/t/So-I-proposed-at-a-Carbon-Leaf-concert.html ***** RIP Geoff
brian
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States9633 Posts
June 23 2012 22:01 GMT
#50
On June 24 2012 06:27 EvilTeletubby wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 24 2012 06:15 Gene wrote:
ugh. When I deal with their customer service, they all seem so knowledgeable that its hard to not like them. But after like an hour of trying to figure out why my modem constantly resets, all they could tell me was that from where they were, I'm not even online. And they offered to send out a tech, but told me they can only do it on Mondays. which is not helpful.

Ive gotten over the disconnecting problem. I just dont care anymore. It kind of sucks when I want to play LoL though.


I'd try calling back again. It could be at that particular time we only had Mondays available? We run appointments 7 days a week in most areas (some areas are closed on Sundays).


thats what i figured. I'll just wait till I get time off so I can be available whenever. Im not too pumped to go through the whole exercise again anyway.
TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10686 Posts
June 23 2012 22:19 GMT
#51
I also HATE comcast, I owe them like 400$ and now im borrowing internet from downstairs, sometimes I cant stream cuz of the lag T_T
AKA: TelecoM[WHITE] Protoss fighting
blade55555
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States17423 Posts
June 23 2012 22:23 GMT
#52
On June 24 2012 07:19 GGzerG wrote:
I also HATE comcast, I owe them like 400$ and now im borrowing internet from downstairs, sometimes I cant stream cuz of the lag T_T


While I have only heard bad about comcast you hate them because you owe them money and don't want to pay it? xD
When I think of something else, something will go here
Deleted User 135096
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
3624 Posts
June 23 2012 22:36 GMT
#53
LOL at the thread title. Truer words have ne'er been spoken. T_T regional monopolies...
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jpak
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States5045 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-23 22:40:23
June 23 2012 22:39 GMT
#54
Living in NYC, I have Time Warner Cable, and I had no huge problem with it. Used the same modem for five years now, and I get 10up/1down almost all the time. When the internet DOES go out, I call them and they inform me most of the time that there is an outage in the area and that it should be back up in 24 hours. Turns out to be true. If there is no outage, then they place a tech stop right away and the guy comes and fixes it in a jiffy.

All in all, I had no huge problem with them over the past 5 years and the only reason I want fios is for faster speed and no outage once or twice a year to worry about.

Comparing this experience to what you guys went through, I consider myself very lucky.
CJ Entusman #50! #1 클템 fan TL!
Wrongspeedy
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States1655 Posts
June 23 2012 22:42 GMT
#55
I also live in a Comcast Area (Portland, where you basically have to have Comcast to watch Trail Blazer games...). That being said I love my comcast and I never have any problems. If I do I can generally call and get someone on the phone who can help me.

The other part of it for me though is that my brother actually works for them as well, so I totally get EvilTeletubbys side (sooo much unwarrented hate towards comcast, its a huge company and of course some individual people suck). That and if I ever cannot get the answers I need from customer service I can just call my brother and he can answer me sans-bullshit. Its Comcastic!!! For me...
It is better to be a human dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied.- John Stuart Mill
MtlGuitarist97
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States1539 Posts
June 23 2012 23:25 GMT
#56
I live in New York.

Cablevision or FiOS is pretty common in almost every part. Comcast isn't even an option.
BearStorm
Profile Joined September 2010
United States795 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-23 23:28:59
June 23 2012 23:28 GMT
#57
I have had a really bad experience with Comcast before. There was a pretty bad snowstorm that took out the cable TV/internet. After 2 nights and 3 days they still did not get the cable running. I called to check on the progress and was completely transparent with my unhappiness. I mentioned how their service was expensive and that losing internet for such an extended period has its own costs associated with it, but the asshole on the other end had the audacity to start yelling back at me. I ended up calling him a jerk, and he tried to defend his actions by saying that I did not recite the last 4 digits of my SSN correctly so he thought I was trying to access information I wasn't supposed to. Makes no sense. No prorating the month, No discount. No genuine apology. Fuck Comcast, I switched to Verizon who aren't saints either, but I would be willing to eat any cost to never deal with Comcast again.
"Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."
Torenhire
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States11681 Posts
June 24 2012 00:37 GMT
#58
My uncle has comcast, and it works fantastic...though he lives in Maryland so ETT takes good care of him, cause he knows he's my uncle!

ETT Tofu is angry 23.5/7 so I should hope you expected this kind of blog just based on the title alone...including the tone of the rest of the posts in here, haha. I'm not taking any high ground though, I hate Cox customer service because they screwed me a few times too many (plus a lot of random outages..), woohoo superficial hatred.

went Verizon FIOS though, 40d/20u was too much to pass. I don't even think I have comcast in my neighborhood.


PS COME TO DINNER TONIGHT!! Flamewheel gonna be there
SirJolt: Well maybe if you weren't so big and stupid, it wouldn't have hit you.
tofucake
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Hyrule19177 Posts
June 24 2012 00:41 GMT
#59
ETT is helping me out in PMs and is being a model citizen/tech support guy. Now if only getting help with Comcast was always this easy...and for me it will be. From now on I'm just gonna bug ETT when something happens.
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djcube
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States985 Posts
June 24 2012 00:45 GMT
#60
Hm, I must be pretty lucky to have never experienced any of these horror stories. My family's been using comcast internet for like the past 8 years, since it's all that's offered in my area and we haven't had any major repair issues that required calling customer support or technicians. There's the occassional random network outage (a few times a year), but my brother calls in and gets some amount monthly bill reimbursed.
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