Comcast pisses me off no end. I found out a few weeks ago that the telemarketing company hounding me two and three times a day was Comcast. So I told them to put me on the no call list. Calls diminish but then a couple days later I get more and the "oh, well it takes a while for that list to update". Yah OK. We still get calls on and off but I agree the whole "we care that's why we'll give you great service" routine is a load of poop. They strike me as more annoying and pushy than AT&T, not less.
well, by honest i guess i expect that competition between the two companies will keep them from jacking prices of sky high that DOES happen every time one of them has the market to themselves.
i know in my area direct TV and Cable are advertising like politicians against eachother.
i know that this is keeping the price for digital TV down because each one is trying to undercut the other.
but then again this could be totally idealistic on my park.
1. Better picture quality on most channels, relatively few movie channels with the banding / dithering problem we had with AT&T. Particularly in dimly lit scenes.
2. The Menu system is much more flexible.
3. I get the same number of channels plus a premium sports package for slightly less money over the course of a year.
4. DirecTV has pestered me precisely one time in the 6 months or so we've had the service. AT&T called at least once a month if not more.
5. No billing errors like we had with AT&T.
For this household, it's been no contest at all. I'd never go back unless there was an extremely compelling reason (content-cost wise) to do so.
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i know in my area direct TV and Cable are advertising like politicians against eachother.
i know that this is keeping the price for digital TV down because each one is trying to undercut the other.
but then again this could be totally idealistic on my park.
1. Better picture quality on most channels, relatively few movie channels with the banding / dithering problem we had with AT&T. Particularly in dimly lit scenes.
2. The Menu system is much more flexible.
3. I get the same number of channels plus a premium sports package for slightly less money over the course of a year.
4. DirecTV has pestered me precisely one time in the 6 months or so we've had the service. AT&T called at least once a month if not more.
5. No billing errors like we had with AT&T.
For this household, it's been no contest at all. I'd never go back unless there was an extremely compelling reason (content-cost wise) to do so.