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Comcast VoIP's service is no great bargain- and I'm talkin' more than just the high price

Comcast VoIP's service is no great bargain- and I'm talkin' more than just the high pricewe just for 4 CDV linesWe have comcast internet and our own VoIP Asterisk server. We do some major volume we put around 20,000 minutes per line a month. I haven't found any all you...

Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, call quality, VoIP, Comcast Corp., fax, Comcast Voip

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Comcrash Internet service outages a bad omen for VoIP customer support?

Comcrash Internet service outages a bad omen for VoIP customer support?Comcast has e911, there'll be no confusion thereComcast VOIP was not affected. You do bring up a good point though not in the way you intended. VOIP support services from MOST companies fail to mention that they don't...

Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, onus, VoIP, Comcast Corp., Comcast VOIP

Discussion threads 2005-04-16

Pricey Comcast VoIP headed to Boston, Hartford

Pricey Comcast VoIP headed to Boston, HartfordToo PriceyFor $40/mo you get what I already get from Vonage for $25/mo. Of course if you use Comcast's offerings, they probably won't block the ports that you need for VoIP to work.

Tags: Telephony, Comcast Corp., Pricey Comcast VoIP, Comcast VOIP, VoIP, Hartford

Discussion threads 2005-04-14

Analyst: Comcast VoIP should price less, explain more

Analyst: Comcast VoIP should price less, explain moreDictionary, Russell, DictionaryPlease don't use words if you don't know what they mean. When you say that you "regaled Comcast", it means that you held a feast or celebration for them.Comcast VOIPComcast has taken a measured approach to VOIP and will offer a...

Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Comcast Corp., VoIP, Comcast VOIP

Discussion threads 2005-01-19

Additional Resources

In recession, VoIP makes strong case for cutting your home landline

Tempting, but I will passI've considered VoIP several times over the years, but it usually just takes a few phone calls with a friend or relative who is using VoIP before I change my mind! Not infrequently, the conversation becomes a warbling mess. Then there are times we...

Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VoIP, phone, recession

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Net neutrality: a faster Internet for all

If I pay my ISP for fast speeds, I should get it.If I pay my ISP for fast speeds, I should get it.I do [b]not[/b] want my internet to slow down just because some person on the [b]other[/b] end didn't pay for priority traffic.Net Neutrality had to happen in the...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Internet Service Provider, Net Neutrality, faster Internet, Toll-Free, population density, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

The Harsh Reality of Suburban Broadband, Part Deux

The Harsh Reality of Suburban Broadband, Part DeuxReminds me of Comcast.Back when I was a customer of theirs, I had some troubles. I eventually got to a tech support person that actually understood what I was talking about when I told them the IP address of the equipment on the...

Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Part Deux, suburban broadband, broadband

Discussion threads 2009-06-26

The Internet devalues everything it touches . . .

Ever since I first heard about the Internet and then saw its incredible development and application across industries, I've been on the look out for the economic effects of this powerful platform technology. The specific economic influence I've been looking for is a strong deflationary trend. That's when we will...

Tags: Software, Craigslist, Advertisement, Technology, IBDT, Internet, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-06-20

The coming wireline business implosion (and how you'll wind up paying for it)

The coming wireline business implosion (and how you'll wind up paying for it)King Canute Must DieI am persuaded by the ideas generally found in OPLAN discussions:1. The 5 major industrial revolutions in the last 200 years have all followed the same pattern: the previous incumbents have been swept away having...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, wireline business implosion, business implosion, Verizon Communications Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-05-18

Five things I'd like to see from my broadband provider

Tom Steinert-Threlkeld posted yesterday five things he would like to see change about his cable operator. As cable is practically a thing of the past over here in the UK, with satellite and Freeview free digital channels hitting most television sets, I thought long and hard about where the next...

Tags: House, Bandwidth, VoIP, P2P, Broadband, Peer To Peer (P2P), Telecommunications, Internet, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-04-08

The Web video showdown: Content providers, cable companies and the users stuck in the middle

The Web video showdown: Content providers, cable companies and the users stuck in the middleBye Bye CableI seem to be in this boat. Paying $500 a year for basic cable which I was barely watching. Decided to go to HD Antenna and get 8 channels for the price...

Tags: Network technology, video, cable, cable company, Comcast Corp., Internet video

Discussion threads 2009-02-19

Why Comcast hates - and fears - the Internet

Comcast lost corporate credibility last year over Internet bandwidth management: breaking FCC rules; enraging customers; and packing public meetings with Comcast employees. All that over network management? Nope. Comcast has a much bigger problem - and it isn't with Torrent users. Follow the money...

Tags: Comcast Corp., Internet, Cable, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-02-12

Batman Meets VoIP

Batman Meets VoIPIP Man is cool!I like it better than watching TV. ;)I do have Vonage (Basic 500). But sometimes, I do have problems with my Vonage phone adapter (V-Portal) not registering with the Vonage network. I had to struggle with my phone adapter to get it to work and...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cable, Network technology, VoIP, IP Man, Vonage Holdings Corp., phone, V-Portal, Vonage Phone, Comcast Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-01-29

News to know: Obama's inauguration streaming; Windows 7; Google; RIM

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: Where to watch Obama's presidential inauguration online Jennifer Leggio: Inauguration 2009: Can social networks handle it? ...

Tags: Google Inc., Research In Motion Ltd., Microsoft Windows 7, Palm Inc., Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Obama, Dan Lyons, Microsoft Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-20

FCC opens up wireless 'white spaces;' Assessing winners, losers and wild-cards

FCC opens up wireless 'white spaces;' Assessing winners, losers and wild-cardsCo-optingIf the new frequencies are open to any company and if some companies are threatened by competition using the new frequencies, then why shouldn't the threatened companies jam the new frequencies?That seems one of the points of this quoted quote:The...

Tags: Federal government, Wi-Fi, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Amateur Radio, white space, spectrum, FCC, wireless

Discussion threads 2008-11-05

Watching the WAN: Is it time to invest?

As companies start to tighten the belt and look for places around the office to save money and hopefully increase efficiency. I wondered what else could be done for a company's tech backbone to keep the pencil-pushers from just hacking away. For some input, I tapped the folks at SilverPeak...

Tags: MPLS, Network, WANs, Networking, Network Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-20

Is Comcast plan suspect or 'reasonable'?

Is Comcast plan suspect or 'reasonable'?UPGRADE YOUR NETWORK!You are certainly paid enough money to provide the services you are SUPPOSED to provide.If you can't, leave the business and let someone else step in. Please...RE: Is Comcast plan suspect or 'reasonable'?Nope. Its still unreasonable. They are still taking an antiquated...

Tags: INTERNET, Comcast Corp., Robb, QoS, Internet Engineering Task Force

Discussion threads 2008-09-23

Is Comcast plan suspect or 'reasonable'?

Network neutrality advocates are taking contrasting views towards Comcast's new network management plan. The new plan de-prioritizes heavy users in 15-minute chunks. If your upload traffic is more than 70% of maximum bandwidth or your download traffic is more than 80% of max, you'll be de-prioritized. Free...

Tags: Network, Comcast Corp., Network Neutrality Advocate, Networking, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-09-23

Comcast details changes for managing Web traffic

Comcast details changes for managing Web trafficJust web traffic?Im wondering when they say "web traffic" - do they mean all traffic put on the pipe from the sub? or just Port 80 http traffic? If they get caught "slowing down" VoIP I could see where regulators could come back down...

Tags: Cable, Network technology, TVs, TV & Home Theater, ATT, Comcast Corp., digital reciever, paid-for, reciever

Discussion threads 2008-09-22

Comcast's Web limits: Saving bandwidth or stifling innovation?

The first computer I ever bought had a whopping six-gigabyte hard drive inside - far more storage capacity than anyone might have ever dreamed of using some ten years ago. Back then, no one was really downloading music or uploading digital photos, let alone streaming video or placing VoIP phone...

Tags: Innovation, Web, Bandwidth, Comcast Corp., Internet, Storage, Telecommunications, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-08-28