Comments on: Comcast Axes Comcast Newsgroups and Discontinues Usenet Newsgroup Access for Subscribers http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/comcast-axes-comcast-newsgroups-and-discontinues-usenet-newsgroup-access-for-subscribers/ Internet Safety, Windows Updates, Internet News, and More Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:48:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Al http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/comcast-axes-comcast-newsgroups-and-discontinues-usenet-newsgroup-access-for-subscribers/#comment-1091037 Al Sun, 09 Aug 2009 01:19:33 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/?p=1945#comment-1091037 P.S. Comcast's cable modems and routers are also inferior to Charter's. Comcast's don't work correctly some of the time, especially on a wireless connection, requiring rebooting of the router or modem every day or two; more often if more than one computer is on the Internet simultaneously for more than an hour or two. I never had that problem with Charter's equipment. Also, I've never heard or read anything at Charter about having a monthly limit on bandwidth. They may not tell you this, but Comcast seems to block some Web sites that are perfectly legitimate sites. Since I've had Comcast service, I haven't been able to connect to cherokee.org, which is the Cherokee Nation's Web site. The page will start to load, then an error screen pops up saying that my connection has been reset by [Comcast's] server. I had no problems connecting to cherokee.org with Charter's service. P.S. Comcast’s cable modems and routers are also inferior to Charter’s. Comcast’s don’t work correctly some of the time, especially on a wireless connection, requiring rebooting of the router or modem every day or two; more often if more than one computer is on the Internet simultaneously for more than an hour or two. I never had that problem with Charter’s equipment.

Also, I’ve never heard or read anything at Charter about having a monthly limit on bandwidth.

They may not tell you this, but Comcast seems to block some Web sites that are perfectly legitimate sites. Since I’ve had Comcast service, I haven’t been able to connect to cherokee.org, which is the Cherokee Nation’s Web site. The page will start to load, then an error screen pops up saying that my connection has been reset by [Comcast's] server. I had no problems connecting to cherokee.org with Charter’s service.

]]> By: Al http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/comcast-axes-comcast-newsgroups-and-discontinues-usenet-newsgroup-access-for-subscribers/#comment-1091025 Al Sun, 09 Aug 2009 01:08:37 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/?p=1945#comment-1091025 I've used Charter's cable Internet service, and I've used Comcast's cable Internet service. Charter is the better of the two by a vast margin. Not only do they continue to offer newsgroup access, their speeds are much faster. While Comcast claims 12 Mbps speed, Charter's 10 Mbps connection is far and away faster. In truth, Comcast's "12 Mbps" is slower than a lot of DSL connections--more like somewhere between dial-up and DSL. Charter's connection speed is almost instantaneous. Also, Charter's connections are consistent and reliable, where Comcast's connections are sometimes so slow the browser times out before the site is loaded. There are times when my Internet monitoring app says the connection speed is 1 Mbps (should still be faster than 56k dial-up), but I cannot connect to any web site anywhere. There are other times when Comcast is working normally, but downloads are still only about twice as fast as a 56k dial-up connection. Large images take a few seconds to load, whereas with Charter's service, even the largest images load in a fraction of a second. With Comcast, a 28MB software update download takes between a minute and two minutes to download, if Comcast is functioning at its normal pace. With Charter, a 28MB software update is already downloaded by the time I specify where it is to be saved--approximately 5 seconds. If I don't have to specify the "Save to..." location, Charter will download the 28MB file in about 4 seconds. The problem is that I'm living in an area now where Comcast is the only game in town. It will be worth it to me to move back into Charter's service area. Forget AT&T and their crappy ADSL service. In this area, AT&T is a joke. I haven't checked out the satellite services. I don't know what, if anything, they have to offer in Internet service. I’ve used Charter’s cable Internet service, and I’ve used Comcast’s cable Internet service. Charter is the better of the two by a vast margin. Not only do they continue to offer newsgroup access, their speeds are much faster. While Comcast claims 12 Mbps speed, Charter’s 10 Mbps connection is far and away faster. In truth, Comcast’s “12 Mbps” is slower than a lot of DSL connections–more like somewhere between dial-up and DSL. Charter’s connection speed is almost instantaneous. Also, Charter’s connections are consistent and reliable, where Comcast’s connections are sometimes so slow the browser times out before the site is loaded. There are times when my Internet monitoring app says the connection speed is 1 Mbps (should still be faster than 56k dial-up), but I cannot connect to any web site anywhere. There are other times when Comcast is working normally, but downloads are still only about twice as fast as a 56k dial-up connection. Large images take a few seconds to load, whereas with Charter’s service, even the largest images load in a fraction of a second.

With Comcast, a 28MB software update download takes between a minute and two minutes to download, if Comcast is functioning at its normal pace. With Charter, a 28MB software update is already downloaded by the time I specify where it is to be saved–approximately 5 seconds. If I don’t have to specify the “Save to…” location, Charter will download the 28MB file in about 4 seconds.

The problem is that I’m living in an area now where Comcast is the only game in town. It will be worth it to me to move back into Charter’s service area. Forget AT&T and their crappy ADSL service. In this area, AT&T is a joke.

I haven’t checked out the satellite services. I don’t know what, if anything, they have to offer in Internet service.

]]> By: Mad! http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/comcast-axes-comcast-newsgroups-and-discontinues-usenet-newsgroup-access-for-subscribers/#comment-896888 Mad! Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:07:49 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/?p=1945#comment-896888 I hope they lose all their customers to verizon and others and fall off the face of the internet. I hope they lose all their customers to verizon and others and fall off the face of the internet.

]]> By: COMCAST NEWSGROUPS - DONT BOTHER http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/comcast-axes-comcast-newsgroups-and-discontinues-usenet-newsgroup-access-for-subscribers/#comment-872914 COMCAST NEWSGROUPS - DONT BOTHER Sat, 08 Nov 2008 06:36:46 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/?p=1945#comment-872914 COMCAST Newsgroups CANCELLED: SWITCH IMMEDIATELY TO FIOS Ya and sorry Craptastic but its still a "cable" , no fiber optics have magically appeared in that cable line. Excellent treatment of your customers ( not ). COMCAST Newsgroups CANCELLED:
SWITCH IMMEDIATELY TO FIOS
Ya and sorry Craptastic but its still a “cable” , no fiber optics have magically appeared in that cable line. Excellent treatment of your customers ( not ).

]]> By: unknown http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/comcast-axes-comcast-newsgroups-and-discontinues-usenet-newsgroup-access-for-subscribers/#comment-843370 unknown Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:14:22 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/?p=1945#comment-843370 Y do this to people we already pay for internet so y f with them some more? Y do this to people we already pay for internet so y f with them some more?

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