If you have Comcast, move to another provider

[warrior1]

boycott starts tonight.

[Tracyjo]

1. YES!

[FSogol]

2. K&R. n/t

[Cleita]

3. I don't for my TV, but who is to say they aren't

going to buy out my provider, eventually, just like AT & T have bought out most of the telephone companies.

[Ruby the Liberal]

4. No options. No FiOS. no Qwest, no Time Warner, no Sattelite.

These bastards are the only option here.

God, I am pissed.

[barbiegeek]

8. Use Apple TV

[jtrockville]

11. My guess: Rudy has no options for internet other than Comcast

[Ruby the Liberal]

13. Internet or cable. Sattelite not allowed, no other providers.

Trust me, I check every 6 months. I work next to the Verizon building and ask their people all the time. Last fall, was told no plans for FiOS for the 5 year plan.

[jtrockville]

17. We were lucky to get in on the early FiOS roll-outs.

I got so f'in fed up with Comcast I went DirecTV and paid $400/month for a T1 so I could have a reliable network connection.

I hate Comcast. They sucked bad before this. I don't think there's even a word to describe the vile depths of their suckage now.

[Ruby the Liberal]

20. Ouch!

[barbiegeek]

19. Oh so Sorry!!!

[cascadiance]

30. Anyone who's moving now, DEMAND satellite TV access or don't sign a contract!

And make a point that you are committed to not doing business with Comcast. Perhaps if enough landlords hear that as a reason that people aren't renting their places (unless they are hardcore Republicans that just want Republicans to rent from them), they'll change their tune about their "rules".

I got fed up with cable many years ago with some of their earlier monopoly practices with me and have long since moved to satellite, and demand this access when I move.

[mattvermont]

5. sadly the only game in town nt.

[Motown_Johnny]

21. satellite, Dish Network is good

or at the very least drop to basic and watch the other channels on line

[donheld]

26. Nice try, you forget some of can only get internet from Comcast. No alternative.

Not TV, Internet.

[cascadiance]

28. Most places have DSL as an option through your phone company...

You might not have the same download speed as cable, but your upload speed is probably better.

[donheld]

35. The Phone company is Qwest.

They told me they could not service my Old building. NOT an option

[cascadiance]

36. I have Quest too and use DSL, it sounds like a wiring problem...

... where DSL hasn't been added to your trunk lines in that area. Hmm... I thought most areas would have been added by now.

I have been problems with internet access hanging at times that I'm still trying to isolate as being a problem with my newer Mac itself (a bad networking chip), or Quest's DSL. Hoping its not the latter which might make it more problematic, especially if I don't want to have to use Comcast in my area either.

[xloadiex]

6. I just mentioned that

to my husband. Good-bye Comcast, hello At&t U-verse. I'll make sure to tell them exactly why I'm canceling. My DH has been bugging me to do this for months. He's going to get his wish.

[jannyk]

7. Wish I had it to cancel - got rid of all tv providers a while ago...

use Roku, Netflix and Justin Tv solely now.

[golddigger]

9. I got rid of Comcast 12 years ago.

[itsallhappening]

10. I wouldn't give up the deal I have with them.

[RainDog]

27. you've really made an impact tonight - defending all things status quo. n/t

[PCIntern]

12. I'm already on FiOS, and

I'm 3 blocks from their ugly building here in Philly...

This all so sucks...

[otohara]

14. The Owners of DISH Are

very cool folks - Democrats....

In 2008 they hosted a fundraiser for Hillary, give most of their donations to Dems.

[warrior1]

16. I have DISH

start sending complaints to comcast

[otohara]

18. Nothing Will Change

in broadcasting, once you've been let go, there's no going back to the same place, unless....another merger.

I know this from the time I worked in radio - it's a ruthless business and many lose jobs when these damn mergers happen.

[jn2375]

29. so do I and I love it

[deacon]

15. Don't give those bastards a dime. n/t

[truebrit71]

22. I plan on it.

...FUCK Comcast...

[RainDog]

23. I will never sign up for Comcast or pay money for anything with which they are involved

...if I know they are involved. they sent me a letter telling me they were going to send collection agents to come to my house to pick up equipment I NEVER SAW for an account I NEVER HAD. I had no idea they had been ruining my credit because I didn't have an account with them to know they were messing up my life - until they sent a threatening letter.

I told their representative that I so despised them I would NEVER have any account with them - and I will not. ever. I have no cable now - tho I could have it through another provider - but if the choice were no cable or comcast - I would forgo cable forever.

I hate Comcast with a white hot hate.

[warrior1]

24. tell your friends and family

[Dappleganger]

25. We are very close to just ending tv, period.

All but one family member has agreed and unfortunately he pays the bills (we have Directv).

[bluestate10]

31. Do some research on the alternatives before you jump.

I am unfamiliar with DISH. But all the alternatives are big republican candidate and republican party contributors. Several of Comcast's higher ups are either democrats or sensitive to democratic causes. So essentially a boycott will end up most likely hurting the very causes that DU members claim they support.

[davidwparker]

32. Dish Network. FSTV. This is where I will be at 8pm.

[Urban Prairie]

33. I only have comcast internet, well....sort of, but they aren't getting one red cent from me.

I capture the wireless signal being broadcast from my neigbor's wifi connection, that I set up for him and his son, who also uses it for his Xbox, with his permission, and in exchange for cleaning and delousing his computer's OS once a week, since he likes to watch lots of porn online.

[Kablooie]

34. Monopolies. Our internet and TV laws allow Comcast to remain a monopoly many places.