Fuck You Comcast
If Viral Advertising wasn't enough, now Comcast Cable, my local cable monopoly has decided that $170 means you also get ads on your Guide Menu. Where once was five channels listed on each screen, there are now only 4 and a whole fucking ad for television we don't care about (read: football games, Smallville, ect.)
And cable operators are wondering why consumers are flocking to satellite providers.
Meanwhile, this ad wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't treated as an item on the list. There is no casual scrolling down the menu because as you do, the ad gets highlighted. This would be fine if you could channel surf with digital cable. But, unlike the analog signal, digital cable takes a few seconds to load each channel-- just like satellite tv. So in essence, using the menu is the only way to reasonably find the show you want to watch. And now Comcast thinks I should get to look at ads while I do this.
We've lodged complaints by phone and email. ecare-Union@comcast.com and 800.COMCAST, respectively. We're telling all our friends to do the same thing. This is bullshit. $170 gets you a lot of television, but it also means you should be able to channel surf in peice. So Fuck you Comcast.
And cable operators are wondering why consumers are flocking to satellite providers.
Meanwhile, this ad wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't treated as an item on the list. There is no casual scrolling down the menu because as you do, the ad gets highlighted. This would be fine if you could channel surf with digital cable. But, unlike the analog signal, digital cable takes a few seconds to load each channel-- just like satellite tv. So in essence, using the menu is the only way to reasonably find the show you want to watch. And now Comcast thinks I should get to look at ads while I do this.
We've lodged complaints by phone and email. ecare-Union@comcast.com and 800.COMCAST, respectively. We're telling all our friends to do the same thing. This is bullshit. $170 gets you a lot of television, but it also means you should be able to channel surf in peice. So Fuck you Comcast.
Labels: Consumerism, Technology
3 Comments:
Hi Ian,
Just stopping by to wish you a Merry Christmas. Maybe you'll get lucky and Santa will decide to schlep through New Jersey this year! (Just kidding)
AC
They did it here too. Fuck comcast!
I'm just waiting for Verizon Fiber TV to hit here so. Not only is Fiber internet faster than anything cable could possibly offer, a little competition will go a long way in driving down rates.
Incidentally, the New York Times just had a story about how Comcast earns the most money per customer, more than any other cable company.
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