Blame TiVo
We're fairly irate about Comcast's recent decision to install advertising on the guide menu of our digital cable box. But perhaps our anger should be directly at TiVo.
We came across this little bit from over a year ago about a Comcast / TiVo relationship.
"As an extension of the relationship, TiVo and Comcast will make TiVo's interactive advertising platform available across Comcast's customer base"
One of the alternatives we were considering was dropping digital cable and returning to the old days of standard analog cable, and buying a TiVo box for our DVR-ing needs. This would not have been quite as convenient as a direct Cable DVR box, but it would be slightly cheaper and those fuckers at Comcast would be getting a whole lot less of our green. But if TiVo is responsible for those ads, then I see no reason why they should get any money from me either. Probably just means waiting things out until Verizon Fiber Television is available.
We came across this little bit from over a year ago about a Comcast / TiVo relationship.
"As an extension of the relationship, TiVo and Comcast will make TiVo's interactive advertising platform available across Comcast's customer base"
One of the alternatives we were considering was dropping digital cable and returning to the old days of standard analog cable, and buying a TiVo box for our DVR-ing needs. This would not have been quite as convenient as a direct Cable DVR box, but it would be slightly cheaper and those fuckers at Comcast would be getting a whole lot less of our green. But if TiVo is responsible for those ads, then I see no reason why they should get any money from me either. Probably just means waiting things out until Verizon Fiber Television is available.
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