markdadof2 Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 at 9:00 tonight on comcast channel 707 is the Discovery series - shallow seas - should be some good hi-def marine life! I'm going to record this one in HD. Enjoy Quote
CA2OR Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 Already got it cue'd for DVR. Can't wait to see sea in HD? Quote
CA2OR Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 I absolutely love HD..(icon)(icon)(icon)(icon) Quote
markdadof2 Posted January 5, 2009 Author Posted January 5, 2009 I am a huge HD and surround sound fan...Somehow I manage to end up at companies that compliment each other (Infocus for the HD projector, and Comcast for the sweet content)! Quote
CA2OR Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 hope they shows lots of corals, reef fish, and anemone's. I rarely see anemone's on any show. I almost want to write discovery a letter and let them know they exist. Quote
CA2OR Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 you too? I thought i was the only one. Are you doing it legally though? That is the question. I am. Had to complain several times but I got my HD for free for the next 6 months along with the DVR, SHO, HBO, Phone, and even headaches.... Quote
markdadof2 Posted January 5, 2009 Author Posted January 5, 2009 There are 3 of us 'comcasters' on the boards now that I know of. Fishiefish's husband works there and now mat...err..mrgreenthumb. How is it going Mrgreenthumb? Quote
CA2OR Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 Ah.....I still have no "real" complaints about them. I am not impressed with their DVR cause it is a ....well....anyway. Let's just say I have had much better. But as far as their HD goes they are great. They dont offer very fast internet speeds either. I have their top of the line with the speed booster or whatever they call it and it still can't touch the internet speeds I was getting in vegas. But there isn't much competition out here so they dont have to get good equipment or fast speeds. Quote
markdadof2 Posted January 5, 2009 Author Posted January 5, 2009 CA2OR - are you joking about the internet speed? reset your comcast router and it will double - as of the 22nd december. We actually offer some of the fastest speeds around now. I know when I am hard-wired into my router it is insanely fast ...just ran a speedtest on dslreports and I am getting 21,659kbps down and 4493 kbps up. Now, I don't know what your speeds are or if you need a tech to come out, but these speeds are quite good. Are you configured correctly on your end? and I only get the standard speeds as an employee (unless I want to pay). Quote
CA2OR Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 I am positive my equipment is configured correctly. I will try the reset of the comcast modem/router, but I have a feeling they are going to need to replace it. I am not trying to sound arrogant by saying i am positive about my equipment, but I have been a network admin for the last 10 years and a technician for over 14. Quote
fishiefish Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 um yeah....my husband works for comcast. Quote
CA2OR Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 So when are they going to do something about their DVR's? They lag when taking commands, but they dont crash when going from on demand to recorded which my last one did. Quote
markdadof2 Posted January 5, 2009 Author Posted January 5, 2009 can you substantiate 'they don't offer fast internet speeds'? You say slow but what does that mean...run a test or two. When I have users hit me with that kind of blanket statement we usually start down this discussion road. Quote
fishiefish Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 so your paying 150 dollars a month for their top of the line internet speed? 50 down and 10 up? not to be rude but its just internet....think about the fish/corals you could be getting a month with that 150 bucks. Quote
fishiefish Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 you sound like my husband....he's reading this over my shoulder...lol Quote
fishiefish Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 ugg are you still watch 707? those glow worms are intense Quote
CA2OR Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 OK....when I monitor my DL speeds I watch it vary anywhere from 42k to over 5mb. When I was with other ISP's I would get consistant speeds that didn't change back and forth. It is "very" quick when you first start to DL something, especially when the file is small. But I do large data transfers, remote sessions, and numerous other activities and I watch the speed go from blazing fast to a turtles pace. Maybe I am spoiled. But I am considering dropping comcast for their ISP, but there is nobody better out here unless you want to try and see if Towerstream covers here. I would not change comcast for verizon...mostly for personal issues. I used to be contracted by Verizon and Comcast for that matter in SoCal. You know what to avoid insulting anyone else I will just drop out of this conversation. Quote
markdadof2 Posted January 5, 2009 Author Posted January 5, 2009 Those glo-worms are cool, but they kind of give me the heebie-geebies! Yeah, your husband can probably answer the speed tier questions better than I can. I am more on the Programming and Database side of life, but do dabble in servers and networking at work. Quote
CA2OR Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 not to mention I am a gamer....I see people from SoCal playing in Portland servers with lower pings than mine. Quote
CA2OR Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 i meant no insult to anyone here Mark and Fishie included. It is just my opinion. I have had interaction with several ISP's in my line of work so I get spoiled at times. To say this clearly. Comcast is more than likely the best ISP out here. But that is where it stops. Quote
CA2OR Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 Yes I pay large for my internet, but without fast internet I make no money for corals. What I pay in a month I make in an hour or 2. Quote
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