Anyone here have Verizon Fios? I'm thinking of getting it for TV/Phone/Internet
Right now I have US Cable and Vonage, and I've been having some quality problems with both. The cost would be abou the same to switch to fiber optic, and the quality looks better...but I was wondering if anyone had any real world experience.
The only real down side looks to be the need for a box on each TV I use, which sucks a little. That said, it'll be that way for everything soon.
Is there a way to share a box between two TVs to not have the incremental charge on a TV I don't often use?
if the cost of an extra box on one tv is hitting you that hard perhaps you should go with these thruout the house
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I can't wait until FIOS is available here.
I farging hate comcast.
FIOS fiber cable is being laid in my neighborhood now. I'll be going with them pretty much instantaneously.
If you don't live in the Philadelphia market and don't have season tickets for the Eagles, you should have DirecTV. just for the Ticket.
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 12, 2008, 03:17:30 PM
if the cost of an extra box on one tv is hitting you that hard perhaps you should go with these thruout the house
(http://bobsadviceforstocks.tripod.com/bobsadviceforstocks/rabbitears.jpg)
Because it won't work in the basement where I need it, and I won't get the channels I need.
Quote from: Zanshin on February 12, 2008, 03:11:55 PM
Is there a way to share a box between two TVs to not have the incremental charge on a TV I don't often use?
Try these
(http://images.bestbuy.com/BestBuy_US/images/products/2940/2940973_sa.jpg)
I use them with my dish but they should work with cable too. Basically, I've got a reciever on my living room tv and the cable from the dish runs directly to that. I got a splice and ran one cable to the receiver and the 2nd cable back to my bedroom tv. Then I set up one cone near the reciever and one cone in my bedroom.
Whatever channel is on the reciever out in the living room is the same channel I see on my bedroom tv. When I go to bed at night I can use the remote and point it at the cone in my bedroom and it will relay the signal out to the cone in the living room which will relay the signal to my reciever and change the channel. Easy as pie. No batteries required because the cones will plug into an outlet.
You can pick them up for about $50 a pair.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=2940973&type=product&id=1051384443429
I can't personally vouch for this brand but it looks pretty decent. You can get them just about anywhere too....Wal Mart, Best Buy, etc.
Quote from: FastFreddie on February 12, 2008, 03:31:23 PM
If you don't live in the Philadelphia market and don't have season tickets for the Eagles, you should have DirecTV. just for the Ticket.
I have DirectTV and sunday ticket as well. I only have Sunday Ticket, and I only use the dish on Sundays during the season. That said, I'm not all that interested in using the dish for everything.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 12, 2008, 03:32:18 PM
Quote from: Zanshin on February 12, 2008, 03:11:55 PM
Is there a way to share a box between two TVs to not have the incremental charge on a TV I don't often use?
Try these
(http://images.bestbuy.com/BestBuy_US/images/products/2940/2940973_sa.jpg)
I use them with my dish but they should work with cable too. Basically, I've got a reciever on my living room tv and the cable from the dish runs directly to that. I got a splice and ran one cable to the receiver and the 2nd cable back to my bedroom tv. Then I set up one cone near the reciever and one cone in my bedroom.
Whatever channel is on the reciever out in the living room is the same channel I see on my bedroom tv. When I go to bed at night I can use the remote and point it at the cone in my bedroom and it will relay the signal out to the cone in the living room which will relay the signal to my reciever and change the channel. Easy as pie. No batteries required because the cones will plug into an outlet.
You can pick them up for about $50 a pair.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=2940973&type=product&id=1051384443429
I can't personally vouch for this brand but it looks pretty decent. You can get them just about anywhere too....Wal Mart, Best Buy, etc.
That helps. Thanks.
i still will never understand why if you live outside of philly csn philly isnt on the comcast cable sports tier package...but csn balt/dc....chi....ect...all are
other than that and i know im pretty much alone in this i have never had a single problem with comcast
I hate Comcast too. I thought when I moved from PA I'd be seeing the last of them. However they have taken over here in Houston, much to my chagrin.
And I can't have DTV because my apartment doesn't face S or SW. farging bullshtein.
Quote from: Zanshin on February 12, 2008, 03:33:17 PM
Quote from: FastFreddie on February 12, 2008, 03:31:23 PM
If you don't live in the Philadelphia market and don't have season tickets for the Eagles, you should have DirecTV. just for the Ticket.
I have DirectTV and sunday ticket as well. I only have Sunday Ticket, and I only use the dish on Sundays during the season. That said, I'm not all that interested in using the dish for everything.
That would be the most cost-effective solution, though.
Quote from: Zanshin on February 12, 2008, 03:33:17 PM
Quote from: FastFreddie on February 12, 2008, 03:31:23 PM
If you don't live in the Philadelphia market and don't have season tickets for the Eagles, you should have DirecTV. just for the Ticket.
I have DirectTV and sunday ticket as well. I only have Sunday Ticket, and I only use the dish on Sundays during the season. That said, I'm not all that interested in using the dish for everything.
Why not use the dish? Is it a preference thing or because you can save a few extra bucks buy bundling everything together (phone/net/cable) by using Verizon/ATT/etc?
Now that DTV has so many HD channels there really isn't a difference. The only problem with the dish is that if it's not installed properly(securely) then you'll have a bad signal during inclimate weather......or if it's stuck on a tripod like mine. But if it's installed right, you'll get reception in just about anything short of a hurricane or tornado.
comcast is the worst. i have prob 10 channels that do not work and the sound likes to just stop every now and then just to piss me off. i'm going to go basic cable w/ internet here in a month or two and ditch the extra channels and HD channels. i just don't watch enough tv.
if you need a house phone though i would suggest vonage. its dirt cheap and its got the best features around
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 12, 2008, 03:35:42 PM
i still will never understand why if you live outside of philly csn philly isnt on the comcast cable sports tier package...but csn balt/dc....chi....ect...all are
Are you talking about cable programming or DTV? DTV has CSN Bodymore but not Philly and I've never understood why. I've even emailed them several times inquiring about it but never get a response.
Quote from: FastFreddie on February 12, 2008, 03:38:27 PM
Quote from: Zanshin on February 12, 2008, 03:33:17 PM
Quote from: FastFreddie on February 12, 2008, 03:31:23 PM
If you don't live in the Philadelphia market and don't have season tickets for the Eagles, you should have DirecTV. just for the Ticket.
I have DirectTV and sunday ticket as well. I only have Sunday Ticket, and I only use the dish on Sundays during the season. That said, I'm not all that interested in using the dish for everything.
That would be the most cost-effective solution, though.
Not really, because it wouldn't solve my internet and phone issues. I'm looking for a bundled solution to a number of problems. And the Fios TV is really pretty cheap if it's bundled. I'd get a zillion channels, unlimited phone/long distance, 20 mbps Internet combined for $99 a month, locked in for two years. And I'd get a $200 Best Buy gift card for signing up, and I'd get the first month free. On top of that I'd have phone, cell, cable, internet all on one bill and my house included in the verizon "In-calling" network.
Actually, now that I put it that way, I'm not sure what I'm waiting for.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 12, 2008, 03:41:42 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 12, 2008, 03:35:42 PM
i still will never understand why if you live outside of philly csn philly isnt on the comcast cable sports tier package...but csn balt/dc....chi....ect...all are
Are you talking about cable programming or DTV? DTV has CSN Bodymore but not Philly and I've never understood why. I've even emailed them several times inquiring about it but never get a response.
It's basically because Philadelphia was the first independent CSN channel and wasn't a takeover of an existing FOX Sports/SportsChannel station that was already on satellite, so it isn't subjected to the same rules as those channels or any new ones that pop up (Sacramento, Portland, etc.)
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 12, 2008, 03:41:42 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 12, 2008, 03:35:42 PM
i still will never understand why if you live outside of philly csn philly isnt on the comcast cable sports tier package...but csn balt/dc....chi....ect...all are
Are you talking about cable programming or DTV? DTV has CSN Bodymore but not Philly and I've never understood why. I've even emailed them several times inquiring about it but never get a response.
im talking about cable...it makes no sense that comcast wouldnt want all its sports channels on all its cable systems all over the country...especailly if its on a sports tier that they are trying to get people to buy
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 12, 2008, 04:02:19 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 12, 2008, 03:41:42 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 12, 2008, 03:35:42 PM
i still will never understand why if you live outside of philly csn philly isnt on the comcast cable sports tier package...but csn balt/dc....chi....ect...all are
Are you talking about cable programming or DTV? DTV has CSN Bodymore but not Philly and I've never understood why. I've even emailed them several times inquiring about it but never get a response.
im talking about cable...it makes no sense that comcast wouldnt want all its sports channels on all its cable systems all over the country...especailly if its on a sports tier that they are trying to get people to buy
Simple. To open CSN Philly to comcast subscribers around the country, they would have to send the channel through satelite communications. It is physically impossible to hardwire the station over that many 1000's of miles.
And the law is that any station broadcast through satellite must be open to all cable companies and television providers.
If DTV or Dish has access to CSN Philly, comcast would lost roughly 40% of it's subscribers in philly, which is comcast bread and butter. Philadelphia currently one of the highest cable rates in the country.
cant they charge the dish companies out the ass to carry it...or if they did that then the dish companies wouldnt let them use their equipment to broadcast
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 12, 2008, 04:15:24 PM
cant they charge the dish companies out the ass to carry it...or if they did that then the dish companies wouldnt let them use their equipment to broadcast
Sure they can.
The only reason they don't now, is because they flat out refuse to do it.
Comcast makes more more ripping of philadelphians for the channel then they would allowing maybe 2% of it's national subscribers access to it.
As long as they can use that hardwire loophole to keep CSN in philly exclusively. They will never allow it to be nationally broadcast.
so open it up and put it on satelitte but charge the dish companies an exhorbitant rate to the point where they wont carry the station...that way it gets on all comcast cable systems around the country but not on direct tv
Jumped in. Essentially, they're giving me about $300 to switch, and my per month cost for the services won't be any higher...but the quality should be better for each.
I'll let you know how it goes.
We're holding our collective breath.
Oh, there was never any doubt.
April 4th verizon is coming out to install the goods. Buh Bye Comcast.
For the same price as I was paying Comcast I'm getting a free phone which I'll never use, free wireless modem, free HBO for 3 months, , an extra box for my bedroom, and EVERY movie channel. holla
So, you're getting free stuff you don't need for the same price, and you'll no longer get CSN.
CSN is included, CN8 isn't. As long as I can see the Flyers/Sixers/Bums that's all I care about.
Wow, I'm surprised Verizon got Comcast to give them CSN.
Carry on, then.
CN8, as has been mentioned recently, is usually useless.
Quote from: FastFreddie on March 18, 2008, 12:12:23 PM
Wow, I'm surprised Verizon got Comcast to give them CSN.
Carry on, then.
CN8, as has been mentioned recently, is usually useless.
I was surprised as hell too, link (http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2006/verizon-signs-agreements-with.html). And aside form the occassional crap game like you said CN8 is useless. Only thing I hate is having to learn new channels.
Verizon is a landline based network, Comcast didn't have a choice but to give up CSN.
CN8 has a few Phils games early in the year, but other than that you won't miss much
Quote from: SD_Eagle on March 18, 2008, 12:14:45 PM
Only thing I hate is having to learn new channels.
I've had DirecTV for two years now and still only know a handful anyway.
Quote from: SunMo on March 18, 2008, 12:15:08 PM
Verizon is a landline based network, Comcast didn't have a choice but to give up CSN.
CN8 has a few Phils games early in the year, but other than that you won't miss much
I now that the games on CN8 are a joke from a broadcast standpoint anyway. The best description i've heard was that watching hockey on CN8 is like taking a paper towel and wetting it, then placing that on the front of your TV. Gotta love comcast...
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I had FiOS installed a few weeks ago, and I love it. My picture quality improved dramatically, my Internet connection is much faster and more stable, and the phone service works. Love the tons of free on-demand content, too. Very, very happy with the decision to swtich.
Zanshin, do you have the new Menus? I know that they changed their menu's up in January in Delaware, and basically went from the crappy basic one that Comcrap had to a really nice one. I got my boy to switch back in november, he canceld and wanted to still get raped by comcast because there wasnt a page up button, a month later the did all the network upgrades here, and he's stuck paying more for less.
Now that I've sold my soul to DirecTV for the next two years, I'm looking to get rid of Comcast altogether, since I'm finally getting the local channels on the dish.
Part of this would entail getting embarq and gettign rid of the cable modem.
Anyone have both of these? Is there any discernable difference?
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on March 18, 2008, 12:45:08 PM
Zanshin, do you have the new Menus? I know that they changed their menu's up in January in Delaware, and basically went from the crappy basic one that Comcrap had to a really nice one. I got my boy to switch back in november, he canceld and wanted to still get raped by comcast because there wasnt a page up button, a month later the did all the network upgrades here, and he's stuck paying more for less.
Beats me...probably, since I haven't had any issues with the menus. On the on-demand side, mine sort of works like a PC file structure. Haven't had any problems with it.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on March 18, 2008, 12:49:09 PM
Now that I've sold my soul to DirecTV for the next two years, I'm looking to get rid of Comcast altogether, since I'm finally getting the local channels on the dish.
Part of this would entail getting embarq and gettign rid of the cable modem.
Anyone have both of these? Is there any discernable difference?
I know that hughsnet isnt anywhere as close in speed. Is there any other offers for you geo down there? Might as well get DSL if its offered since its dirt cheap, and nearly as fast as satellite
I think I pray almost every night for FIOS to finally get to our area.
I think God hates me.
same here PG, we are farged where im at. Cecil County is so big and wide that we're going to be one of the last counties in MD
i honestly dont see any difference btwn comcast and fios...why is fios better other than if youve had a bad experience with comcast and hate them
also how far are we away from the day when you can send dvr's of shows from one box to another...like say i wanted someone in philly to record DNL for me then send it to my cable box where i can watch it...that would be dope
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 19, 2008, 10:59:38 AM
i honestly dont see any difference btwn comcast and fios...why is fios better other than if youve had a bad experience with comcast and hate them
also how far are we away from the day when you can send dvr's of shows from one box to another...like say i wanted someone in philly to record DNL for me then send it to my cable box where i can watch it...that would be dope
1.) Prices are lower, and the tripleplay is better since Comcast VOIP sucks.
2.) Picture quality is better since Fios doesnt have to compress to fit signals in an old cable based system.
3.) Internet is faster, and cost less when compared to comcast's offerings of higher speed internet
Slingbox is already out IGY, that you could watch someones DVR from your crib
You can do that now with a slingbox.
Look it up, because i am not going to spend the next hour and 50 posts explaining it.
farg Comcast.
Overpriced, zesty service, shteintier customer service.
Probably among the WORST CS I've ever experienced.
And I was a HUGE fan of Comcast for a long time.
I just found a new feature last night. I can set my DirecTV DVR to record from the internet or my blackberry. Pretty cool.
what pg said is the only thing i can see where verizon is better...a few people i know have fios and i see none of the things sb pointed out...it all seems exactly the same to me just different...pricing i dont know about...how much cheaper is verizon triple play vs comcast sb?
i have the comcast triple play and couldnt be happier...altho ive only ever had to call on them for customer service one time
and sling box looks like a total pain in the ass....dont you have to watch it on your computer it wont go from tv to tv right?...also wont you have to get a new connection put in the persons house who youre using it from...not to mention the sling box itself and the wiring that comes with it...
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 19, 2008, 11:23:14 AM
what pg said is the only thing i can see where verizon is better...a few people i know have fios and i see none of the things sb pointed out...it all seems exactly the same to me just different...pricing i dont know about...how much cheaper is verizon triple play vs comcast sb?
I don't know about comcast, but I had US Cable, and the difference is substantial...and the cost is roughly the same, but I have better service and more functionality. In my case, I got $300 to switch, and my price guaranteed for two years. Cable was nickle and diming me constantly.
The picture is FAR better. And you'd only notice the difference in the internet speed if you have that need-- but my connection is far more stable, and about five times faster than it was before. More importantly, my UPLOAD speeds are 5mbps now, which is a huge difference. More than that, you don't see the traffic-related slowdowns at peak internet use times, like you do on cable.
My phone is more stable than it was before, too...but really that wasn't a really big deal for me.
All that said, I also like getting everything consolidated on one bill, including my cell. It really depends on your needs...and how sick you are of the cable company.
Quote from: Zanshin on March 19, 2008, 11:31:14 AM
UPLOAD speeds are 5mbps now
That's killer. My download speeds eclipse 6mbps, but my upload is < 0.5. I currently am using DSL, even though I prefer cable, as the bundling is cheaper.
Oh, and on your other point-- it's legal issues that are keeping you from sharing DVR stuff, not technology issues. You could actually do that now on TiVo, if you want...you'd just need your friend's TiVo number and he could send you a file that would work on your box using Tivo-to-go. I transfer files between Tivo boxes in my house constantly across my network.
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 19, 2008, 11:23:14 AM
what pg said is the only thing i can see where verizon is better...a few people i know have fios and i see none of the things sb pointed out...it all seems exactly the same to me just different...pricing i dont know about...how much cheaper is verizon triple play vs comcast sb?
i have the comcast triple play and couldnt be happier...altho ive only ever had to call on them for customer service one time
and sling box looks like a total pain in the ass....dont you have to watch it on your computer it wont go from tv to tv right?...also wont you have to get a new connection put in the persons house who youre using it from...not to mention the sling box itself and the wiring that comes with it...
I'll admit i'm a geek when it comes to technolgy, and i do notice differences in picture quality. When DTV put up their new satellites, they offered more HD channels, but the regular SD picture got better. For TV everything comes down to compression. Regular cable is outdated when it comes to HD technology and the bandwiths needed to produce true signals, where as Fiber allows a much higher signal. But if your the type of person who thinks 480p is awesome to watch, and IGY, most of america has no IDEA what true HD is, then yeah it doesnt matter.
The amazing thing about people in this country is they swear that because they went out and bought a new HD tv that the picture is better. The last study i saw was something like 40% of people who bought an HDTV in the past year didnt have HD service yet believed that they were watching HD.
Quote from: FastFreddie on March 19, 2008, 11:33:37 AM
Quote from: Zanshin on March 19, 2008, 11:31:14 AM
UPLOAD speeds are 5mbps now
That's killer. My download speeds eclipse 6mbps, but my upload is < 0.5. I currently am using DSL, even though I prefer cable, as the bundling is cheaper.
yeah, that's great. I have 20 mpps down and 5 mbps up. Ridiculously fast.
The amazing thing about people in this country is they swear that because they went out and bought a new HD tv that the picture is better. The last study i saw was something like 40% of people who bought an HDTV in the past year didnt have HD service yet believed that they were watching HD.
before and right after i got a hd tv i thought this...i thought the tv made every program in hd...as opposed to the program having to be recorded in hd or broadcast in hd
I signed up for comcast's triple play in January. So, needless to say, I've been slightly disappointed. My issues with the internet has been mainly old computer related, upgraded to the get NFLNetwork when I signed up, but the phone service is horrible. How do I check availability on Verizon FIOS for my area ?
http://www22.verizon.com/content/ConsumerFios
i can't wait to do away with comcast all together. i don't need TV, i just need internet. prob won't get out to the boonies though for a few years
If you weren't a gamer, you could probably get DSL and not notice much of a difference.
BTW, I recently had a major issue with my DSL, and they (AT&T, formerly BellSouth) came and fixed it. The connection was great, but I still felt it left something to be desired on efficiency. I did some hunting around and downloaded free 3rd party firmware (DD-WRT) for my wireless router (Linksys WRT54GL).
Holy crap. Major difference. If you use a wireless system and have some problems, the answer could very will lie within the firmware.
Quote from: FastFreddie on March 19, 2008, 01:15:42 PM
If you weren't a gamer, you could probably get DSL and not notice much of a difference.
BTW, I recently had a major issue with my DSL, and they (AT&T, formerly BellSouth) came and fixed it. The connection was great, but I still felt it left something to be desired on efficiency. I did some hunting around and downloaded free 3rd party firmware (DD-WRT) for my wireless router (Linksys WRT54GL).
Holy crap. Major difference. If you use a wireless system and have some problems, the answer could very will lie within the firmware.
where did you find 3rd party stuff FF? I just use Belkin's support site, but its crap much like their router
The specific one I'm using is at http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv3/index.php
You can check if your device could be supported here:
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices#Belkin
Otherwise, I would just say to Google "Belkin firmware" and start some research.
i just noticed that i now get the cbs college sports network. it's pretty awesome.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1008271
http://consumerist.com/374090/comcast-degrades-hd-quality-to-make-room-for-more-channels
Basically proving Comcast is screwed with the conversion to HD
Verizon just left and my service is up and running. Only thing that sucks is they're short on HD boxes so I'm stuck with an SD one until they have them back in stock.
I've had to rough it out the past 3 weeks watching the Hockey and NBA playoffs in SD, HD box came today and I must say its perfect timing. LOST and the Flyers on tonight, bums on right now.
My job is letting me upgrade my Blackberry. Trying to decide between the 8330, 8830, or the Pearl. Do any of you guys have one of these? Right now I'm leaning towards the Curve the 8330.
I have the pearl, but if your using it for work i'd go with the Curve. The Pearl is nice since its smaller, but not as much easy to maneuver
Curve FTW
yeah i don't like the suretype thing going on with the pearl. but i do like that it's small. with the curve you can also get a built-in GPS system which is nice when when I'm in places like bumblefarg, TN like right now. everyone else in my group has been getting the 8830, and it does seem to look a little nicer than the curve, but it's bigger and has no camera.
our company disables the camera, but if work was footing the bill, i'd definitly go Curve
why the farg would they disable the camera? and yeah i don't pay for sheet.
Quote from: phattymatty on June 12, 2008, 12:14:50 PM
everyone else in my group has been getting the 8830
Are you a sheep or a leader?
hmm i've never thought of that.
Quote from: phattymatty on June 12, 2008, 12:19:54 PM
why the farg would they disable the camera? and yeah i don't pay for sheet.
you could photograph confidential documents, but the people they pay min wage can...lol
For whatever it's worth do not even consider using Cavalier for your internet or telephone service. My old lady put us on this service to save money and holy farg it is awful.
Awful.
i've never heard anything good ever about Cavalier
Never even heard of them.
neither had I when she said she was gonna switch the service to them. she told me the price and the promised bandwidth and I said, "too good to be true, I reserve the right to say I told you so."
I told you so isn't good enough when you've got zesty service and you're looking at a 2 week down time in service just because you had the audacity to move.
I should have told her not to switch it, but I didn't want the argument.
cavalier is what describes your attitude...stop being such a ball and chain little bitch and your connections would be fine
Comcast came around yesterday trying to get my business, I wish they would have made a better effort a few months ago or I would have never left. Verizon isn't bad but I was just as happy with Comcast.
farg that vigy, I'm not lookin' to argue all the time. sometimes she's right, too. so what the hell, it's a lot easier to just let her do her thing
I'm sure you rule with an iron fist though, and everyone's happier for it tough guy
Verizon may strike (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121760728164504931.html?mod=googlenews_wsj)
If they strike and it effects my cable I'm switching back to comcrap
maybe someone here can help me out...i have comcast cable internet...have had 3 or 4 different people logged onto my wireless before with no problems, i have a super fast connection...
i'm having a fantasy draft tonight and like 7 or 8 people are going to be at my place, will everyone be able to link up to my wireless? i figured they could but someone else told me that they have a 4 connection limit at their house. anyone know how this works, if it's standard comcast or if it goes by location?
ive never heard of there being a limit...
Quote from: phattymatty on August 28, 2008, 03:18:06 PM
maybe someone here can help me out...i have comcast cable internet...have had 3 or 4 different people logged onto my wireless before with no problems, i have a super fast connection...
i'm having a fantasy draft tonight and like 7 or 8 people are going to be at my place, will everyone be able to link up to my wireless? i figured they could but someone else told me that they have a 4 connection limit at their house. anyone know how this works, if it's standard comcast or if it goes by location?
Did Comcast set up your router or do they support it at all?
If not, you're fine. The cable companies tried and failed years ago to sell individual IP's, because people just set up their own routers. The router makes it appear like 1 computer accessing the modem, not 7-8.
i've never heard of a limit either, other than these two people who both have dc comcast that are coming over.
and yeah i bought it and hooked it up myself, it's not a comcast router. just a standard linksys wireless.
Unless DC Comcast is running some sort of pilot program doomed for failure and backlash, you're fine.
Don't underestimate the power of the nerd LAN gamers lobby.
Linksys will let you limit the number of connections, and can even limit connections to approved MAC addresses. Chances are its set up for no limit if you haven't touched it.
The people you talked to probably had a Comcast provided wireless connection. Then Comcast can configure it to do whatever they want.
If you hooked up your own linksys, you are fine.
whatever you do, don't let more than four people connect at once or the internet police will be at your door
If two people are looking at one computer, does that count as two connections?
BTW...Comcast announced that they are putting a cap on their Internet users. Something like 250 gig per month. Those who exceed the limit will get a friendly letter, asking them to cut back. Repeat offenders will have their service suspended.
(Edit: link to article added.)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/28/AR2008082803858.html
they just lost a court battle because they were throttleing speeds, now they tell everyone what they are doing and its ok.
glad I'm not on Comcast
not glad I'm still on Cavalier
Quote
To put 250 GB of monthly usage in perspective, a customer would have to do any one of the following:
-- Send 50 million e-mails (at 0.05 KB/e-mail)
-- Download 62,500 songs (at 4 MB/song)
-- Download 125 standard-definition movies (at 2 GB/movie)
-- Upload 25,000 hi-resolution digital photos (at 10 MB/photo)
" Of course HD streaming will also speed up that limit.
not something to be worried about
for me it is
We have 4 people in the household sharing that connection. Some are streaming video, some are downloading music, some are just surfing. I do a lot with photos, both uploading and downloading. I know it takes a lot to get to 250 gig...but it's still within reach for me.
I think we are eventually headed towards a pay-as-you-use model, like we have with electricity.
I'd prefer to see a cellphone-style model, with rollover gigs.
250G is a lot of volume. Typical caps up here are in teh 60G range, and the only people who break that are running Bittorrent 24/7.
My rollover minutes are all milky.
You know what happens to my sister's minutes at the end of the month?
I highly doubt any of you reach 250 Gb's, not even close...
Quote from: mussa on August 29, 2008, 04:51:58 PM
I highly doubt any of you reach 250 Gb's, not even close...
i can invite you into my world, but can you handle it
BT4LIFE
I download a gig in about an hour. I'm sure I could find 125 movies to watch this month.
I've had CenturyTel naked DSL for about 9 months now, and use Vonage as my phone service. My DSL works fantastically as long as the weather is good, but if it rains, and more recently, if there is electricity in the air like preceding a lightning storm, my DSL will flap like crazy. It's so bad, my DSL (and also Vonage) is unusable, and I have to steal a neighbor's signal just to use the internet. I've had CenturyTel out over a dozen times replacing outside wiring and checking for shorts, but they only come during nice weather so they never find anything, and then never fix anything. Twice I've had them credit me a full month on my bill.
My brother-in-law (not Phanatic, but another one) told me he could probably find the cause of the problem, so he came out this weekend to fix everything. Well, my DSL works now (although it hasn't rained since), but only one phone in the house works - the one directly connected to my Vonage device. The rest of the phones have dial tone, but when you dial the third number in any phone number, a recorded voice (presumably from my Vonage device) says that the number can not be completed as dialed. So, I went from some service to no service. It's abviously an inside wiring problem that CenturyTel won't touch without charging me about $50 an hour.
It finally dawned on me how to get CenturyTel to fix all my problems. I just signed up for basic voice, along with their wire maintenance plan for $23 a month combined. I'll keep Vonage for the long distance. As soon as my service is installed (tomorrow), I will call to open a ticket about my inside wiring not working, and have them come fix everything for me. Then, when it's all working, I drop the voice plan, and go back to business as usual. It seems so easy, that something has to come along and get me.
I want 45 seconds of my life back.
EDIT: Make it 75, since I bothered to type this.
Thanks in advance.
Quote from: Father Demon on September 02, 2008, 12:19:40 PM
I've had CenturyTel naked DSL for about 9 months now, and use Vonage as my phone service. My DSL works fantastically as long as the weather is good, but if it rains, and more recently, if there is electricity in the air like preceding a lightning storm, my DSL will flap like crazy. It's so bad, my DSL (and also Vonage) is unusable, and I have to steal a neighbor's signal just to use the internet. I've had CenturyTel out over a dozen times replacing outside wiring and checking for shorts, but they only come during nice weather so they never find anything, and then never fix anything. Twice I've had them credit me a full month on my bill.
My brother-in-law (not Phanatic, but another one) told me he could probably find the cause of the problem, so he came out this weekend to fix everything. Well, my DSL works now (although it hasn't rained since), but only one phone in the house works - the one directly connected to my Vonage device. The rest of the phones have dial tone, but when you dial the third number in any phone number, a recorded voice (presumably from my Vonage device) says that the number can not be completed as dialed. So, I went from some service to no service. It's abviously an inside wiring problem that CenturyTel won't touch without charging me about $50 an hour.
It finally dawned on me how to get CenturyTel to fix all my problems. I just signed up for basic voice, along with their wire maintenance plan for $23 a month combined. I'll keep Vonage for the long distance. As soon as my service is installed (tomorrow), I will call to open a ticket about my inside wiring not working, and have them come fix everything for me. Then, when it's all working, I drop the voice plan, and go back to business as usual. It seems so easy, that something has to come along and get me.
Could you edit this down to 1 sentence and make it interesting? Thanks
Quote from: FastFreddie on September 02, 2008, 12:26:04 PM
I want 45 seconds of my life back.
EDIT: Make it 75, since I bothered to type this.
Thanks in advance.
No. I'm bored, and you were a captive audience.
Quote from: Wingspan on September 02, 2008, 12:28:27 PM
Could you edit this down to 1 sentence and make it interesting? Thanks
See above.
Google Chrome is available for download now. I'm trying it out, but I don't think I'll stick with it. At least not with the default skin. It's giving me visual diabetes.
I get nervous downloading the 1st beta test of anything new...especially a web browser. There is a risk involved
They most likely will have 3 betas before the final product is released. You are almost better off letting the other guinea pigs go first
Quote from: General_Failure on September 02, 2008, 05:44:42 PM
Google Chrome is available for download now. I'm trying it out, but I don't think I'll stick with it. At least not with the default skin. It's giving me visual diabetes.
Meh. I'm cool with Firefox for now.
I'm using Chrome right now, but it's too early to know what I like and not like so far.
guess thats why firefox 3 just came out
My thoughts on Chrome:
Definitely fast. It will make a big difference if you are a heavy google (gmail, reader, docs) user.
Looks like it gives up on images very quickly - very annoying.
It is a little too minimalist for a long time firefox user.
It doesn't remember the proxy password.
Sometimes you need to reload a page 2-3 times to get it working (including gmail)
It has some promise, but it is a very buggy early release.
Google Maps has a new "walking" mapping feature.
It would take me 14 days and 8 hours to walk to The Linc....
Turned on my TV this morning and FIOS has added about 50 new HD channels. Sick.
I still think FIOS is great.
The only downside I've run into so far is that customer service doesn't have their act together yet ( they're still sort of siloed for TV/Internet/Phone). But the only time I've had to call them is to check on the status of my $200 best buy gift card...so it isn't like it's a major problem. I still can't believe they gave me $200 and a free month to switch. It's light years better than what I had before and cheaper.
As a pointless aside, I just used the $200 gift card toward a snazzy new laptop which somehow seems to be taking better advantage of the FIOS speeds.
Sign up for One Bill if you can Zanshin, i hate regular Verizon people, but the One Bill group is their best call center people, and they really resolve every issue i've ever had
I have One Bill, but I didn't know they had a special number to call. That's been the issue more than anything....not knowing who to call or getting bounced around. Guess I should actually take a look at the bill.
yeah, i've had major issues dealing with the regular people, but once i found the OneBill #, they are on point
Barkann just announced on CSN that ALL games (Sixers, Flyers, Bums) will be in HD now. Not just home games.
thats the shtein
I love everyone
Holy shtein, FiOS is expensive. (http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/a-bear-speaks-why-verizons-pricey-fios-bet-wont-pay-off/)
any of you fools have an iphone? how much does your plan run a month? everyone i know that has them has plans anywhere from 65-110 a month.
You're not loving the BlackBerry anymore? The BOLD is a much better email device than the iPhone.
BTW, everyone I know with an iPhone is obsessed with it and will never go back to another phone. They do not care about the price after using it for a few weeks.
Quote from: phattymatty on October 16, 2008, 02:12:18 PM
any of you fools have an iphone? how much does your plan run a month? everyone i know that has them has plans anywhere from 65-110 a month.
i have one and i pay around 70-80
Quote from: FastFreddie on October 16, 2008, 03:27:39 PM
You're not loving the BlackBerry anymore? The BOLD is a much better email device than the iPhone.
BTW, everyone I know with an iPhone is obsessed with it and will never go back to another phone. They do not care about the price after using it for a few weeks.
i dig my blackberry but i'm switching jobs and need to give it back next week. but since i've had that for a while i can't see going back to a regular phone. the only thing i'm nervous about is having at&t service, i had them a while back and it sucked. verizon works best in my area. i'm thinking about just getting another blackberry but i really want to be cool.
Quote from: mussa on October 16, 2008, 03:39:57 PM
i have one and i pay around 70-80
thats unlimited data, texts, all that shtein?
Quote from: phattymatty on October 16, 2008, 04:00:01 PM
i'm thinking about just getting another blackberry but i really want to be cool.
Ha!
If Verizon has the best service, I'd just get the "coolest" Verizon phone available.
not unlimited texts, but yea unlimited data. the only other thing is the new iphones, the plans are more expensive. i have last gen and it was 60 dollar plan for basic...I had to add more texts cause I would go over. you'll have to check them out. i am pleased with mine, if you can take advantage of all the features its def. worth it.
Quote from: FastFreddie on October 16, 2008, 04:04:32 PM
Quote from: phattymatty on October 16, 2008, 04:00:01 PM
i'm thinking about just getting another blackberry but i really want to be cool.
Ha!
If Verizon has the best service, I'd just get the "coolest" Verizon phone available.
thats the way i'm leaning, mostly because like you said, everyone i know with an iphone is horribly annoying now.
im a firm believer in apple products. been using them for almost a decade. not one problem
Quote from: FastFreddie on October 16, 2008, 03:27:39 PM
You're not loving the BlackBerry anymore? The BOLD is a much better email device than the iPhone.
i don't think the Bold is available in the US yet.
Quote from: phattymatty on October 16, 2008, 04:16:25 PM
Quote from: FastFreddie on October 16, 2008, 03:27:39 PM
You're not loving the BlackBerry anymore? The BOLD is a much better email device than the iPhone.
i don't think the Bold is available in the US yet.
It's not commercially available just yet, and will only be on AT&T. I assumed you already had AT&T.
Quote from: phattymatty on October 16, 2008, 04:07:36 PM
everyone i know with an iphone is horribly annoying now.
Quote from: mussa on October 16, 2008, 04:09:30 PM
im a firm believer in apple products. been using them for almost a decade. not one problem
^^case in point^^
its annoying because i buy reliable products. meanwhile you buy pc and are always worrying about spyware, adware and viruses...oh and that wonderful microsoft operating system that works so well. have fun with that!
Quote from: mussa on October 16, 2008, 04:09:30 PM
im a firm believer in apple products. been using them for almost a decade. not one problem
Pretty common attitude from an Apple person. My friends who use Apples are happy with them, but they aren't evangelists either. I don't hang out with hawkers and brand whores. A couple of them even have both a PC and an Apple, which I don't grasp very well, because I can't stand switching back and forth.
My school used to have Macs, switched to PC about 6-7 years ago. The 2 Macs I had crashed more than any PC I've ever had.
Again, it was 6-7 years ago, so things could be markedly different.
I know people with Macs who like them. And I know people with PCs who like them. I just got a new laptop...and it was an absolute no-brainer to go with a PC variety because a comparably equipped Mac would have cost AT LEAST double....and there's no way I could come close to justifying that in my cheap little head. Besides I've used both and I haven't had any drastically different/better experiences with one over the other.
I like mac's but i cant deal with paying 3times as much
Quote from: mussa on October 16, 2008, 11:26:31 PM
its annoying because i buy reliable products. meanwhile you buy pc and are always worrying about spyware, adware and viruses...oh and that wonderful microsoft operating system that works so well. have fun with that!
You must be confusing me with someone else. It only takes a basic knowledge of computers to avoid issues like that.
Anyway, nice defense, but you're still the exact epitome of the annoying Apple addict. How dare anyone else compare their electronics to yours!
I use macs, home and work. I could not care less what anyone else uses.
Besides, I would rather them stay below the 10% market share line (they are well past that now), because as they get larger and have to make more machines faster, the quality weakens.
I will say this though...the cost issue is a myth(from about 10 years ago...when it was true), when you factor in the cost of the computer and the cost of ownership...macs and pcs are pretty equal. (at least until the quality falls apart)
Quote from: FastFreddie on October 17, 2008, 08:18:50 AM
Quote from: mussa on October 16, 2008, 11:26:31 PM
its annoying because i buy reliable products. meanwhile you buy pc and are always worrying about spyware, adware and viruses...oh and that wonderful microsoft operating system that works so well. have fun with that!
You must be confusing me with someone else. It only takes a basic knowledge of computers to avoid issues like that.
Anyway, nice defense, but you're still the exact epitome of the annoying Apple addict. How dare anyone else compare their electronics to yours!
well from personal experience the majority of people with pc's have "issues" these being mainly the fact that you have to protect your computer period. I don't. Its all ready secure out of the box. I'm not bragging, I use macs because in my job field it is pretty standard and they perform well...no freezing, crashes, etc...
I run Windows XP on my Mac as well for one specific part of my job. This being another advantage to Mac...the ability to run both and read and write onto PC files.
To each his own, if you just need a computer to run microsoft office and browse the internet etc...then yea why pay more for a Mac, I agree, but if you want a hassle free computer that will last you a long time, I suggest Mac.
Paying more just doesn't make that much sense to me since computers are essentailly disposible these days. They have a shelf life of about five years before they most likely 1) break down, 2) start to become obsolete.
More probable is the fact that I'll want the newer, cooler bells and whistles. I haven't had any major problems with my PCs, and I still have a ten year old tower running windows 98 in my basement that I haven't turned off in probably five years. As far as protecting the computer, is that really such a hassle? If you're not semi-retarded, you can even get by with some free solutions. And Macs aren't inherently safer than PCs...it's just that fewer people have intent on screwing them up to this point. Have to protect both, really. Besides I use mine for the web 90% of the time, and do some light word processing, video/photo editing other than that. I'm not crushing it on a regular basis.
Yeah, I tend to buy a new computer every 3-4 years. More power, more storage, run the newer programs, etc.
i just call my laptop the porn machine.
Quote from: phattymatty on October 17, 2008, 12:16:56 PM
i just call my laptop the porn library.
i have a problem pornbits.com is addictive
Oh how I hate Comcast...
Not only is their digital cable garbage (always choppy), and their OnDemand selections terrible...but I go to sign on to my Comcast.com account to view/pay my new bill today and it tells me that I do not have access in my area. Which is weird because I just used it two days ago.
So I go on-line to use the on-line chat to talk to Comcast and ask whats up. They tell me all accounts were given new numbers and I have to re-create my on-line account. So I go to re-register and again I am told that this feature is not enabled in my area.
So now I'm chatting with another Comcast douchebag and have been on here like 15 minutes....
farging HATE these iceholes.
And they tell me no luck, wait and see if it works tomorrow.
fargwads.
pics?
i am officially an iphone nerd.
Quote from: phattymatty on October 20, 2008, 01:49:54 PM
i am officially an iphone nerd.
get the app where it makes your phone look like it's pouring beer
Quote from: phattymatty on October 20, 2008, 01:49:54 PM
i am officially an iphone nerd.
I'm never calling you on your cell again.
Quote from: phattymatty on October 20, 2008, 01:49:54 PM
i am officially an iphone nerd.
now you just need a washer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqkKhh45df8
im surprised you didnt hold out for the Blackberry Storm
Just switched from Comcast to Verizon. Free at last....
and it looks like Philadelphia signed a deal today
QuoteThe initial service area will include parts of West, North and South Philadelphia, Germantown and the Greater Northeast
score score
the iphone is the coolest thing ever. i can have WIP streaming straight to my dome piece wherever I'm at.
I can activate my laptop camera and see whats or if anything is going on in my office with my phone. Another cool application is VNC...free. You can access your computer anywhere...can see the desktop and use your computer like you would at home from the screen of the iphone. A fun free game I found is Jelly Car, look it up phatty
so i got a new tv and need a hd box for it from comcast...i called them tonight to set up the appt and they told me that it would be 16.49 extra per month....is that possible because its farging criminal
Tell them to farg themselves and that you're going with another service, watch how fast they change their tune. I just saved you $40 a month.
i didnt do that this time but have done it before and they havent even blinked
are there certain buzz words you need to use when threatening them
well since you can't say "i'll go to your competition," because there is none, no, there are no special words
eat your expensive shtein pie and like it if you want HD
oh im gonna take it up the ass...belee dat
i just cant believe how expensive it is
I can't believe so many people pay so much
millions of people are paying 50 bucks or more EACH MONTH for television. that's just amazing. and it's like the last thing they'll cut when times are tough, too...it's like cigarettes or booze, even the poorest people have cable
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 26, 2008, 10:22:26 PM
i didnt do that this time but have done it before and they havent even blinked
are there certain buzz words you need to use when threatening them
Tell them to cancel your service
Honestly I let my women do all the talking because she takes no shtein and knows how to be a bitch.
Quote from: Diomedes on November 26, 2008, 10:29:15 PM
I can't believe so many people pay so much
millions of people are paying 50 bucks or more EACH MONTH for television. that's just amazing. and it's like the last thing they'll cut when times are tough, too...it's like cigarettes or booze, even the poorest people have cable
If it weren't for sports I wouldn't have a TV, with the exception of Lost there really isn't much on that keeps my interest.
do you get fios there IGY? http://www22.verizon.com/Residential/FiOSTV/Check_Availability/Check_Availability.htm If you do, just say i'll be switching over to Fios unless you want to save comcast another account. That price seems ridiculously high too, it should be around 5-10 bucks i thought for HD.
it might be a HD DVR box?
they could have quoted me on a dvr/hd box but thats not what i asked
they also are trying to charge 17 bucks to come out and put the box in....i mean wtf....im giving them more business and they are gonna charge me to get it?
i dont know about fios in my hood cause its half built...but maybe these communications companies come into new neighborhoods and put their lines down before the houses go up...ill have to check
if the neighborhood is a year or younger, they definitely put fiber in. If the neighborhood is still new, you might see bright Orange lines(thats teh fiberoptics) sitting out of the ground
the HD box should only be 7.95/month.
i was on a 6-month promo when i started so i was getting everything, all the digital cable channels, all the HD channels, the sports package, and cable internet for less than $75.
they forgot about it forever, but they finally upped it last month to what it should be, and it went to like $150. i called and basically said, i'd like to cancel because i can get fios now, and they magically found another plan that was $70 cheaper which had all of the channels I had before. so i still only pay a little over $80 for everything, which is pretty good compared to what i see most people paying. the more you call comcast, the better their deals become.
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 01, 2008, 10:22:59 AM
they also are trying to charge 17 bucks to come out and put the box in....i mean wtf....im giving them more business and they are gonna charge me to get it?
Why would you have them come out it literally takes 10 minutes to hook up
because why would i do something when i could get it for free....obviously once i found out it cost money i told them to go to hell
I'm in need of new cable. Or at least some way to force Comcast to hook me up. I have the Digital Preferred with the Starz, sports package, HD/DVR and internet. All in all they're raping for for 160ish a month.
My problem is I cannot have DirecTV because my apt faces due north (need a south or southwest sky view for the dish), AT&T's u-verse is not available in my area yet nor is Verizon.
I called Comcast yesterday while setting up my HD and they said they have no promotions going on right now.
My friend has the AT&T and pays like 90 a month for everything I have.
farging Comcast.
My mom lives in south Jersey and she switched from Comcast to Verizon somehow. TV, Internet phone, the whole thing with HD all through Verizon. She seems to be really happy with it but I don't know anything about it myself.
Cell phone plans.... Man they get you on the per month shtein. Do I really need to pay $60 a month for voice and data? fargers...
No you don't, but that's what it costs.
Yeah so I called DirecTV out of desperation today. I had them back in PA and loved them, but when I moved here they told me I could not have it because my apartment faces due north and the dish needed a south or southwest sky. Today I called and asked them if I can have it yet and they said yes. I am skeptical and will be until the dude gets out here and hooks it up and I get a signal.
Anyways, I got a pretty good deal on their HD/DVR plus package thats 49.99/mo. It includes HBO/Starz/Showtime for three months and then the free Showtime continues for the rest of the year. After all the charges and taxes it comes out to about 71 a month. Compared to about 120 for the Comcast.
I hope it works.
I cannot imagine paying $70 per month for teevee.
I dont want to pay over a hundred.
But it looks like the farger lied to me. Sonofabitch.
I looked on dishpointer.com and put in my address and all require a south-southwest view.
Goddamn.
Just got the new Samsung Omnia. Was free for me, which I found amazing. Phone does friggin' everything. It's my first smartphone, but, wow....the mind reels with the ways in which I can now waste time. I also picked up a Hava on the cheap that same week-- and now I have it linked with my Omnia...so I can watch TV and control my DVR on my phone anytime. Sweet.
What's a Hava?
Havas?
Didn't we already have this conversation?
Apparently, we did not.
^ for the baseball fans, MLB Network HD just showed up on FiOS today
Quote from: BigEd76 on March 10, 2009, 08:32:24 PM
^ for the baseball fans, MLB Network HD just showed up on FiOS today
showed up for me a few days ago
Any of you guys have or heard anything good/bad about AT&T's U-Verse?
I'm about to pull the plug on Comcast. I can't take it any more. I went to watch something on Starz last night and it said I don't have the channel. Combine that with zesty service, farging up my bill, piss poor HD channels (no ESPNews HD..really?) and the shtein being expensive...I'm looking at AT&T because its my only real option right now.
Strike that.
Extra Innings is not available on U-Verse.
farg.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 04, 2009, 03:36:15 PM
Strike that.
Extra Innings is not available on U-Verse.
farg.
if you're that unhappy with comcast, then dump them and just get the mlb package through mlb.com and run an s cable from pc to tv.
I still like Fios.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on May 04, 2009, 03:42:51 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 04, 2009, 03:36:15 PM
Strike that.
Extra Innings is not available on U-Verse.
farg.
if you're that unhappy with comcast, then dump them and just get the mlb package through mlb.com and run an s cable from pc to tv.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. He wants to huff and puff about it. He doesn't want to inconvenience himself for it.
Goddamn right. That would be a pain in the ass.
Not to mention, I can't DVR games like that.
mlb.com archives all the games so if you're a paying subscriber you can view them anytime you want. and i know the newer versions of realplayer will download interwebs video. anytime i scroll my mouse over a video....say on youtube or espn.com or my favorite pr0n sites, a download button appears just above the video window and i can download it to my computer and then watch it anytime i want.
im about to pull the trigger on FIOS or at least threaten comcast to lower my bill or im out
anyone who has fios (other than zanshin who says he still likes it) that can comment on it...especially compared to comcast
switching up television and internet service the day before the NFL season starts is definitely good thinking
Quote from: Diomedes on September 09, 2009, 11:03:25 AM
switching up television and internet service the day before the NFL season starts is definitely good thinking
well im not literally switching today...but im gonna make the call that starts the process...and for the record i care more about clemson-gt tomorrow nite than pittsburgh tennesee...furthermore i dont watch any eagle games at home
the picture is better, and generally its cheaper from what ive seen.
yeah it would save me 31 bucks a month and id get the dc stations in HD...those are the obvious advantages
only disadvantage i see is having to change my email....but i was wondering if theres any others
what dc stations don't you get in HD?
i was thinking of switching to FIOS too but I can't really find many advantages. it's actually more expensive than what I pay, but I get a redonk deal somehow. comcast basically puts me back on the promo every time i threaten to leave so i've been in the 70-75/month range for digital cable, internet and the hd package. it all depends on what kind of rep you get on the phone. if they're a hard ass, just keep calling until you get a cool one.
also, i'm pretty sure you'd still be able to check your comcast email from anywhere.
comcast didnt delete my email when i got rid of them the first time. I'm not sure if they changed, but 2 years ago i got fed up with paying 68 bucks for internet, and they ended up letting me keep their email
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 09, 2009, 11:50:01 AMonly disadvantage i see is having to change my email....but i was wondering if theres any others
people still use ISP provided email accounts? really?
im told fios will be in philly by the end of the year. which is when i will get it unless comcast jerks me off and tickles my butthole.
Quote from: phattymatty on September 09, 2009, 11:54:10 AM
what dc stations don't you get in HD?
also, i'm pretty sure you'd still be able to check your comcast email from anywhere.
i live in the bmore tv market but i still get the dc stations...however on comcast they arent in hd (just the bmore ones are since its my main market)....on fios both would be in hd
you mean even were i to drop comcast as a service their email would be free and id keep my address
yep, exactly, they make advertising revenue off their email, so why cut that money off.
sweet
i think ill do what matty said...call up and threaten comcast and if they dont kneel down to zod ill get all neezy with fios
Get a gmail account.
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 09, 2009, 12:39:06 PM
sweet
i think ill do what matty said...call up and threaten comcast and if they dont kneel down to zod ill get all neezy with fios
Good luck with that.
I've been fighting that battle with them for two years. My only problem is that I can threaten all I want, but if I want to move I have to get AT&T or nothing else.
No Verizon here and I can't have any satellites because I face north.
I got them to give me internet at 19.99/month for a year and some free HBO but thats about it
Yeah, more and more they can just say "farg you" because you have only one other option for comparable service, and that company is a farg all to deal with as well.
i may just go to fios anyway
my comcast bill is $206 a month
fios regular price would be 175
fios special price for a year would be 130
if i try to finagle with comcast they arent going to go down to the 130 special price...the best they would do i imagine is match the 175
damn i must be smoove
got Fios hooked up today, other than it taking 6 hours (including the dude's 1:15 hour lunch and 30 min afternoon break) I'm pretty happy. so far the picture looks really good. the menu is a total change from comcast and will take some getting used to. i can't get over all the HD channels they have though. basically every somewhat major cable channel has a HD channel and every premium has multiple HD channels. it kills comcast in that category.
Drive the knife in further, why dontcha!!
farging Comcast
When is coming to philly not souderton
http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/01/espn_on_xbox_360_tipping_point_for_cable_workarounds.html
Hoping this goes through since I don't get cable anymore. All I miss about cable is ESPN. I have Hulu and Netflix instant watch to fill up everything else. I'll pay
The FCC closed the cable loophole today, so CSN Philly will eventually be available on satellite...
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 20, 2010, 01:41:08 PM
The FCC closed the cable loophole today, so CSN Philly will eventually be available on satellite...
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tha nk farging god
Who's in charge of the FCC right now?
Quote from: Diomedes on January 20, 2010, 02:17:42 PM
Who's in charge of the FCC right now?
Julius Genachowski is the chairman right now, if the internet is to be believed.
Right, right. It was on the tip of my tongue.
Thanks.
Well, time to move so I can get DirecTV.
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2010/03/12/court_oks_tv_rules_opposed_by_comcast_cablevision/
WOOOO
Appeals court says sorry but you have to share it Comcast.
hurry up and put it on directv.
also, i just bought the magic jack the other day. anyone else ever use it? i got it for 2 reasons. obviously, i wanted to add some sort of land line to my house. my only other option was charter and there isn't a great deal for me to bundle it up with my interwebs. also, when i deploy i can take it with me and plug it into my laptop and be able to make/receive phone calls anywhere in the world as long as i've got an internet connection.
so far, it seems like a really good product. $40 for the jack, first year free and only $20/year after that. one of the few "as seen on tv" products i've seen that actually works as advertised.
DirecTV is coming back to daddy.
My lease is up at the end of April. After almost three years in the same apartment I decided to move to another one in the complex so I can have the dish. It helped that they were running crazy specials and I'll be paying a hundred and twenty less a month.
Between the savings on rent and cable I'll be saving $200 a month from what I'm spending now
I just got cable TV with every single channel and HD DVR service, 16MB internet, and phone with unlimited LD in a bundle. All for $40 a month forever.
I rule.
Comcast (NE Philly) just added a shteinload of HD channels, basically 800-900 is all HD now. I think they're preparing for the FIOS shtein storm that's about to roll through my neighborhood.
I moved into my new apartment last weekend so I could get DirecTV. I signed up and got a deal that is about a hundred bucks a month cheaper than what Comcast steals from me each month.
They were supposed to come on Tuesday to install. They hire third party contractors to do this work. Well the shteinbags never showed up. I called customer service a few times before I got the straight answer...they ran out of farging equipment.
The shteinbag installation company lied and said that they contacted me to tell me this, which they did not.
So I have to wait until July 3rd because that was their next appointment.
I called a supervisor and bitched and he comped my first month's bill. I'll take that deal.
On a side note, a bill from Comcast showed up today for $400+. They double billed me for the MLB EI package and added a whole bunch of bullshtein charges.
iceholes.
If you have Comcast call as soon as possible and tell them you want to cancel your service. Then wait while they transfer you to a customer service rep. Don't tell them initially you want to lower your bill, you have to tell them you want to cancel. Then watch as they lower your bill $70 a month like they did mine. They're desperate as shtein right now and will do whatever possible to hold onto to customers.
DirecTV Formally Asks For Access To Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
DBS Provider Would Not Say Whether It Will File Complaint With FCC
John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 6/25/2010 11:29:14 AM
DirecTV has requested access to Comcast's terrestrially delivered regional sports network in Philadelphia.
"We have formally requested the programming," said DirecTV spokesman Robert Mercer.
He had no comment on whether DirecTV would file a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission if the cable company did not make Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia available.
"[We] received their request and will review in due course and respond accordingly," said Comcast spokesman Tim Fitzpatrick. He would not elaborate.
The request follows the FCC's notice that the complaint-process portion of its January decision to close the so-called terrestrial exemption had been approved and that that process was open for business.
The FCC in January changed its rules to say that distributors who did not make their co-owned terrestrially delivered nets available to competitors on reasonable terms and conditions would be presumptively in violation of its program access rules. Before that the FCC had exempted terrestrial nets, in most cases it was regional sports nets (RSNs) at issue, because of language in the statute that specified the access rules applied to satellite-delivered networks.
In advance of the OMB sign-off announcement, Cox agreed to start negotiating with AT&T and others in San Diego and AT&T made its own formal request for MSG Networks HD programming in Connecticut. But AT&T was not reluctant to add a sting to the tail. It gave Cablevision and MSG 10 days to begin negotiating before it would ask the FCC to make them. Cablevision issued no comment in response to the AT&T letter.
Also part of the FCC's decision was that operators could not satisfy the access requirement by making standard-definition feeds available, but not HD feeds, as is the case with MSG in Connecticut.
Cablevision has challenged the FCC's program access rules in court, Comcast has not and told legislators at a Hill hearing on the Comcast/NBCU deal that it has no plans to do so.
In written answers to Sen. Al Franken on the issue of access to affiliated nets, Comcast chairman Brian Roberts said that it was ready to make Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia available to DirecTV as soon as the satellite operator made its exclusive Sunday Ticket package avaiable to Comcast and others.
Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia is already available to competing cable operators. RCN has carried the net since its launch in 1997 and Verizon's FiOS since that service launched in Philadelphia, according to Fitzpatrick.
I'm not getting my hopes up because Comcast is holding onto hope that they will get access to Sunday Ticket.
But it would be great to get CSN PHL....
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 29, 2010, 10:11:51 AM
But it would be great to get CSN PHL....
Right - because you can never get enough of Michael Barkann.
Actually I'm longing for the insightful analysis of Mark Kram.
thats just Roberts deflecting. They have no case against DTV, they lost a bidding war fair and square, and cry about it every chance they can. The fact is the Government cant do ish with the deal, DTV won the ST Package by outbidding Comcast/MSG/ETC, and if the government intercedes it opens a whole can of worms with any dealings where someone outbids competitors.
Quote from: Rome on June 29, 2010, 10:19:26 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 29, 2010, 10:11:51 AM
But it would be great to get CSN PHL....
Right - because you can never get enough of Michael Barkann.
Man can't live on Barkann tennis and dog show coverage alone.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-304134A1.pdf
Comcast/NBC merger approved. Not entirely sure but the wording in this FCC doc seem to point towards them being required to share CSN Philly.
i just took all my cable equipment back to the comcast office in Northeast DC and it was easily one of the worst two hours of my life. they really do make it as hard as humanly possible to get them out of your life for good.
Quote from: phattymatty on January 18, 2011, 05:09:47 PM
i just took all my cable equipment back to the comcast office in Northeast DC and it was easily one of the worst two hours of my life. they really do make it as hard as humanly possible to get them out of your life for good.
Yeah, they're fargers. I hated every second of their service.
I fought with them every month.
I have Fios in central Jersey. It's fantastic except they assign my area to North Jersey. I have no Philly Network channels but I do get CSN. With Comcast. I got New York and Philly. I live on the border between North Jersey and South Jersey. Luckily, almost all the Eagles games were national telecasts this year. We also dont have any Eagles bars around here, so if I have to go out and watch a game its with a bunch of generic fans, mainly Giants, Cowboys, Jets and Steelers.
Quote from: phattymatty on January 18, 2011, 05:09:47 PM
i just took all my cable equipment back to the comcast office in Northeast DC and it was easily one of the worst two hours of my life. they really do make it as hard as humanly possible to get them out of your life for good.
Switching to FIOS or DirecTV?
Quote from: lurking wierdo on January 18, 2011, 05:35:11 PM
I have Fios in central Jersey. It's fantastic except they assign my area to North Jersey. I have no Philly Network channels but I do get CSN. With Comcast. I got New York and Philly. I live on the border between North Jersey and South Jersey. Luckily, almost all the Eagles games were national telecasts this year. We also dont have any Eagles bars around here, so if I have to go out and watch a game its with a bunch of generic fans, mainly Giants, Cowboys, Jets and Steelers.
No one cares about your problems, fargface.
lol
so fios is great for him except he can't follow any of the teams he likes. makes sense.
Comcast and Skype partner up.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2386893,00.asp (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2386893,00.asp)
FiOS pushed out the new layout and options this morning, which includes things like DVR offloading to an external drive, shared DVRs throughout a home, DVR recordings split into chapters, updated menu options and a sleeker silver appearance
dvr offloading to an external drive? meaning you can pull shows off of there and save them?
I think it's limited to certain manufacturers for now, but yeah, you'd plug in the external drive, the box would recognize it, and you could free up the limited space on the box (18-20 hours...whatever it is now). I doubt you could burn the stuff to DVD and have it work anywhere though...
If they open it up for external downloading, people will find a way.
Yeah, that's nothing some extra software won't fix.
I may be finally getting internet at my neighborhood. Been fighting for months with comcast/verizon and now the FCC. Comcast seems to be the only company willing to get us hooked in . I'll just go broadband with them until they give CSN Philly here.
You bought a house in the middle of nowhere and get what you deserve, hillbilly.
True, but we knew it would be a matter of time until we get broadband services. Just so happens i'm the one who has to push that time forward with the FCC and the franchise groups in the area. Right now a wireless card setup sucks balls, and its pretty much why i havent been on here as much. I know you all care.
We want to hear less about your ISP drama more about your divorce.
Dio...check your inbox.
No divorce just country living and unlimited deer
Did you move to slower lower?
I want to hear more about the beach house. especially since I'm going to Bethany for the weekend tomorrow, I gotta know which house to rob.
Nah, out to Turkey Point in North East, MD in between Elk Neck State Park. Still only a 35 minute drive to Newark by back roads.
I've literally exhausted every option i can outside of getting Satellite Internet which i'm not bothering until the new satellite launches. Supposedly Wildblue will have a satellite capable of producing 10mbs dl speed, but its launch has been delayed for months.
I called HughesNet a while back because I was so disgusted with Charter as a provider but was really unimpressed with them as well. Basically, they gave you an allotment every month....like 1gb or something but they would decrease your speed as you approached your limit and they didn't allow heavy streaming like video or games, so netflix or xbox live were out of the question. Not to mention it was crazy expensive....I think it would have been like $80/mo or something.
I'm not familiar with WildBlue but I'd have to imagine they operate with similar rules and restrictions.
How's the cell signal at your place? Might want to consider getting an air card or something.
Also, Munson knows where you live now. Good job.
Same thing with Wild Blue, they all have "FAP", which makes me laugh every time i see it. The new satellites are supposed to offer cable like speeds, and would have caps but they would be more in the 100gb range rather than the current 16gb per month. Like you said right now its a waste of money, but i'm just waiting out to see what the new ones are going to be. Hopefully Comcast does as they've told men and gets us setup with DOCSIS 3.0.
He's still be lost, every car from delaware always gets lost down here.
If anyone has Verizon Wireless, they're gonna start charging a $2 fee to anyone that pays their bill with a credit card
how else are you supposed to pay your bill?
what the farg is a check.
Quote from: MDS on December 30, 2011, 02:49:59 AM
how else are you supposed to pay your bill?
Direct withdrawal from your checking account?
Online billpay through your bank?
Just spitballing here.
didn't realize anybody paid bills on credit cards
Debit cards are probably considered credit cards since they're branded visa or mc
I pay some bills with auto withdrawal from my mc debit card so I can get flier miles.
Quote from: SunMo on December 30, 2011, 08:37:40 AM
didn't realize anybody paid bills on credit cards
I pay all my monthly bills with my credit card to get the rewards points and then pay the credit card bill off each month.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on December 30, 2011, 10:09:23 AM
Quote from: SunMo on December 30, 2011, 08:37:40 AM
didn't realize anybody paid bills on credit cards
I pay all my monthly bills with my credit card to get the rewards points and then pay the credit card bill off each month.
LIAR! YOU RUN BALANCES!
I run up huge debts and then declare bankruptcy every 5 years.
America.... farg YEAH
And, Verizon has already dropped the fee. Idiots.
Guess they didn't learn from the the BAC debacle. Idiots in upper management positions and their small comprehension of backlash and why FOCUS Groups are worth every penny.
if they never announced it in the first place, there's a chance no one would have ever realized it.
Quote from: rjs246 on December 30, 2011, 04:05:50 PM
And, Verizon has already dropped the fee. Idiots.
Public backlash and scrutiny from the FCC. Occupy bitches!
I still have no idea what the FCC has to do with this. I think they meant FTC, though no one understands what the letters mean.
farging Tight funholes
is everyone going through the same issue as I am with FiOs. i mean every every time I turn the tv on I have to keep hitting the exit button, or ok button--whichever over and over to get through 2+ ads of new movie releases or speed upgrades now to before I get to my tv guide.
not to mention, its not like these set top boxes are the speediest of devices. i just want to turn my shtein on and watch---cmon verizon.
when they installed my fios i remember the tech emphasizing to always leave the boxes on so that you can get updates and downloads....but now they have it so that everytime you turn on the tv the box also needs to be turned on....its annoying as shtein
My dad had that issue, he ended up calling to get a new box.
So does anyone have Magic Jack? We haven't had a home phone for the past 3 years, but due to some deadspots in the house I wouldn't mind having some cheap ass phone service that relies on VOIP. I'm just curious how zesty MagicJack is.
I've had it for 2 or 3 years now and have no major complaints. As long as you've got legit high speed internet, you should be fine. Right now I can only get DSL so occasionally my calls will get a little "choppy" but when I had high speed cable interwebs, call clarity was fine.
Do yourself a favor though and spend a few extra bucks on the wi-fi Magic Jack instead of the less expensive version that has to be plugged directly into your computer. I initially bought the basic (wi-fi wasn't available yet) and the main problem/complaint I had with it was that it didn't function properly if you have multiple user accounts on your computer. I have my log in and squaw has hers. So I log in and open the Magic Jack program and everything works fine. But if Squaw logs in on her account and Magic Jack was still open on my side, she couldn't open it on her side and the phone would not function. The wi-fi Magic Jack plugs directly into a wall socket for power and connects wirelessly to your router. For whatever reason, this allows for it to communicate with your computer and function properly no matter who is logged in.
It also notifies you via email whenever you have a voicemail and you can access it from anywhere to listen to messages, which is pretty cool.
Good stuff Sarge. We just want a cheap alternative to our cellphones which can be spotty out in the woods. Thanks!
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on August 13, 2013, 11:50:00 AM
My dad had that issue, he ended up calling to get a new box.
its not the box cause it started doing it on all my boxes the same day....its fios' doing
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on August 13, 2013, 12:23:59 PM
Good stuff Sarge. We just want a cheap alternative to our cellphones which can be spotty out in the woods. Thanks!
That's why we have it. It should suit you just fine.
how much does the wi-fi magic jack cost ?
I think we paid $60 for it. The initial purchase includes 1 year of service. After that, the basic service plan is $30/year. So basically, you're paying $30 for the Magic Jack and $30 for the 1st year of service.
I just pulled up their site and apparently they have an app for iOS and Android now as well. Looks like you can download the app to your phone or tablet and it will function the same way that the actual Magic Jack will, except that you'll be able to use your cell phone or tablet to have your conversation....so it's basically like Skype, but your acct is associated with an actual phone number than anyone can dial from any phone.
So the app might be something worth looking into. You don't have to spend money on the actual jack itself and it works on wi fi and 4G networks.....which is actually kind of cool because if you're out of the house and someone calls your magic jack number, you can take the call directly on your cell. I might look into this myself.
http://www.magicjack.com/plus-v05/
that does sound cool. i'm def tired of paying fios $20 something a month for a line i rarely use.
Making the switch from Comcast to FiOS. Comcast seemed to have very little interest in keeping a customer, they didn't even come close to matching Verizon's price for me for the exact same TV service/better internet.
Only downside is I hate Verizon's onDemend interface, so much more confusing, and they definitely are missing some shows that Comcast has. But whatever, it's $50 less a month.
Well, one year later and I'm moving in with my g/f and unfortunately the building we're moving into doesn't have FiOS. farg.
Anyone have DirectTV these days? Verizon's non-FiOS internet options are terrible, and even Comcast's new customer bundles for the area are more expensive than they should be. So I may try and snag internet from Comcast and TV from DirectTV if I can. Not entirely sure if it's possible to get a dish on our building/the fire escape, but am gonna look into it.
Does the picture go out every time there's a cloud? Is the service overall decent? What well known channels aren't on there?
Either dish option will go out in a storm, but not for too long. That's a fair trade for not being stuck with Comcast's super zesty picture quality. You might as well not even get an HD box, since the signal you'll get from them is compressed worse than an old youtube video.
To the people who don't like the Fios welcome screen settings or power settings...you can turn all of that shtein off in, you guessed it, settings. Hit Menu, go into the settings and set it up how you want. I turned mine off.
The main difference between DTV and Comcast besides the picture quality is the contact. DTV still locks you in for two years, Comcast typically doesn't. If you have a south west facing view then you can do a porch setup for dtv. 5 gallon bucket with some concrete and a pole. If you're looking to get dtv, shoot me a message with your email, and i can send a referral code that gives you 100 in bill credits and does the same for me.
I've had DTV for years, provided you have a clear path for the satellite, i've never had an issue. Quality is better, but be forewarned, there is no CSN Philly.
Quote from: Zanshin on July 02, 2015, 11:29:17 AM
To the people who don't like the Fios welcome screen settings or power settings
i have fios and dont know what screen or power settings are or why its better to have them turned off but if you tell me ill do it
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on July 02, 2015, 11:41:43 AM
The main difference between DTV and Comcast besides the picture quality is the contact. DTV still locks you in for two years, Comcast typically doesn't. If you have a south west facing view then you can do a porch setup for dtv. 5 gallon bucket with some concrete and a pole. If you're looking to get dtv, shoot me a message with your email, and i can send a referral code that gives you 100 in bill credits and does the same for me.
I've had DTV for years, provided you have a clear path for the satellite, i've never had an issue. Quality is better, but be forewarned, there is no CSN Philly.
Thanks for the info. If I go that direction I will message you.
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 02, 2015, 12:37:29 PM
Quote from: Zanshin on July 02, 2015, 11:29:17 AM
To the people who don't like the Fios welcome screen settings or power settings
i have fios and dont know what screen or power settings are or why its better to have them turned off but if you tell me ill do it
I think it's as easy as hitting "options" on your remote when the Welcome screen is up. It's worth taking a look at some of the things you can do with settings. There's some useful stuff in there.
i recently switched back to Fios from comcast. my main motivation was that comcast farged up my bill every month and i got sick of calling them to fix it. i was supposed to get a certain amount of promotional discounts for 2 years and after 6 months they dropped a big one and kept agreeing I was owed it but never got permanently fixed.
that being said the services are similar to me, the one thing I'll miss is Comcast's X1 platform had a cool widget for the last channel watched. when you hit the last button it brought up the last 10 channels you had watched. that came in really handy watching a bunch of games at one time.
Quote from: SunMo on July 02, 2015, 01:15:19 PM
that came in really handy watching a bunch of games at one time.
isnt that what red zone is for
they have redzone for the ncaa tournament?
Quote from: Zanshin on July 02, 2015, 11:29:17 AM
To the people who don't like the Fios welcome screen settings or power settings...you can turn all of that shtein off in, you guessed it, settings. Hit Menu, go into the settings and set it up how you want. I turned mine off.
have been playing around with this...one thing i changed was in the dvr to first run episodes only....now when you add a new show to your dvr it will set up for original eps only and you have to change it if you want repeats...99/100 shows i never want repeats so it was always annoying to have to change it for every show
also decreased the time the channel bar stays up on the screen after changing channels and increased the amount of time the info bar will stay up
be sure to keep us updated on your progress
also upped the fast forward time from 30 seconds to a minute
What? You're a madman.
Man using tools, one thing. Man improving tools, another.
So I sign up with comcast at a set price, they send me a letter saying they accidentally gave me a dvr box and my bills going up $10 a month. I don't use the dvr for shtein and just figured it was part of their service. So I called and told the lady to have a tech stop by to pick it up and install my new box. Nope, I have to take time out to take it back. Yeah I'm a whiney bitch but now I see why they have such a bad customer service reputation.
farg that. Tell them to come and get their shtein and cancel the service.
They should at least send you a prepaid box to ship it back. That's generally what Verizon does if there's a problem.
i have verizon but thing i dont like about that is that you still have to drive it to the ups store....id rather just throw the shtein in the back of my car and drop off at comcast and not have to deal with packing it all up in boxes
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 23, 2015, 08:47:47 AM
i have verizon but thing i dont like about that is that you still have to drive it to the ups store....id rather just throw the shtein in the back of my car and drop off at comcast and not have to deal with packing it all up in boxes
I'm pretty sure you can call for a pickup. I'm fortunate that I have a Verizon store literally around the corner from my house, next to my favorite Pizza place. So, I usually just drop stuff off there as an excuse to get some pizza.
Quote from: SD on July 22, 2015, 06:12:17 PM
So I sign up with comcast at a set price, they send me a letter saying they accidentally gave me a dvr box and my bills going up $10 a month. I don't use the dvr for shtein and just figured it was part of their service. So I called and told the lady to have a tech stop by to pick it up and install my new box. Nope, I have to take time out to take it back. Yeah I'm a whiney bitch but now I see why they have such a bad customer service reputation.
be happy you have comcast and there's 200 stores within a mile of you. fios you have to bring any hardware returns to franklin mills.
Or you could read a goddamn book.
But going to the book place is even more travel. I don't think you're trying to help at all.
I haven't watched ten minutes of teevee since the Super Bowl.
Wait, that's a lie.
I sometimes see the O's when I'm at the pub. But that doesn't count. Don't even have audio there, and I'm drinking, not fargin' watching.
I picture you sitting in the corner with a scowl on your face staring intently at your drink....
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 23, 2015, 11:06:42 PM
I picture you sitting in the corner with a scowl on your face staring intently at your drink....
(http://www.celwalls.com/large/201212/2161.jpg)
Had a nice chat yesterday with a data system contractor on our job about Comcast. 55 year old white dude, 2ND amendment tshirt, etc. He explained how one off his filthy rich clients is getting farged by Comcast just like every one else. Fios not available yet even to rich dude. Yay capitalism.
that rich guy should read a goddamn book.
I called out today because I was too hungover to work. Cute fios girl comes to my door. So I let her in of course. Making the switch. I'm only 3 months into my Comcast contract but I've had nothing but trouble with them. Not only is my bill going to be cheaper it'll never go up. Comcast's bill was set to go up $25 after year one. Plus I'm getting all the premium channels (I have none now, I use other peoples passwords and watch hbo/showtime etc. from my iphone). They're buying me out of my Comcast contract too. Seems like a win all around. Cute fios girl gave me her digits too. Love half asian/half white girls.
FYI
CSN - 576
Quote from: smeags on July 23, 2015, 11:42:22 AM
Quote from: SD on July 22, 2015, 06:12:17 PM
So I sign up with comcast at a set price, they send me a letter saying they accidentally gave me a dvr box and my bills going up $10 a month. I don't use the dvr for shtein and just figured it was part of their service. So I called and told the lady to have a tech stop by to pick it up and install my new box. Nope, I have to take time out to take it back. Yeah I'm a whiney bitch but now I see why they have such a bad customer service reputation.
be happy you have comcast and there's 200 stores within a mile of you. fios you have to bring any hardware returns to franklin mills.
Franklin Mills is closer to me than the nearest comcast store.
Quote from: SD on September 15, 2015, 03:10:11 PM
Quote from: smeags on July 23, 2015, 11:42:22 AM
Quote from: SD on July 22, 2015, 06:12:17 PM
So I sign up with comcast at a set price, they send me a letter saying they accidentally gave me a dvr box and my bills going up $10 a month. I don't use the dvr for shtein and just figured it was part of their service. So I called and told the lady to have a tech stop by to pick it up and install my new box. Nope, I have to take time out to take it back. Yeah I'm a whiney bitch but now I see why they have such a bad customer service reputation.
be happy you have comcast and there's 200 stores within a mile of you. fios you have to bring any hardware returns to franklin mills.
Franklin Mills is closer to me than the nearest comcast store.
thought they had a spot in Bensalem not far from you. i used to go there if I couldn't get to the Trenton rd location. been years since I had Comcast though.
redzone = 835
the espn's and the big four sport's (nfl, mlb, nhl, nba) own channels are all just above CSN
also, the fios app for the phone is pretty sweet.
i'm doing the exact opposite as SD and going to get back with comcast after having fios for about 3 months. the problem is that when i try to sign up online i'm not eligible for new deals because i'm still considered a current customer. i figure that if i call they will give me the deal if it means i sign back up.
Always call, if you don't get the answer you want call again. I hang up sometimes just on how the person greets you when it gets transferred. You could probably have your wife be the person who the account is tied to if they give you crap, that way she's a new customer unless she was on the old bills etc.
upgrading to iphone 5s (32 gig for $49 plus $36 fee) or iphone6s ($299 plus $36). Thoughts?
*I don't like bulky which is what makes me hesitate about the 6.
Quote from: hbionic on September 17, 2015, 04:26:21 PM
upgrading to iphone 5s (32 gig for $49 plus $36 fee) or iphone6s ($299 plus $36). Thoughts?
*I don't like bulky which is what makes me hesitate about the 6.
As a phone, I'm not crazy about the 6. It seems to drop calls and have worse reception than the 5s.
i have the 6 and i think it's too big. thin but just wide. like my meatcicle. no cell problems though, in fact it's faster than any phone i've ever had.
my favorite still is the 4S with the metal sides. perfect size.
I've got the Note 4. Had it since May. This is a kick ass phone. Big, but powerful. Squaw has the iphone 6. I haven't played with it much, but it seems legit.
I have the lg g3. real good phone. not quite as big as the galaxy S6 that was coming out, which to me is a bit much.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on September 18, 2015, 01:23:54 AM
I've got the Note 4. Had it since May. This is a kick ass phone. Big, but powerful.
Ditto. Does everything I could ask it do do, and does it quickly. Love it.
Quote from: Zanshin on September 18, 2015, 02:10:22 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on September 18, 2015, 01:23:54 AM
I've got the Note 4. Had it since May. This is a kick ass phone. Big, but powerful.
Ditto. Does everything I could ask it do do, and does it quickly. Love it.
S Pen is some next world shtein. Screen size makes it a little difficult for texting, but interweb porn looks fantastic.
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So my Samsung DLP tv went after 12yrs. Shopped around and found a nice samsung led smart tv. The dip had a nice pic but damn this ultra hd is sweet.
I bought a Sammy 55" 3D SmartTV 2 or 3 years ago. Picture is phenomenal and 3D is legit too. I hardly ever use the smart features though. It has a built in Web browser, but it is really farging slow. I'm sure they are much faster now, but I haven't used any of the smart features for well over a year now. I'll probably upgrade to 4k sooner rather than later though. Pic quality is just sick.
i was really close to pulling the trigger on a 60", samsung, 4k smart tv that was on sale for $800 black friday.
2 issues that kept me from doing it:
1. I am waiting to see if curved TVs really is a thing because i think i want one
2. I have no where in my house to put a 60" tv that doesn't look like its jammed in
I was checking the curved sets out. They look awesome but I didn't have the extra coin this close to Christmas and considering I had to buy a new washer a couple weeks ago.
Might be a tax return option
Smart features in TV are close to worthless IMHO. Maybe less than worthless if the smart features are actively spying on you like many do.
A great looking TV with a lot of inputs can easily last a decade, whereas the smart features will be underpowered and outdated in 2-3 years. Better to just swap out a $25-$100 GoogleAmazonRokuApple stick/box every couple of years to get all the latest "smart" features than be locked into 8 year old tech that someone used to trick you into buying a $1500 TV.
Agreed. I've got a $35 chromecast that if I ever need to use any kind of smart feature, I can just mirror my phone to the tv. It's revolutionized the way I watch teh pr0n.
Also have Apple TV so squaw can mirror with her Apple gadgets or with our Mac.
I got the smart tv for Netflix. Works perfect. Deal was too good to pass up.
I have Amazon prime, does that mean I can sign into Amazon video service ?
Yes you can.
Re: smart features
There isn't a single component you can buy today that doesn't have smart features. Blu-ray players come loaded with apps like Netflix or Amazon and they have hundreds more on their "app stores" that are available for download. Same goes for home theaters, tvs, game consoles, etc, so I wouldn't make my decision on buying something because of apps. Jmo.
Oh I have to check out Amazon video. I did prime for the shopping discounts. This is a bonus.
the content is very similar to netflix.
yeah - it all comes down to the original content. im a nerd so im hooked on the defender series on Netflix. plus im def in for another season of narcos. no way I can dump it.
want to check out this man in the high castle series on amazon.
I'm slowly realizing that I'm going to have to replace my 30 year old (okay, 12) plasma TV. It's not that the picture is bad. Far from it - this thing was one of the early plasma TVs, and it still holds up against a lot of the cheap shtein that I've seen in the big box stores. I still love the look because it doesn't oversharp the hell out of things. When you see some sets in the store, they set them for more wow factor to sell them, but if you use them like that, the eye fatigue has to be unbearable.
Anyway, the limits at this point is are the number of inputs and the available resolution. The thing has one HDMI input, which I was able to get around by using a switching receiver. But as I think of adding more devices, the lack of inputs starts becoming more problematic. The available resolution settings on this thing are 480i, 480p, and 1080i (no 720 anything). The 480p still looks damned good. 1080i is great, too, but fewer and fewer new devices will output 1080i - they all want to do 1080p. I had to fight with Comcast to get an X1 box that would work with it (eventually I won that battle), and the Apple TV gets confused sometimes after it resets (I have to manually go in and reset it to a workable resolution). And it looks like Amazon Fire won't talk to it at all.
It kind of breaks my heart to get rid of this TV, partly because it still looks quite good, and partly because I purchased it on a binge when I got some inheritance from my mother's passing. Sentimental value and all. It's too big to put on the wall in the shteinter. Maybe I can find a spot in another bedroom or something.
def make it a bedroom tv. seems like the natural cycle.
Have you considered getting a receiver instead of a new TV? I have a Yamaha something or other receiver and it has like 6 hdmi ports on the back. Granted, my TV has a bunch too, but I don't use them. I run all my components (bluray, apple tv, xbox, etc) through the receiver and I only have 1 cable going from the receiver to the TV. I went a little on the pricey side with mine ($700) but you can find a decent one for probably half that, which would be less than a new TV of comparable quality to the one you have.
speaking of a receivier - I need to look into one. I really would like to bose 3.2.1 but not sure about the set up. not too worried about a bluray player but do they have multi hdmi ports and such. need to do some research.
Bose, imo, is a waste of money. I've never owned one, but I know about 6 or 7 people who do/have. 3 of them had their units go kaput in less than a year. My sister had 1 and she had 3 different units replaced by warranty in about 9 months. The ones who didnt have any problems still don't have sound as good as I do.
When I bought my receiver I bought a package set of polk speakers for like $400...2 front, 2 rear, 1 center, 1 sub. Since then, I upgraded my front speakers with a pair of klipsch tower speakers (got them for $175 each at BB....they were 50% off because the newer model just came out). My room setup won't accommodate bookshelf speakers for the rear speakers, but eventually I'll go that route. Anyway, my sound system is legit as farg and kicks the shtein out of Bose and I probably paid half as much....I'm about $1400-1500 into it.
I've had 2sets of Bose speakers in the past and loved them. Now they were just straight shelf speakers (201s & 301s) with no receiver. Sound quality was insanely great. That was so long ago though. I'm not paying a ton for a system period so prob have to look elsewhere.
Maybe I'll get lucky and run into a guy in a white van at neshaminy mall.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on December 01, 2015, 01:07:39 PM
Have you considered getting a receiver instead of a new TV?
Yeah, I did that. It made the whole thing a little more tolerable. My previous receiver (Yamaha) was good, but it only did component, and everybody is all about HDMI these days. The new one (Sony) works well as far a switching goes. I suppose it all depends on how you want the signal path to go: source->TV->audio or source->audio->TV. Ultimately it's all the same, I guess, especially when you're using digital technology.
Quote from: smeags on December 01, 2015, 02:33:46 PM
Maybe I'll get lucky and run into a guy in a white van at neshaminy mall.
I'm not sure how getting raped and tossed in a dumpster solves your home theater problems, but good luck.
I think outside the box.
Sus, you can also get a HDMI Switch at monoprice for under 30 bucks, even comes with a remote.
It is amazing how cheap the tv's are now compared to just 5 years ago. Sus probably paid 5k for that plasma back in the day. LED is definitely the way to go from this point going forward, especially if you're setup is in a room where you get lots of light. Bought a Samsung 65" two years ago off amazon, and it's been a great purchase. Just as Sarge said, the smart features are a waste outside of netflix/youtube/amazon. The browser is painfully slow, and may be IE 2.1.
Yeah the browsers are typically useless. Haven't even looked at it and prob won't. If I need to I can hook my laptop to the tv and use the cordless keyboard and mouse if I want a 50in PC screen.
Speaking of prices, I paid $250 less for this 50" sammy led smart tv than I did for the one I replaced and I got that one on family discount.
First "modern" tv I ever bought was a 40" Sony Wega in 2004. Paid $2500 for it. It was enormous compared to current flat screens because it was about 10" deep and weighed like 50lbs. Didn't have any hdmi ports, but it did have any funky looking input that looked like an old serial port. Serial port on one end of the cable plugged into the TV, hdmi on the other end of the cable for the dtv box. Then it had about 6 or 7 av cable ports and a coax jack. The struggle was real. Great tv though. Still has a great picture, but I don't have anywhere to put it so it sits in the attic. Gonna take it to my dad in NC one of these days. He still has a 30some inch tv from 1992.
My current tv is a Sammy 55" plasma 3d tv that I paid $699 for 2 years ago. I could probably get the same tv today for about $500 but I'm not sweating that.
The set I replaced was a Samsung 50 DLP. I was late to the technology and the long-term reviews I saw indicated they tv's were known to go early so I figure getting 12yrs was pretty good.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on December 02, 2015, 08:51:08 AM
It is amazing how cheap the tv's are now compared to just 5 years ago. Sus probably paid 5k for that plasma back in the day.
At least that much (I forget the actual price, but it was steep). I knew I was on the bleeding edge, though. No big box stores had 'em yet - only the higher-end electronics places. You know, the ones that don't exist any more.
I'm amused that my friends have gone through at least three generations of TVs while I've had this one. I figure that over the long run, the cost has been a wash.
My first big tv purchase was a SONY SXRD 50inch, 4k at Tweeter. Loved that tv, and it had all kinds of problems due to overheating of the way it projected the screen.
My dad dropped somewhere in the 6 range for a Mitsubishi Diamond series tv back in 96 or 97. Didnt even have HD offered on tv. Had to drive from Middletown, DE to the Deptford Mall to Bryn Mahr Stereo since they had the only model in the tri state area. At that time Plasmas were going for 10k.
Bought a Harmony 650 remote a couple years ago and thought it was awesome, but a few of the buttons stopped working lately. Was going to replace it with a new 650, but went with this one instead.
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I think dropping $200 on a remote is insane, but at the same time I feel pretty good about it.
Touch screen along with a few buttons for commonly used commands. But if the buttons take a dump, I can always add them to the touchscreen.
Remember the days when "we" were the tv remotes for our parents ?
Good times
Quote from: smeags on January 06, 2016, 01:48:57 PM
Remember the days when "we" were the tv remotes for our parents ?
Good times
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Quote from: smeags on January 06, 2016, 01:48:57 PM
Remember the days when "we" were the tv remotes for our parents ?
Good times
No, you old coot, I don't remember. The tv we had when I was a kid had a remote because we weren't still fighting in Korea.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 06, 2016, 02:19:51 PM
Quote from: smeags on January 06, 2016, 01:48:57 PM
Remember the days when "we" were the tv remotes for our parents ?
Good times
No, you old coot, I don't remember. The tv we had when I was a kid had a remote because we weren't still fighting in Korea.
:-D
Im pretty sure the Korean was wasn't fought in the 70's capt crunch.
My aunt and uncle didn't have cable until the kids went out and all they had were the local channels
No remote
Had to change manually
Quote from: smeags on January 06, 2016, 02:41:13 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 06, 2016, 02:19:51 PM
Quote from: smeags on January 06, 2016, 01:48:57 PM
Remember the days when "we" were the tv remotes for our parents ?
Good times
No, you old coot, I don't remember. The tv we had when I was a kid had a remote because we weren't still fighting in Korea.
:-D
Im pretty sure the Korean was wasn't fought in the 70's capt crunch.
No, but it was when Rome was turning the dial back and forth between Bonanza and Gunsmoke on his pop's boob tube.
We used to have to go up to the roof and move the antenna when Jack Benny was over and it was time to switch over to the Texaco Star Theatre.
All of that sounds terrible.
Grew up in Honey Brook Township. No cable there until after I went to college.
I think the first TV we had with a remote was in high school. Was a Sony System 3.
Quote from: smeags on January 06, 2016, 02:41:13 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 06, 2016, 02:19:51 PM
Quote from: smeags on January 06, 2016, 01:48:57 PM
Remember the days when "we" were the tv remotes for our parents ?
Good times
No, you old coot, I don't remember. The tv we had when I was a kid had a remote because we weren't still fighting in Korea.
:-D
Im pretty sure the Korean was wasn't fought in the 70's capt crunch.
Then what the farg was MASH all about, huh?
Quote from: Geowhizzer on January 06, 2016, 06:14:39 PM
Grew up in Honey Brook Township. No cable there until after I went to college.
I think the first TV we had with a remote was in high school. Was a Sony System 3.
Freshman year for me. Parents still didn't get cable till we moved to the burbs in 89 so it was still just 7 channels but still was great to have a remote.
The first "remote" we had was one of these:
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And it was a slice of heaven.
Nice, how long was the cord ?
This was our 1st
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The cord was long enough to run across the room with quite a few feet to spare. It was definitely a tripping hazard.
i dont remember the first tv remotes but i remember we had a cord betamax remote...holy shtein was it awful...you couldnt rewind or ff a few seconds...youd hit the button and the thing would just go buckwild and and rewind at least 30 seconds after you told it to stop...it was so farging annoying
My poppop had one of those. I was like 5 and at the time I thought it was some futuristic shtein because it had so many buttons. Cords on those things were long as hell too.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 07, 2016, 10:02:18 AM
Cords on those things were long as hell too.
haha...yeah they were
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on January 07, 2016, 09:11:24 AM
The first "remote" we had was one of these:
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And it was a slice of heaven.
Those things were super satisfying to use. Also I remember being able to descramble the Spice Channel by messing with those buttons and the dial.
A scrambled spice channel still was worth W at Hong as a teenager. :evil
i was gifted an unlocked amazon fire stick with kodi & a bunch of add-ons already installed. i'm guessing it's super illegal...but i'm not sure i care. holy crap, there's a lot of stuff on there...including movies still in the theater. :paranoid
They're nice in theory, but you'll struggle to find the one good stream out of the ten to fifteen listed for everything.
Quote from: hunt on November 09, 2016, 03:06:11 PM
i was gifted an unlocked amazon fire stick with kodi & a bunch of add-ons already installed. i'm guessing it's super illegal...but i'm not sure i care. holy crap, there's a lot of stuff on there...including movies still in the theater. :paranoid
I have accidently watched a bunch of in theater stuff on kodi. gonna watch dr strange this weekend, but yeah. like GF said, its tough to find a good stream at times.
thanks for the info.
real reason the wife got it for me is because i spazz out like a complete ahole whenever the eagles game isn't on our local channel...happens if the eagles are on cbs the same time as the steelers...twice last season but luckily won't happen this season unless they move some start times around.
anyway, all the movies are just a bonus. :yay
Is it worth upgrading to a bigger TV if it's not a smart TV? I've been rolling with a 32 inch I got a few years back but wanna go bigger. I've seen some sales on 40 inch screen smart TVs and bigger screens that aren't smart TVs. 40 doesn't seem like a huge upgrade to me but the smart TV thing is something I want.
Quote from: Munson on November 17, 2016, 02:40:39 PM
Is it worth upgrading to a bigger TV if it's not a smart TV? I've been rolling with a 32 inch I got a few years back but wanna go bigger. I've seen some sales on 40 inch screen smart TVs and bigger screens that aren't smart TVs. 40 doesn't seem like a huge upgrade to me but the smart TV thing is something I want.
just get the regular tv and get an amazon fire stick.
Go as big as you can afford and get a fire stick. You're probably gonna have one anyway, so why switch between three remotes when you can stick with two?
Smart TVs are actually a negative thing. It means five years from now you'll have outdated technology in your TV that you can't replace, it monitors what you watch and sells the info to advertisers, and it'll be a network security problem too because the company will stop updating the firmware after a couple years. My Vizio TV doesn't even have an option to disconnect from the Internet.
Much better to have a nice, dumb screen and plug in whatever extra technology you want.
Thank you for the info fellas.
With things like fire stick or chromecast, do I have to stream things on my phone or computer and then 'cast' them to the TV, or is it like a smart tv where things like the YouTube app are right on there and I can just surf YouTube on my tv?
On a related question, do gaming consoles work as replacements for smartTV/firstick/chromecast, or do all those things do more than the 360/PS4/xbox1 can do?
both of those plug directly into your tv so there's no need to mirror cast from another devise.
my two big TV's have gaming systems on them and I use those for streaming. there may be other details I don't know about on chromecast or fire, but to me the difference is you use more electricity when streaming through a gaming system.
Comcast recently added Netflix to their X1 system, so I no longer have to flip from the cable box to my Apple TV when I want to watch Netflix content. :yay
with chromecast, you need to stream on your phone or whatever and cast to the tv. with fire, you don't. it comes with a small remote.
Quote from: hunt on November 18, 2016, 01:24:25 PM
with chromecast, you need to stream on your phone or whatever and cast to the tv. with fire, you don't. it comes with a small remote.
good to know, I thought worked the same way.
Yeah firestick sounds much more convienient.
Any opinions on 4K vs 1080? I've heard the picture on 4K is amazing but I can't seem to find any good deals on 4K TVs that aren't also smart TVs...so if I wanted to go the Firestick route and not smartTV, I may be SOL on 4K in my price range.
If your provider actually offers 4k and/or your internet can handle streaming at 4k, then look at a 4k tv. If not, wait another decade (or two) for networks to get on a new standard. It might be 8k when they finally get around to it.
Personally I'd rather get a higher end 1080 than a lower end 4K. Good color, contrast, and the like matters more than the bump up to 4K, especially considering there isn't a ton of 4K content.
the 4K TV's at this point, are great for gaming if you have the updated xbox one or ps4 systems.
This was just talked about in another thread somewhere I think but are there any TV brands to absolutely avoid because they'll break in like a year? I've had my LG for about a year and have been pretty happy with it, but we bought the house and my old 32 inch isn't cutting it as a family room TV. Looking/hoping to get up to 60 inches with the next one but might settle in the 55-59 range if the price jumps too high at 60
Quote from: Munson on November 18, 2017, 02:51:15 PM
This was just talked about in another thread somewhere I think but are there any TV brands to absolutely avoid because they'll break in like a year? I've had my LG for about a year and have been pretty happy with it, but we bought the house and my old 32 inch isn't cutting it as a family room TV. Looking/hoping to get up to 60 inches with the next one but might settle in the 55-59 range if the price jumps too high at 60
What's your price range? Best advice I can give you is see if the floor models available. Stores constantly get new shipments and are constantly swapping their TVs out. 2007 I bought a $3000 Sony Bravia XLT floor model for $1500. To this day it still works like a champ and the picture quality is still better than any other TV I've seen.
When I moved into my new house, I had my heart set on a '65 for my living room. The Samsung I wanted at HHGregg was out of stock. Sticker price was $1300. I ask the guy about the floor model, he says it's the last one from the previous shipment, asks his manager if he's allowed to sell it. Manager says the new shipments coming in tomorrow, sold it to me for $800.
To me all the HD tvs look the same. A 60' flat screen will run you around $600-800. Think they're selling the 4Ks now for $800-1000 if that's your thing. You could go the cheap route and get a Vizio from Walmart or somewhere and probably only spend $500-600. Personally I'd spend the extra $150 and get a name brand like Samsung or Sony if you're planning on keeping the TV longer than 5 years.
I've had a Vizio 55" for five years. Still works fine. And yes, I am a cheap bastich.
Quote from: AO1 on November 18, 2017, 03:53:51 PM
Quote from: Munson on November 18, 2017, 02:51:15 PM
This was just talked about in another thread somewhere I think but are there any TV brands to absolutely avoid because they'll break in like a year? I've had my LG for about a year and have been pretty happy with it, but we bought the house and my old 32 inch isn't cutting it as a family room TV. Looking/hoping to get up to 60 inches with the next one but might settle in the 55-59 range if the price jumps too high at 60
What's your price range? Best advice I can give you is see if the floor models available. Stores constantly get new shipments and are constantly swapping their TVs out. 2007 I bought a $3000 Sony Bravia XLT floor model for $1500. To this day it still works like a champ and the picture quality is still better than any other TV I've seen.
When I moved into my new house, I had my heart set on a '65 for my living room. The Samsung I wanted at HHGregg was out of stock. Sticker price was $1300. I ask the guy about the floor model, he says it's the last one from the previous shipment, asks his manager if he's allowed to sell it. Manager says the new shipments coming in tomorrow, sold it to me for $800.
To me all the HD tvs look the same. A 60' flat screen will run you around $600-800. Think they're selling the 4Ks now for $800-1000 if that's your thing. You could go the cheap route and get a Vizio from Walmart or somewhere and probably only spend $500-600. Personally I'd spend the extra $150 and get a name brand like Samsung or Sony if you're planning on keeping the TV longer than 5 years.
I'd love to get a Sony, got a buddy does regional sales for their TVs and entertainment equipment, but I can't swing that much unfortunately. Good idea on the floor model thing, def gonna give that a try.
$800 is probbbbably my max but I'm trying to come in under that if I can. Some of the Black Friday ads indicate that might be possible but some of the brands coming in under that price are what prompted me to ask this question. My old 32 inch is a Dynex and has lasted for about 7-8 years now in okay shape, so I don't have too many bad experiences with off brand stuff, but figured I'd ask around here.
Black Friday deal, only $399 for a 50' Samsung 4K. I'd be all over this deal if I had any need for a new TV
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung-50-class-49-5-diag--led-2160p-smart-4k-ultra-hd-tv/6029002.p?skuId=6029002
i paid $300 + delivery for a 49 inch toshiba. it has no frills with it, though. i think that stuff is mostly nonsense. you get everything you need by simply buying an apple tv, roku, firestick, etc. whatever tv you get, make sure you get it as stripped down as possible.
If you're looking for a high performance high quality tv, get a Samsung. I've had mine for 5 years now. 50" plasma/3d/smart tv that I got for $700. No complaints.
If you just want a solid tv with a really nice picture but on the cheap, check out Scepture. I think they're only sold on Wal Marts website but they are a Sony brand. My mom has 3 of them. Just this year she bought a 50" or 55" for like $279. Her first one is like 3 or 4 years old and still has a really good picture. Excellent budget tv.
make it stop
That 50 inch looks nice, I just was hoping to go a bit bigger for the family room. But $399 for that is a pretty good deal.
Thanks for the names Sarge, I try to avoid WalMart because their owners are scum but sometimes the prices are worth it.
As for going stripped down...I honestly don't know if they sell 4Ks that aren't smart TVs and/or include something like Roku anymore. At least I haven't seen any in stores.
https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-tv/
No lie I won a 32' inch LG smart tv tonight at a cancer benefit. Bunch of other shtein too like a toilet lite and a pancake maker. No idea what to do with this shtein. I tried donating it but they said you can't donate the prize baskets.