Tag: Comcast
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Comcast Is Expanding Their Data Cap Program to New Markets
Are you a Comcast subscriber who got used to being data cap free? We have bad news for you… A few years ago now Comcast stopped enforcing their data caps in an effort to evaluate the program. After some time off, Comcast, starting about a year ago, began to bring back 300GB data caps in…
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Comcast is Testing Cheaper Gigabit Internet with Unlimited Data
Comcast may have finally started to see the threat that is Google and others with gigabit fiber-powered Internet. In an effort to compete with growing list of fiber Internet providers, Comcast has launched a DOCSIS 3.1 trial in Nashville, Tennessee. Under this test you can get a 1 gigabit option down for just $70 a…
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Comcast Comes to Roku Devices
Still not a cord cutter but thinking about it? Still paying Comcast for TV? Well there is now a new way to get around the $10 a month box fees Comcast has by using a Roku to replace your cable box. Comcast and Time Warner, two of the largest cable providers, allow customers to access…
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Comcast Adds $43.58 in Fees to One Customer’s Bill…
Cable companies often want you to think it is cheaper to get a package deal with TV over just being a cord cutter with Internet only, because they don’t like to advertise all the hidden fees and costs. So let’s take a close look at one bill we were sent and what fees Comcast forgot…
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Why Netflix’s Huge Subscriber Growth Should Scare Comcast
Comcast has long been the largest US cable company with over 22 million subscribers. However, that now falls well short of Netflix’s over 43 million subscribers. DirecTV has over 19 million subscribers, Dish has over 13 million subscribers, and Time Warner Cable has over 10 million subscribers. With the continued growth at Netflix it is…
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Comcast’s New Unlimited Data Fee Will Cost Cord Cutters an Extra $420 a Year
It was recently announced that Comcast was testing a new 300GB limit to their Internet subscriptions. Whereas going over the 300GB data cap does not get your Internet turned off, it does mean you will face overage charges unless you are willing to pay an extra $35 a month for unlimited data or $10 for…
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Comcast to Employees: Don’t Say “Data Cap” to Describe Our “300GB Data Usage Plans”
Do you work at Comcast? If so you better not say “data cap.” In an internal training document obtained by Yahoo.com Comcast is telling employees to call the 300GB data caps a “300GB data usage plan.” Comcast wants their employees to say “Customers in non-trial areas have a 250 GB data usage plan, although we…
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Cable Companies Lose Big As Netflix Sees Huge Subscriber Gains In Q2 2015
Americans continue to leave overpriced cable TV companies in 2015. Predictions for subscribers who canceled their video packages—from cable, phone, and satellite providers including Comcast Corp. and Dish Network Corp.—range from about 280,000 to 360,000, based on analysts’ estimates compiled by Bloomberg. While 300,000 still seems very low that would be a noticeable jump from the 189,000…
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Comcast Starts Issuing Copyright Infringement Notices to Kodi Users
Do you have Comcast Xfinity and use Kodi unofficial add-ons to stream movies and TV shows? Well you may soon see a copyright infringement alert pop up or receive an email warning you to stop. We have received word from readers that they are getting copyright infringement notifications but only use Kodi to stream content.…
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The Best Comcast Xfinity Cable Modems Of 2015
Did you know you pay $120 a year in cable modem rentals? Comcast’s Xfinity Internet service charges $10 a month just to rent their cable modem, but there is great news! You can buy your own cable modem and never pay a rental fee on your modem again! After you buy your new modem just…