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Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by arkoe, Oct 5, 2009.

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  1. arkoe

    arkoe (ง'̀-'́)ง

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    #1 arkoe, Oct 5, 2009
  2. DieHard Rocket

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    Reminded of why you like comcast? What is there to like about this?

    I'd rather not pay to stream online TV. I'll watch shows occasionally there when I miss them on TV, but I'd much rather watch shows actually on TV. I wouldn't pay for hulu, that's for sure. I don't mind if they put more commercials, but don't charge for it.
     
    #2 DieHard Rocket, Oct 5, 2009
  3. Convictedstupid

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    Boooooooo.
     
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  4. rhino17

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    **** that. I miss all my shows because I am studying every night and hulu is the only way I can keep up with them. **** Comcast
     
    #4 rhino17, Oct 5, 2009
  5. br0ken_shad0w

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    *br0ken_shad0w is wondering why arkoe thinks this is good for Comcast users*
     
    #5 br0ken_shad0w, Oct 5, 2009
  6. BetterThanEver

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    *move4ward is reminded of why he hates cable tv companies.
     
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  7. arkoe

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    *arkoe notes DieHard Rocket and br0ken_shad0w have broken sarcasm detectors.

    I thought it was a huge step for these media conglomerates to embrace the internet. I will be sad but not surprised to see them take a step back.

    Half the time I caught stuff on Hulu due to Comcast having outtages, whether it was a single channel or the service altogether. Have U-verse now and am not looking back. I don't miss paying those Comcast bozos for services that were unreliable.
     
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  8. Faos

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    I've got a question about online videos.

    When I go to sites like Vimeo.com and watch their hd videos, they tend to stop, stutter and take forever to play. Is this simply a bandwidth issue? I'm on Comcast. RAM has no effect on this, right?

    I just did a speed test and it shows my download speed at 17244 kbps and my upload at 1767 kbps.
     
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  9. Ubiquitin

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    Broadcast television is free to begin with, so why is Comcast getting its panties in a bunch over NBC or Fox putting their shows onto Hulu.
     
    #9 Ubiquitin, Oct 5, 2009
  10. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    It's all good.

    people will just go back to stealing it.

    no ads on torrents.
     
    #10 REEKO_HTOWN, Oct 5, 2009
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    My bad, I frequent the D&D board and the last big Comcast topic I posted in (one about the bandwidth cap) had a guy who was very pro-Comcast in it. So I can't tell if posters are serious or joking anymore.

    On the plus side, if there was a way to pay for 24/7 access to content *I* want rather than overpaying for channel packages and not even using half the damn channels, I'll be all over it.

    Of course, the companies would **** up that model too.
     
    #11 br0ken_shad0w, Oct 5, 2009
  12. IROC it

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    Bandwidth.
     
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  13. rockbox

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    It doesn't matter because some other company will take Hulu's place.
     
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  14. Major

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    Not so easy - Hulu was created by ABC, NBC, and FOX themselves. That's what gives it access to such great content.
     
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    comcast is everything wrong with the world
     
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    Bastards.
     
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  17. Kam

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    That's great! Comcast just crapped out on me. I hate comcast.
     
    #17 Kam, Oct 5, 2009
  18. Kam

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    Ugghh.

    Thank goodness.
     
    #18 Kam, Oct 5, 2009
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    It has more do with getting paid for the content than the bandwidth. They want to get paid it is simple capitalism. You can already find a lot of stuff on surf the channel and netflix.
     
    #19 Air Langhi, Oct 5, 2009
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    *SwoLy-D is contemplating holding a "When To Use Smilies in ClutchFans.net" free-of-charge session for all Rockets fan brethren. :p

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