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docbungle 07-07-2004 03:37 PM

Comcast cable "On Demand"
 
So this is new in Denver and I'm loving it. Tivo-like ability to pause, ff, rw, and view programs of your choice at any time you wish. Free. Movies, series, sports, whatever. This is so kick-ass. I can now record entire seasons of Sopranos, Curb Your Enthusiasm, etc without having to buy them or rent them. Go Comcast.

flamingpeach 07-07-2004 03:49 PM

Yeah, i have this too.

I love it. We watch it more then regular cable.

meembo 07-07-2004 05:35 PM

This is how I do Six Feet Under

degrawj 07-07-2004 06:37 PM

man, i wish Comcast worked that good for me. they screwed me out of 225 bucks.

see here: http://tfproject.org/tfp/showthread....hlight=comcast

but you don't have to. i just feel like i have a duty to explain to people how Comcast doesn't really care about their customers.

SaltPork 07-07-2004 06:45 PM

I've heard some horror stories about Comcast too degrawj, but my experience, so far, has been very good. I'm totally lovin' the On-demand stuff.

xepherys 07-07-2004 08:16 PM

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On Demand rocks my socks!!!

Xell101 07-07-2004 08:21 PM

I love movies. On-Demand is the great movie repository. I love On Demand.

hiredgun 07-07-2004 08:52 PM

yeah, on-demand is cool. but aren't the movies pretty expensive?

brandon11983 07-10-2004 06:02 PM

Comcast can eat my ass after the fiasco we went through with them. We were out of their wonderful service for 5 days. My roommate was on the phone with them for several hours trying to get someone that knew anything, to no avail. After much bantering and deliberation we finally go the problem resolved, and Comcast said they would give us a $35 credit on our next bill for the trouble. To this day, 2 months later, we have not received the aforementioned credit. As a further slap in the face, anyone we get on the phone doesn't know anything about us being entitled to a credit, and they don't even show us ever having a problem with service to begin with! We have since switched to RCN.

docbungle 07-10-2004 11:52 PM

Well that sounds crappy but on demand still rules.

Semler 07-11-2004 01:01 AM

Can you still get free showings of the Sopranos even if you don't subscribe to the HBO channels?

punx1325 07-11-2004 03:22 AM

My grandparents had comcast. I hope that company burns in hell. They were charging my grandparents 58 dollars a month for BASIC CABLE!!! Are you fucking kidding me?!? I mean digital cable I can understand but SHIT! this is for regular cable! So they switched to DirecTV and have never been happier. I on the other hand, have been blessed by 2 great cable companies Time Warner and COX, both offering great service and entertainment! I do have to add ON Demand is awesome. I still wonder how they do it. You would think it costs them a lot of money to dedicate a system just for playing videos over a cable network strictly to one person at a time.

Blackthorn 07-11-2004 03:31 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by degrawj
man, i wish Comcast worked that good for me. they screwed me out of 225 bucks.

see here: http://tfproject.org/tfp/showthread....hlight=comcast

but you don't have to. i just feel like i have a duty to explain to people how Comcast doesn't really care about their customers.


Ditto ^^^ to Adelphia (AKA: Adel-phuck-ya, Ass-Smell-Fer-Ya, A-dull-feel-ya)

Blackthorn 07-11-2004 03:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by brandon11983
Comcast can eat my ass after the fiasco we went through with them. ...... We have since switched to RCN.

*knock @ the door*

Hello...can I help you?

Um..hi I'm from Comcast Cable Co and I have orders to come over here fuck something up....Sorry I'm late."

:mad:

Cynthetiq 07-11-2004 06:17 AM

I tested the VOD stuff a few years back and I got to play with some of the back end equipment. It's very very cool and alot of fun to play.

I'm hoping to get involved in some of that technology again as I continue to work in the entertainment field.

brandon11983 07-12-2004 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kjroh
*knock @ the door*

Hello...can I help you?

Um..hi I'm from Comcast Cable Co and I have orders to come over here fuck something up....Sorry I'm late."

:mad:

Ha! So true.

ChrisJericho 07-12-2004 07:42 PM

I checked out the On Demand feature yesterday and I wasn't very impressed. The shows I wanted to watch such as X-Files reruns or WWE were not listed under any categories but I saw the "save programs feature," is there some way I can program OD to record X-files reruns on sci-fi for example?

Charlatan 07-15-2004 06:18 AM

Just so you know this is just the beginning... within the next few years VOD will be just about everywhere...

It marks the death of the video store. Why rent when you can get something on demand, keep it for a few days and not have any late fees?

You read it here.

Cynthetiq 07-15-2004 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Charlatan
Just so you know this is just the beginning... within the next few years VOD will be just about everywhere...

It marks the death of the video store. Why rent when you can get something on demand, keep it for a few days and not have any late fees?

You read it here.

I'm working on some of the backend technology and there will ALWAYS be tape or some sort of physical medium that will still be around.

Why? Because the cost of putting ALL the videos and content onto servers is cost prohibitive. There's still a market for people who will want to watch Dr. Fumanchu mysteries and other obscure titles.

People made the same death knell for the Record stores and I still see plenty of them selling NEW records.

Daval 07-15-2004 06:30 AM

I have Rogers Digita Cable with PVR and I love it. (Rogers is the biggest cable company in Ontario).

I would never go back!

BadNick 07-15-2004 08:04 AM

We also have Comcast TV cable in our area and we have the digitial option plus On-Demand. I can't believe I'm paying about $60/mo for television! but the rest of the family wants it. Since Comcast has gotten bigger, their service is not as good as it used to be and it actually seems to be getting worse. I am not a fan of most TV anyway so I haven't used On-Demand, but since most of the watching I do is motorhead stuff on SpeedChannel, I'd consider On-Demand if I missed Ferrari winning another F1 race or that kind of thing. In spite of marginal Comcast cable service, when one of these days I finally set up a PC at home, I'll seriously consider their cable internet service for the speed advantage but DSL looks pretty good for that application, too.

While I think Comcast pushes the envelope on cable features, IMO we are in desperate need of some local cable TV competition. Comcast keeps raising their rates and competition is usually the best way to keep that within reason. I'm hoping that broadband technology will get others into the TV market, such as Verizon or AT&T; they're not perfect either but I think the competition would help the consumer.

tropple 07-15-2004 08:54 AM

it'd be a lot nicer if the menus weren't so damned slow.

Also, it would be nice if they dumped the talking heads.


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