Consumerist
synecdoche
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comcastic
Comcast Contractors Caught Disconnecting Competitor's Service Then Peddling Wares
So you're working as a door-to-door contractor for Comcast, faced with the task of convincing subscribers to a competitor to get Comcastic and net you some commission. So naturally you decide, "why not disconnect their service, then step in and offer my wares when they'll be more appreciated?" More » -
complaints
Switch To FiOs An Unmitigated Disaster
Do you know that Comcast commercial where this homeowner gets FiOs installed against his will and then all these bulldozers tear up his lawn and bumbling contractors cause an electrical short? Lelah's letter describes a process that's very similar, except worse and much longer. And then this salesman just picks up her guitar and starts playing it and singing without even asking first. No wonder, by story's end, she's been driven to the brink of insanity, demanding compensation for 5 missed days of work. So far, they're offering her $25. More » -
promises
Comcast Programming Guides Won't Display Porn Next To Kid's Shows Anymore
Sorry kids, your days of catching enticingly named porn listed next to your cuddly family shows on Comcast's programming guide are over. Comcast will now place "blocks of dummy channels" to keep family programs away from the racy pay per view channels. More » -
nfl
NFL Network And Comcast Finally Kiss And Make Up
It's official, the NFL Network and Comcast have finally reached an agreement that will bring the football-only network to the majority of Comcast's subscribers. So, who caved? More » -
wcia 2009
Worst Company In America: AIG WINS!
Congratulations to AIG for beating Comcast in this year's final.
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wcia 2009
Worst Company In America CHAMPIONSHIP: AIG VS Comcast
This is it, folks. The Final Deathmatch is here. To reach the final round AIG defeated #32 Target, #17 Peanut Corporation of America, #9 Walmart, and #5 Ticketmaster. Comcast had an equally impressive showing, waltzing past formidable opponents such as #30 DirecTV, #14 Capital One, #11 GM, and finally, last year's returning champion #2 Bank of America (Countrywide, Merrill Lynch) went down in an upset last night.
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wcia 2009
Worst Company In America: FINAL FOUR Comcast VS Bank Of America
A big cable company vs a big bank. A repeat of our final match-up of 2008. Last year Countrywide (now part of Bank of America) prevailed. Which one will you choose?
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wcia 2009
Worst Company In America: FINAL FOUR
Here we go people: It's the Final Countdown. Let's hear it for the last four companies standing. More » -
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wcia 2009
Worst Company In America: Comcast VS GM
Now here is a match-up! One company is trying to avoid bankruptcy in a tough recession, the other struggles with customer service. Which one makes your blood boil?
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wcia 2009
Worst Company In America: Comcast VS Capital One
A clueless cable giant? Or a fee-happy credit card company? Who shall taste your wrath?
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comcatastrophe
Comcast Interrupts Pope With Girls Gone Wild
Oh, Comcast. Apparently, during a 2 a.m. showing of "Good Friday Mass at the Vatican," Comcast interrupted this regularly scheduled program with... an ad for Girls Gone Wild. More » -
poll
Comcast Slams The NFL For Pulling Their Football Channel
On May 1st, the NFL is pulling its cable channel from Comcast's cable line-up over a dispute about the cable company's sports tier. As the deadline looms larger and larger, the company is taking their case to the people. David L. Cohen, an executive vice president of Comcast Corp, wrote the following opinion piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer. More » -
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not recommended
Comcast: Don't Use Your Residential Account To Sell WiFi To Apartment Buildings
OceanNet is a company that provides building-wide WiFi to residential buildings in Ocean City, Maryland. One problem — the WiFi was really just some guy's Comcast account. More » -
wcia 2009
Worst Company In America: Comcast VS DirecTV
Did the Pornbowl ruin your evening? Or does the NFL Sunday Ticket monopoly fill you with rage?
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comcatastrophe
Comcast Threatens To Cancel Your Service Over "Leaky Signal" That They Can't Understand Or Fix
Comcast keeps sending Andrew's parents letters insisting that "there is a leak of our electronic signal into the air," and that if it can't be immediately fixed, their service will be disconnected. Andrew's parents always immediately call Comcast to schedule a service visit, because nobody wants a signal leaking into the air, especially not one that "could interfere with aircraft and ship communications," but each time they call, Comcast has no clue why they sent a letter, or how to plug the leaky plane-gobbling signal. More » -
comcast
8,000 Comcast Passwords Exposed, Phishing Scam Suspected
The New York Times has reported that a list of over 8,000 Comcast user name and passwords were available to the public via Scribd for two months, before a Wilkes University professor discovered it over the weekend after doing a search for his identity online. Comcast is saying it looks like the result of a phishing scam and isn't an inside job, and that there are so many duplicate entries on the list that it's closer to 4,000 customers. More » -
comcast
Comcast Will Pay You $500 If They Break Your $2000 TV
Comcast's new service agreement (PDF) has some curious details buried in the fine print. Here's the short version: "customer equipment" includes your computer and TV set, and if Comcast somehow damages or breaks any customer equipment through "gross negligence or willful misconduct," they will pay you up to $500, no more. "This shall be your sole and exclusive remedy relating to such activity." More »
