[RP TownTalk] comcast?

[Nancy Augustine]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Especially that dvr part, I was baffled.  
 
Does anybody else have any thoughts on Comcast vs. Dish (or whatever it is)?
No disrespect to your son, of course, Dwight...
 
~Nancy
 
 

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From: Dwight Holmes [mailto:dwightrholmes at gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 9:01 PM
To: Nancy Augustine
Cc: TownTalk
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] comcast?


Nancy, I'm happy to share what I "know" -- others' mileage may certainly
vary!
 
1. you only need "HD" if you have an "HD" tv.
(you can get digital with all the works with out having HD)
2. DVR is Comcast's version of TIVO. they do the same thing (in fact i think
Comcast used TIVO's technology). the advantage of course is that it is
"built in" to their box, and were you to have any problem, you don't have a
third party vendor (TIVO) involved, Comcast would have to solve your
problem!  (We have Comcast's DVR, I have no experience with TIVO, so I can't
speak to pros and cons of the two)
3. Digital voice is fancyspeak for "telephone".  If you use your landline
phone a lot, especially for long distance, then you'd probably save money in
Year 1 getting Comcast's "triple play" (cable, internet & phone). The deal
only lasts one year though (at least I searched in vain for any special
discount on the three services beyond Year 1).  Keep in mind that if your
cable goes out, so does your phone (though they do have some kind of backup
built in, but it would only last as long as the backup  battery's charge).
 
Note: We have Comcast and all its bells & whistles 'cuz my son who lives
with us works for Comcast.  So we pay nothing for it. If i were paying for
it I think I'd probably go with one of the  satellite tv services, i think
they're still significantly cheaper, certainly in the long run.  Caveat: You
wouldn't be able to watch town council meetings on satellite, though!
 
On 5/9/08, Nancy Augustine <nya_md at verizon.net> wrote: 

Neighbors -
Okay, so I'm one of THOSE people. I don't have cable. It's not a political
statement, I'm just cheap and have been too busy to watch much tv.

Nonetheless, I'm thinking about getting cable. I just looked at the Comcast
website to get an idea of their packages, and I was horrified to see just
how out of touch with technology I've become. I get it that I need HD, but
do I need this dvd-r to be able to record stuff?  Whatever happened to tivo?
What is digital voice, and why would I bother?  What's up with all of these
comcast special offer websites?

I realize I'm asking a lot, but I'm hoping that there are some real
entertainment techno geeks out there who would love the opportunity to
enlighten me and others.

Nancy
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