| DAVES |
03-11-2021 08:29 AM |
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Originally Posted by johndar
(Post 1913833)
Fellow Villagers,
Many of you like myself have Comcast as our tv and internet provider. Also many of us are paying extra to Comcast for their Blast internet service, which provides speeds up to 300 mbps. I recently tested my internet speed and found out to my amazement that I was only getting 36 mbps. I called Comcast Internet repair and was told by their technical support person that my Comcast supplied modem was capped at 100 mbps. The Comcast technical support person arranged for a Comcast installer to replace my modem with a new up to date Comcast modem. Once this was completed my internet speed went from 36 mbps to 237 mbps. I called Comcast customer support and asked for a refund for the price of my monthly Blast service back to when it was installed. They refused a refund so I filed an FCC complaint, which is easy to do online. A Comcast senior customer service representative called me and said that their own internet technical support person was wrong about the modern being capped at 100 mbps. But she could not and would not admit or explain why my internet speed increased from 36 mbps to 237 mbps. Something is very wrong here and I believe Comcast does not want the expense to change out these old modems for new a new one unless the customer complains. I encourage all Comcast internet customers to check the speed of their service, which is free and if it is ridiculously slow like mine was to insist on a new modem and ask for a refund and if denied go and file an FCC complaint. If the FCC sees enough of these complaints and there is enough public exposure then Comcast maybe forced to do the right thing by its customers. I have included pictures of my old Comcast modem.
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I recall reading years ago that internet providers were among the companies with the highest number of complaints.
I have in the past, more than once done the David vs Goleith routine and I won both times. People who know what I did have wondered why I did not blow it up for everyone. The answer is when I needed help to do what I did everyone, including my wife, thought I was being a fool-that is until after I won.
Getting people to do something is difficult. Most, sadly including me, just complain.
My idea, of course I think someone other than me should do it, Would be for us The Villages to negotiate as a group. If, an internet provider loses one customer, not bid deal. Were they to lose the Villages or a Village you can bet the price would go down and the service would improve. |
