MAMA's Techno-Geek Thread

[blalor]

When I got set up with them in September, they *did* have a Mac version of their craptastic software, but it required IE5 and just plain didn't work. What a fracking mess.

[Actual Size]

At least I have a utility that allows me to save then change the MAC of my machines and network cards. Comcast will be thinking I only have one computer.

The pre-provisioned modem they gave me was a brand new RCA-Thompson unit. I still have no idea why it had to be re-provisioned. Plus they only found the first of the three routers I'm behind.

My only alternative here is non-FiOS Verizon DSL (and of course good old dial-up).

[Theo]

[blalor]

Quote: Originally Posted by Theo (original)

What the hell is that?

[Actual Size]

Death Warmed Over.

[Theo]

Quote: Originally Posted by blalor (original)

What the hell is that?

He is, perhaps, the reason why more and more ISPs may be requiring more complicated connectivity.

Theo

[rfinprc]

I have a router on my Comcast connection, and I've not made any secret of it. I called them for tech support when I installed it (no problem). There's no extra cost for it.

[ravioliworld]

interesting...like I said above, I've been using the same router on Comcast for the same five years with no problems. Can plug anything in and out of it with no problem. I actually did move to a new place two years ago. When that happened, the install guy who reactivated me definitely saw my router, but then again, he really had no idea how the computer side of it worked anyways. I've never tried plugging directly into the wall to see what would happen. I guess I should be very afraid if my router ever dies. That might push me to go DSL with SNET/SBC/whatever the hell it is now, or is that just as bad?

[blalor]

Don't compute and poop!


http://orbicule.com/undercover/recovery.html

Frankly, I wouldn't want that computer back...

[jwardell]

Reminds me of that seinfeld episode where george can't return the book...

[Actual Size]

Maybe I'll drive Comcast nuts and buy this NIC.

[NoNo]

Quote: Originally Posted by ravioliworld (original)

That might push me to go DSL with SNET/SBC/whatever the hell it is now, or is that just as bad?

Before cable was available at my parents house, we had DSL (dad worked for SNET for 25 years - we had the major utilities covered ) I thought we had more problems with that than with cable. It was always disconnecting, and definitely slower. But the price of that compared to Comcast's rip-off makes me think about it. But I don't have a land line, so I'm not sure how that would affect the bottom line for me. On the laptop I mooch off the people above me, but I don't know how long their lease is for; I don't want to cancel my internet and get stuck with nothing. And yes, I'm aware that's not entirely "legal", but if you can't be savvy enough to encrypt your wifi, then you deserve to have random people using it.

[Actual Size]

Well..Verizon DSL around here is $19.99 a month for the first year with up to 768 Kbps speed and $29.99 a month for the first year with up to 3 Mbps speed.

[blalor]

I mooched off some random person near my house for the first few days until Comcast arrived. I set up one of my wireless routers to act as a repeater, so I had plenty of signal strength in the house, even though the signal I was leeching from was fairly weak. Why am I paying for 'net access, again?

[NoNo]

The only time I'd feel bad about it is if I were uploading a bunch of pictures or something else that ate up a ton of bandwidth.