Comcast CEO Sees 160 Mbps in 2008

November 30, 2007 · Filed Under Technology · Comment 

Engadget has a story today about comments made by the CEO of Comcast that has him predicting that Comcast will have 160 Mbps internet in 2008.

The service will be 160 Mbps down / 120 Mbps up.  The problem with this is that they never achieve what they promise.  It is always a lot lower than this.  What am I paying for?

Comcast is never held to the fact that they can’t deliver what they are promise.  If they could deliver what they promise, this would be news and it would be nice to see the higher speeds.

It would be nice to have FIOS and I would consider alternatives to Comcast, but there are no better alternatives for me, especially with Qwest as our phone provider.  Why can’t a high-tech society like the United States do better at providing high-speed Internet access?

Comcast Rollout of TiVo Box Begins

October 11, 2007 · Filed Under Technology · Comment 

Comcast Rollout of TiVo Box Begins - washingtonpost.com

It is about time!  I can’t wait until they role this out to the Denver area.  The DVR software that they are running on their boxes is horrible, slow, and does not do things well.

I have two Tivo’s and love them.  I am disappointed that I can’t network it or use it with TivoToGo, but anything is better than than the current software.

TiVo’s Comcast roll-out behind schedule

October 9, 2007 · Filed Under Entertainment · Comment 

TiVo’s Comcast roll-out behind schedule | Reuters.com

Well I am a Comcast user who can’t wait to get Tivo on my Comcast DVR.  But I have been waiting for quite a long time.  I don’t know why it is taking about two years to get this rolled out.

You would think that they would be able to get this rolled out sooner.