Comments on: The Comcast 2.0 Experience http://freerangelibrarian.com/2006/08/19/the-comcast-20-experience/ K.G. Schneider's blog on librarianship, writing, and everything else Sun, 20 May 2012 03:37:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Stephen Dennney http://freerangelibrarian.com/2006/08/19/the-comcast-20-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2872 Stephen Dennney Tue, 22 Aug 2006 23:48:37 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2006/08/19/the-comcast-20-experience/#comment-2872 I get almost free ($10/six months) dial-up access to my ISP through the university. My father also uses dial-up to AOL. For just email and browsing the web it is sufficient. I get almost free ($10/six months) dial-up access to my ISP through the university. My father also uses dial-up to AOL. For just email and browsing the web it is sufficient.

]]> By: Karen Coombs http://freerangelibrarian.com/2006/08/19/the-comcast-20-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2871 Karen Coombs Tue, 22 Aug 2006 01:03:18 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2006/08/19/the-comcast-20-experience/#comment-2871 Karen, I feel your pain. When I moved to Houston a year ago it took me over a month to get Internet setup from Time Warner. No amount of begging, pleading and offering to set the darn thing up myself (ie go get stupid cable modem box and plug in) moved things along. When they came and it took then less than 15 minutes to get it to work, I was fuming. Just one of those joys of moving! P.S. I hear rumors that Time Warner is leaving this area and Comcast is taking over? so maybe I'll have a similar joyous customer service interaction in the near future. Karen, I feel your pain. When I moved to Houston a year ago it took me over a month to get Internet setup from Time Warner. No amount of begging, pleading and offering to set the darn thing up myself (ie go get stupid cable modem box and plug in) moved things along. When they came and it took then less than 15 minutes to get it to work, I was fuming. Just one of those joys of moving!

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I hear rumors that Time Warner is leaving this area and Comcast is taking over? so maybe I’ll have a similar joyous customer service interaction in the near future.

]]> By: Ruth Ellen http://freerangelibrarian.com/2006/08/19/the-comcast-20-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2870 Ruth Ellen Mon, 21 Aug 2006 16:34:16 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2006/08/19/the-comcast-20-experience/#comment-2870 Well, I was going to suggest looking up a local FreeNEt, but apparently the Tallahassee FreeNet - <a href="http://www.tfn.net" rel="nofollow">http://www.tfn.net</a> - is having trouble with their dial-up. Well, I was going to suggest looking up a local FreeNEt, but apparently the Tallahassee FreeNet – http://www.tfn.net – is having trouble with their dial-up.

]]> By: kgs http://freerangelibrarian.com/2006/08/19/the-comcast-20-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2869 kgs Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:12:40 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2006/08/19/the-comcast-20-experience/#comment-2869 Well, but. I can't separate my job tasks; they're interrelated. I'd be better off in a business center where I could simultaneously work online, talk on the phone, instant message, fax, juggle print jobs, write, etc. It's a networked job. Dialup would work ok, however. Well, but. I can’t separate my job tasks; they’re interrelated. I’d be better off in a business center where I could simultaneously work online, talk on the phone, instant message, fax, juggle print jobs, write, etc. It’s a networked job. Dialup would work ok, however.

]]> By: kgs http://freerangelibrarian.com/2006/08/19/the-comcast-20-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2868 kgs Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:48:42 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2006/08/19/the-comcast-20-experience/#comment-2868 I am tempted to go door to door that first day..."Hi, may I borrow a cup of wifi?" ... Or, "I shall gladly pay you Tuesday for some broadband today..." I am tempted to go door to door that first day…”Hi, may I borrow a cup of wifi?” … Or, “I shall gladly pay you Tuesday for some broadband today…”

]]> By: Anne Knight http://freerangelibrarian.com/2006/08/19/the-comcast-20-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2867 Anne Knight Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:19:05 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2006/08/19/the-comcast-20-experience/#comment-2867 Karen, All of the branches of the Leon County Library System have wireless access and there is the Digital Canopy in the downtown area. These are free. Karen,
All of the branches of the Leon County Library System have wireless access and there is the Digital Canopy in the downtown area. These are free.

]]> By: Walter Underwood http://freerangelibrarian.com/2006/08/19/the-comcast-20-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2866 Walter Underwood Sun, 20 Aug 2006 21:51:33 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2006/08/19/the-comcast-20-experience/#comment-2866 Do your new neighbors have open wifi? We have a mutual aid agreement with some of our neighbors. If our net is down, we can use theirs. Do your new neighbors have open wifi? We have a mutual aid agreement with some of our neighbors. If our net is down, we can use theirs.

]]> By: Walter Underwood http://freerangelibrarian.com/2006/08/19/the-comcast-20-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2865 Walter Underwood Sun, 20 Aug 2006 21:50:52 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2006/08/19/the-comcast-20-experience/#comment-2865 Do your new neighbors have open wifi? We have a mutual aid agreement with some of our neighbors. If our net is down, we can use theirs. Do your new neighbors have open wifi? We have a mutual aid agreement with some of our neighbors. If our net is down, we can use theirs.

]]> By: Rebecca http://freerangelibrarian.com/2006/08/19/the-comcast-20-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2864 Rebecca Sun, 20 Aug 2006 03:19:45 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2006/08/19/the-comcast-20-experience/#comment-2864 Comcast-it's great when you have it installed but it's hell when you have to deal with their customer service at all. Comcast-it’s great when you have it installed but it’s hell when you have to deal with their customer service at all.

]]> By: kathleen http://freerangelibrarian.com/2006/08/19/the-comcast-20-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2863 kathleen Sat, 19 Aug 2006 20:59:13 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2006/08/19/the-comcast-20-experience/#comment-2863 A lot of McDonalds have wireless. Costs about $3/2 hours. Don't sit near the loo (traffic). A lot of McDonalds have wireless. Costs about $3/2 hours. Don’t sit near the loo (traffic).

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