[ale] [OT] Cable TV Gripes

[Robert L. Harris]

I'm not sure how much I'm paying for my cablemodem, I've got the
"Platinum" package for Cable and get some special rate on the modem as
well.  I can easily average 200-300KB/S upgrades off mirrors that have the
bandwidth when updating my Debian, etc.  The upstream sucks as I get
about 15KB/s when uploading, sending large emails, etc.  Works great for
playing NWN and ET though.

Get a TiVo.  No annoying advertisements, it's learned what I want, etc.
I love the thing and will some day get a second and the Home Media Option
so I can record shows on 2TVs.  With the Home Media Option I can record
on TV-B and watch on TV-A, etc.

Robert


Thus spake Jonathan Glass (jonathan.glass at ibb.gatech.edu):

> <rant>
> I finally broke down and setup cable TV and cable modem access.  The 
> digital cable system has ADVERTISING on every menu!  Whenever you hit 
> guide, or menu, or whatever, there are ads everywhere.
> 
> Also, the cable modem speeds are 256/128 for ~$40.00 per month!  What's 
> up with that!  Cox Cable in Macon had much better service (> 1Mbps) for 
> $40.00 per month.  Heck, even BS DSL was a better deal than this.
> 
> Danged monopolies!
> </rant>
> Thanks
> 
> Jonathan Glass
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Ale mailing list
> Ale at ale.org
> http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale

:wq!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Robert L. Harris                     | GPG Key ID: E344DA3B
                                         @ x-hkp://pgp.mit.edu
DISCLAIMER:
      These are MY OPINIONS ALONE.  I speak for no-one else.

Life is not a destination, it's a journey.
  Microsoft produces 15 car pileups on the highway.
    Don't stop traffic to stand and gawk at the tragedy.
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 189 bytes
Desc: Digital signature