Comcast faster speeds on the horizon

[Brian Kelsay]

I haven't heard if they are planning on offering phone svc in this area, 
but as far as I know it is in selected areas only.  I wouldn't doubt 
that inthe future they might offer such a thing, but I hope they have 
the proper trained support people and installers in place before that 
point.  At the time cable net svc and DSL service began to be offered in 
this area, installation and scheduling were a fiasco.  I hear that DSL 
install is still a crapshoot on how smooth it is.

Patrick wrote:

> http://www.cmcsk.com/pressroom/cable_telephony.cfm
> 
> They also have a link on there page under products that says digital 
> phone, but since I don't know any comcast areas.... let alone areas they 
> are offering phone service, I can't see what it is all about.
> Here is the FAQ: http://www.comcast.com/Support/Corp1/FAQ/Faq2_168_0.html
> 
> Brian Kelsay wrote:
> 
>> Patrick wrote:
>>
>>> Isn't Comcast the one providing telephone service? Isn't there a PUC 
>>> (public utility commission) required amount of uptime/QOS on local 
>>> phone services. If they carry the voice over the data connection, it 
>>> would have to be up per the legal requirement (something about 911 or 
>>> other emergency access?)
>>>
>> NO.  they don't do phone service, that is Everest you are thinking of. 
>> My cable has only been down a couple of days inteh almost 3 years 
>> since I 've had it.  I think that was in the ice storm last yr. and 
>> another time because of something I did to add another TV w/ cheap 
>> wire and a junky filter.  I also had at least one week down time when 
>> the service switched from @Home to Comcast.net, but my new username 
>> and password got lost in the mail.
>>
>

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Hmmm.