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Comcast ISP Criticism

The cluster focuses on users' widespread complaints about Comcast's poor service, exploitative practices, monopolistic behavior, and customer hatred, with discussions on throttling, competition, and defenses from apparent apologists.

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Sample Comments

beat • Nov 6, 2017 • View on HN

I'm on Comcast, which might explain a lot.

shepherdjerred • Jul 3, 2022 • View on HN

Please don’t give Comcast ideas

bnolsen • Nov 2, 2015 • View on HN

Unforunately its probably because comcast is SOOOO BAD that they feel they can get away with it. And they're right if that's their reasoning.

spandextwins • Oct 15, 2023 • View on HN

Comcast is good at squeezing money from my wallet

mrDmrTmrJ • Oct 28, 2020 • View on HN

You maybe underestimating the hatred for Comcast :)

logicallee • Jul 19, 2015 • View on HN

this totally makes sense - you should work for comcast!

tesin • Aug 14, 2022 • View on HN

This is user error. Comcast doesn't care.

ryanhuff • May 20, 2014 • View on HN

That's why you throttle Comcast customers. Can't it go both ways?

neogodless • Sep 30, 2022 • View on HN

Similar post about Comcast yesterday:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33020571

jrochkind1 • Feb 18, 2021 • View on HN

comcast has been doing it for years, it seems to be working out pretty well for them?