Comcast Does a Decent Thing – Is the World Ending?
Today I got a notice from Comcast that I needed to get a digital receiver now for channels 23 to 77, and since I watch Comcast SportsNet every morning when I run (channel 37), I really needed to get one for at least that TV.
The problem was, when the "Digital Switchover" happened, Comcast was saying that as long as you have your TV into a Comcast cable - no converter required, you were safe. I thought that was nice, and a good way to get (and keep) customers happy. So when I saw that they were taking away 60% of these channels, I thought Yup, this is typical Comcast!, but I was being hasty.
It turns out that they are giving each customer up to two digital receivers free. This is simply stunning to see from Comcast. Our cable bill is on the high side of $200/month and includes the 32Mbps 'Ultra' Cable Modem service - which is nice (for the most part). So to think we had to pay another $10, $15, or $20 a month for the boxes was something that made us feel a little less than 'loved' by Comcast.
But they surprised us. Good for them. Maybe they're trying to repair their crummy reputation. It couldn't hurt, that's for sure.