[IP] Re: Comcastrophe

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Kevin G. Barkes [kgbarkes@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 9:14 PM
To: David Farber
Subject: RE: [IP] Comcastrophe

Hi Dave,

For what it's worth, "Comcastrophe" appeared in IP first:

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From: "Kevin G. Barkes"
Date: December 5, 2005 9:20:23 AM EST
To: dave@farber.net
Subject: RE: [IP] Comcast plans 6% rate hike / Increase comes as
phone firms prepare to enter cable market
Reply-To: kgbarkes@gmail.com

> Comcast plans 6% rate hike
> Increase comes as phone firms prepare to enter cable market

I wouldn't mind it that much if Comcast could resolve its "minor" technical
problems... like normalizing the audio output across its channels.

I'm not talking about the difference between the compressed blasting that
accompanies most commercials; I'm talking about the 10dB difference between
its digital and audio channels. For several months, Spike TV was a good +5dB
above all the other channels on the spread on my end of their network. I
called customer support several times; they said they'd pass my complaint on
to Spike TV. Suggesting that maybe a technician dial back the level at the
head end was greeted with silence. "The head end of what?"

Sigh. It's a Comcastrophe.
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See also:

http://www.kgbreport.com/2005_11_13_kgbreparchive.shtml#113198047229998045

( http://tinyurl.com/25ccyj )

Regards,

KGB

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