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Comcast boosts 250GB data cap to 300GB and more, blames it on the iPad and set-top boxes
According to GigaOM, the main provider of US Internet service, Comcast has raised its data limits to 300GB from 250GB.
The key reasoning for this, according to Comcast itself, is set-top boxes like Roku and of course the iPad phenomenon:
Four years ago, w...
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Comcast Increases Its Monthly Data Cap from 250GB to 300GB [Comcast]





In a welcome move that Comcast says is due to our changing Internet habits (streaming, streaming, streaming), Comcast is upping its monthly data caps from 250GB to 300GB. Nice! That's definitely less awful...
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Netflix CEO Lashes Out at Comcast Over Net Neutrality [Net Neutrality]





Last month, Comcast made a controversial decision to exclude their TV-on-demand service for Xbox 360 from data caps. That's sparked many complaints from users of other TV services over the implications for...
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Xbox 360 Is Now Officially A Cable Box Killer [Xbox]





Today Microsoft further entrenched the Xbox 360 as the best alternative to a cable box with three new Kinect-capable video apps including on-demand content from Comcast, HBO GO, and MLB.TV. More &r...
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Comcast Says Its Xbox TV Streaming Doesn't Have to Play by Its Own Rules [Comcast]





Here's what happens without concrete net neutrality policy in place: Comcast's impending video on demand service for Xbox 360 won't count against your monthly data cap. Which is great for your data cap! Bu...
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Comcast: No Netflix for You! Come Back, Never! [NetFlix]





Comcast has issued a strongly-worded statement clarifying its position in those discussions Netflix was rumored to be engaging in earlier this week: not us, not our devices, not ever. More »
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Plans for "TV Everywhere" Bog Down in Tangled Pacts
It was dubbed “TV Everywhere.” But for many TV viewers, it has had trouble going anywhere.
Nearly three years after Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corp. kicked off a drive to make cable programming available online for cable subscribers, the ide...
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Life as a Comcast Cable Tech, the Rap Song [Video]





You'd think that a Comcast-themed version of 2 Chainz' "Spend It" couldn't help but slip into absurdist parody. But you'd be wrong. This is a legitimately fun and a little adorable rap song about being a ...
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Streampix: Comcast's Answer to Its Netflix Problem? [Streaming Video]





Comcast is about to launch Xfinity Streampix, a new video-on-demand service for Comcast subscribers. Will this really keep people from quitting cable to sign up for Netflix? More »


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Man's Comcast Box Floods Home with Cockroaches [Comcast]





Man, those Greedy Cable Companies have some nerve, am I right? Always showing up late, charging us for channels we don't want, under-delivering on broadband speeds. But at least they're not infesting our h...
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Yahoo Intensifies Search for CEO (With Hulu's Kilar as One Dream Unicorn Candidate)

Whatever you want to call him or her — a silver bullet, the cure or, as I like to say, the last unicorn — Yahoo’s ever-seeking and never-deciding board has now renewed its focus on finding a new CEO.
Also on the docket: Working on a dea...
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WSJ: Sony Gunning for Cable-TV with IPTV [Sony]






After Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringe announced last week that the electronics giant was going to build "a different kind of TV set," it's not that big of a surprise that the companies working on something. O...
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Xbox Might Get Comcast and Verizon Cable Soon [Xbox]






Microsoft appears to be close to closing the deal on bringing Comcast and Verizon to the Xbox, with the console serving as a set-top box, according to Digiday. More »






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Intrepid Masturbating Cable Installer Serviced Woman's Living Room with a Smile [WTFriday]






Cable installers are dicks. They keep you on house arrest for unreasonable blocks of your day; they break appointments on a whim; they show up at your home to smile and masturbate in your living room; the...
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Why the Cable Guy Is Never on Time, Mourning the Death of webOS, and the Other Best Stories of the Week [Total Recap]







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The Worst Cable Horror Story We've Ever Heard [Fixcable]






Cable companies! They are about as fun to deal with as your parents divorce. We offered you a chance to vent by telling us your horror stories. Here's the rock bottom of the coaxial carnival ride. Mor...
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Why the Cable Guy Can't Keep an Appointment Like the Rest of the World [Fixcable]






Your new pad is ace. All it needs now is cable. Easy! You'll be all set in no time; just take a vacation day and wait for some dude to show up and run a line to a box. What? More »


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Will Motorola Give Google TV a Second Life? [Video]






Motorola makes set-top boxes for a lot of cable companies. They're one of the leaders, in fact. Google is reeling from the initial failure of Google TV. With Motorola in hand, will Google TV finally succe...
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Why the Government Won't Protect You from Getting Screwed by Your Cable Company [Fixcable]






You hate your cable company, right? Seems like everyone does. Cable television routinely scores lower in customer satisfaction than just about anything else—including congress. So why don't you just...
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Don't Let Cable TV Be the Monster in Your Living Room [Video]






There are plenty of people now who think the cable companies are nothing but a cabal of greedy assholes. But you know who hated the cable companies more? Movie theaters and broadcast networks in the 1970...
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Comcast Is Offering Broadband to Low-Income Families for $10 [Comcast]






In an effort to help get everybody online, Comcast has elected to offer discounted broadband access and even affordable computers to low-income household across the US. Nice job, because it shouldn't be j...
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The Best and Worst ISPs in America [Internet]






Your ISP probably sucks. You don't need the FCC to tell you that. But a recent study conducted on behalf of the FCC reveals just how badly some of them suck. And the best ISP in America? Verizon FiOS. ...
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Coastal And Mid-Atlantic States Have Way Faster Internet [Internet]






Congratulations, Pocatello Idaho. You have American's slowest Internet. That's according to a new study by Pando Networks that tracked Internet download speeds and completion rates across the country for ...
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A Cloudy Future: Tough Questions for the ISPs [Is Broadband A Right?]






Should ISPs should be able to limit or cut off your internet access for "overuse"? We won't get to the heart of this matter until people start asking the right questions. And so with that in mind I wanted...
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Tougher ISP Piracy Stance Isn't Actually That Tough [Piracy]






Just how many times can you illegally download content and get away with it, officially speaking? A new agreement between major US ISPs and the music and movie industry has pegged it at six. Give or take....
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Dancing Queen: After Meeting With Microsoft Last Week, Yahoo Is Next on Hulu's Sales Card

Here’s a handy helper for those following the fate of the Hulu premium online video service, whose noisy efforts to sell itself have gotten a lot of attention of late:
“In preliminary talks” = “hawking itself to one of a half doze...
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The ISPs Are About to Take a Harder Stance Against Piracy [Piracy]


According to Cnet's Greg Sandoval, internet service providers such as AT&T, Comcast and Verizon are working with media groups such as the RIAA and MPAA to adopt stricter anti-piracy policies which gradually increase the consequences for ill...
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Would a 1 Gbps Internet Connection Stop You From Saying Comcastic? [Video]






Comcast is such a tease. The cable internet provider set up an 11-mile gigabit network that can download 23 episodes of 30 Rock in less than two minutes. Exciting? You betcha. Coming soon to your home? P...
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Comcast Bringing Facebook to TVs [Blip]


A day after they announced their Skype partnership, Comcast says that they plan on bringing Facebook and more to their customers living rooms. Their new service will be called MyTV. More »






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Comcast Will "Soon" Bring Skype To Their TV Customers [Comcast]






Comcast is planning on bringing Skype video chat to customers equipped with the right gear. Although what they plan to offer is looks pretty good, it's still unclear how much this might cost you. More&...
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Congress Probes FCC Commissioner Baker's Jump to Comcast [Blip]


The drama over FCC Commissioner Baker's jump to Comcast continues to unfold. Congress has now begun a probe in order to "gain a better understanding of the rules that govern Commissioner Baker's departure"—and the response deadline is...
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Comcast Bullies Seattle Nonprofit Over FCC Criticism [Comcast]






Comcast got caught out acting the bully and trying to silence a small-time critic. It's yet another reason to worry how the newly merged entity might abuse its power. More »





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Comcast Actually Helped the Pirate Bay [Blip]


Many were in an outraged frenzy over speculation that Comcast was blocking The Pirate Bay, cornucopia of delicious illegally free media. Comcast denied the accusation, and actually lent a hand to the troubled tracker, TorrentFreak reports. ...
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Is Comcast Really Blocking The Pirate Bay? [Blip]


According to The Pirate Bay guys, they can't confirm if Comcast is actually blocking the site, but there has been "a significant drop in visitors from the US." CrunchGear's Matt Burns can't load the site, but what about you? Let us know in ...
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Former FCC Commissioner Who Voted for Comcast's NBC Takeover Is Joining Comcast as an Exec [Comcast]


Not four months after voting to approve Comcast's takeover of NBC, FCC Commissioner Meredith Baker will soon be employed by Comcast as an executive of Governmental Affairs. Wait, what? More »






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Comcast Xtreme 105: Supafast Internet That You Can Actually Get [Blip]


There are faster internet speeds to be had than offered by Comcast Xfinity's 105Mbps; Verizon FiOS pushes 150Mbps, and Google's about to endow Kansas City with 1Gbs speeds. But neither of those services has the reach—an estimated 40 m...
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Canceling Your Cable Really Does Feel Like This [Blip]






Breaking free of the chains that bind you to your ISP? It feels monumental. It feels epic. It feels... well, it feels pretty much like this. [GT Collins via Funny or Die] More »





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Comcast Will Now Troubleshoot Your Gear, Too [Blip]


Instead of focusing only on your connection, Comcast's got a new service on deck that offers support for your laptop, gaming console, routers, and other equipment that contributes to your online experience. Xfinity Signature Support can be ...
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Comcast's Xfinity TV App Finally Comes to Android [Apps]






Remember back in November when we looked at the Xfinity TV app for iDevices? Those of you with Comcast cable service should because of how super cool it was. Now, couch potatoes with Android phones are be...
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Comcast Is About to Give You Round-The-Clock 3D Programming [3dTv]


Starting this Sunday (February 20) at 6p EST, Comcast is launching an all-3D TV channel that runs content 24 hours a day. Unconcerned with a lack of consumer interest in 3DTVs, Comcast wants to make sure you get all the 3D hockey matches an...
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After Two Years, They Finally Arrested the Guy Who Spliced Porn Into the Super Bowl [Superbowl]






Do you remember the prank of 2009? It was near the end of a very exciting Super Bowl (Cardinals-Steelers), when the video feed in Tucson, Arizona abruptly switched to a porn scene. Well, they finally caug...
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Comcast Injects 3,000 Hours of Streaming Video Into Xfinity TV iPad App [Apps]






Comcast subscribers just got an unexpected Groundhog Day present: the cable provider's Xfinity TV iPad app just got a 3,000 hour boost of on-demand shows and movies from HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, and more. ...
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FCC Approves Comcast-NBC Deal [Industry]


Today, the FCC approved Comcast's acquisition of NBC Universal, marking the first time a cable provider has controlled a major broadcast network. It's like a media Frankenstein! Along with promising to add 1,000 hours of news and informatio...
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Should banks engage in social media?
If there is one sector that has been slow to embrace social media it has to be the banking sector and probably with good reason as they hold a lot of very private data. I spotted this article today saying that one of the world’s biggest banks, Citibank ha...
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Comcast Testing Super Set-Top Box That Does Cable TV and Web Video [Comcast]






Comcast subscribers in Augusta, Georgia are currently playing guinea pig for a new set-top box that lets them watch internet video in addition to regular TV (and search seamlessly across both.) But should...
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Comcast's Xfinity App for Android Lets You Forward Calls From Home and Schedule DVR [Androidapps]






Xfinity Mobile, Comcast's first Android app, is live in the Android Market, allowing customers to manage their DVR recordings, check their Comcast.net email, and forward calls from their Xfinity Voice ser...
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Comcast Is Bullying Netflix Partners Into Paying a Toll to Deliver Streaming Video [Bullies]






Level 3 Communications, the networking company that delivers streaming video to Netflix users, says that Comcast is demanding a "recurring fee" for the transmission of such videos to its subscribers. This...
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