4 Comments, 4 Threads

1. 1. erp

   I have many stories like that over the years living in different parts of the counrty, but finally I can say something nice about our cable company, Bright House and road runner internet service in central Florida. I am knocking on wood as I type. They provide a good product at not too exorbitant a price. Tech support is knowledgeable and speaks English.

   Amazing, but true.

   June 21, 2006 - 2:22 pm   Link to this Comment

   

   
2. 2. Slartibartfast

   I’m also with BrightHouse of Central Florida, and: me, too.

   The only thing about them that I absolutely loathe is their use of the Scientific Atlanta cable box/DVR, which is an utter piece of crap. I did hear that Scientific Atlanta was bought by someone (Cisco?) so if we all work together and destroy the evil SciAtl boxes, maybe they’ll be eventually replaced by something decent.

   I mean, what kind of nitwits offer 20GB DVRs as their sole solution; DVRs that have almost every box interface disabled? I mean, they have data interfaces on the back (FireWire? Can’t recall) that are turned off, so you couldn’t expand the storage if you wanted to.

   June 22, 2006 - 5:47 am   Link to this Comment

   

   
3. 3. Cindermutha

   I have Bright House in central Florida as well. The internet is awesome, but I agree about the DVR boxes. But now we’ll be getting pop ups on our tvs touted as Interactive TV. I hope we can turn them off.

   June 22, 2006 - 7:33 am   Link to this Comment

   

   
4. 4. erp

   We love our DVR, also a Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8300, but we’re not really savvy about electronic gadgets, so perhaps the service could be even better. I rarely watched TV prior to the easy taping feature which allows you to preset and tape 80 hours of shows.

   BTW – Is the Green family okay? I’m starting to worry about them.

   June 22, 2006 - 7:37 am   Link to this Comment