Comcast Wants Your Business, And They're Making It Sweet

Comcast is trying to make you an offer you can't refuse. And the more I read about it, I think they might be right.

For registering as a new customer, they're giving you a ton of free stuff, cash back in your hand, and other cool features. You can cut to the chase, or continue reading for more information.

If you sign up today (offer is expiring quickly), you will recieve:

• $25.00 Cash Back.
• $19.99 for the first six (6) months.
  (This one blew me away. It's not 1 month, or 3 months... it's half-of-the-year! That's about $120.00 or more in savings on this alone!)
• A Free MP3 Player with 128MB Flash Memory Card included
• Up to 4.0 MB speeds... up to twice the speed of DSL.
• 14 Day Free Trial of Rhapsody--Get 760,000 songs at your fingertips.
• $60.00 in rebates for any broadband equipment you choose to buy (or, just lease it for a few bucks a month).

And, this is all in addition to their normal features:

• Scorching Speeds: Download speeds up to 70 times faster than 56K dial-up.
• A Constant Connection: You're always on and constantly connected -- with no busy signals, no waiting, and no hassles.
• Email Everywhere: Access your email from any computer, anywhere in the world.
• Home Networking: Your whole family can surf the Internet through a single connection!
• Online Storage: You get a total of 175MB of online storage
• Free Firewall for One Year
• Disney Connection
• Streaming Music
• Comcast Photo Center
• Games Galore
• No contracts

Hey, if you're going to get high speed Internet anyway, why not make a smart move and try Comcast for at least the next few months.

Cable Modem Troubleshooting Tips

This site covers some of the technical issues which can arise when troubleshooting a cable modem connection (including broadband via digital TV set top box) on the NTLworld and Telewest Blueyonder services in the UK and Ireland.

Thank goodness for the Internet, providing such a great resource for troubleshooting your cable modem and your home broadband cable internet service. Thanks for putting all this together Robin!

This site covers things like: Installer issues, Registration issues, Network setup, Mobile setup, Cable Modem LEDs, IP addresses, MAC addresses, Dead connection, System updates, Network tweaks, Ethernet issues, USB issues, Surfboard tips, Cable Modem diagnostics, Cable Modem config file, Cable Modem tech info, DHCP issues, DNS issues, Web proxy issues, Streaming media, Gaming issues, P2P file-sharing, SETI@home issues, Faster web browsing, Faster downloads, Simultaneous download and uploads, Swapping PCs on Cable Modem, PCs sharing Cable Modem, Simul dialup & Cable Modem, VPN issues, Time sync, Virus security, Firewall security, Speed testing, Latency issues, Traceroute, Packet loss, FrontPage tips, and NTL/BY Tech Support.

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Look here for Cable Modems, Routers, and Home Networking Equipment

Confused by all the dots and decimals when it comes to home networking equipment, cable modems, routers, firewalls, and wireless networking technology?

Take a few minutes to look at the few eBay listings I've found and placed here. This is a dynamic listing of items relating to broadband home networking, wireless networking and items that will help you setup your computer so you can send email to grandma (or to the grandkids!)

Remember: "Thaaaaat's on eBay..."

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Search Results: Is Comcast Cable Internet Better Than DSL?

When you're trying to decide if Cable Internet like Comcast High Speed is better than DSL or other options, there are a lot of people on the web, and reveiwers that have made some good decisions for you about if Comcast or other Cable High Speed Internet is generally a better decision than DSL or other high speed broadband Internet connections.

You can use google to see some good examples of what people have found in their own real-life experience with accelerated dialup services like PeoplePC, Netscape, NetZero and Phreego, Broadband and hi-speed Internet DSL services like Qwest DSL, Earthlink DSL, Verizon DSL, Comcast High Speed, and others.

Of course there are people on both sides of the fence. That's what's so great about the Internet--we all have options.

From the Web: Dealing with technology in real life.

cnet reviews has several forums where people can comment on products. One of their forum members had this to say in a discussion thread called "Living It: Dealing with technology in real life ":

"Unless they've gotten some new tech recently, everything I've seen says that your theoretical high-end on a DSL line will forever be limited by how far you are from one of their routing centers. Cable's limited to however fast they're willing to let you go."

Of course, there are limits to how fast even a cable internet connection can allow you to go--and it is determined by that cable provider's network bandwidth and throughput.

Comcast for example is boasting up to 4.0MB, plus they really want your business. They're giving you $25.00 cash back, half-price for the first six months, a free MP3 Player, and a bunch more.