Dear Comcast...stuff it

[markvid]

They will launch ESPN Deportes on their systems, but not ESPNU.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/COMCAST_DISNEY?SITE=PAPIT&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=home.htm

 

[slappy4428]

Comcast sucks. It represents all that is wrong and greedy with cable companies. I hope the day cable systems are regulated, the Feds are there with some paperwork and a message: "We need to talk, you need to listen. Now."

 

[Freelance Hack]

That's Com-crap-tastic!

 

[Perry White]

It's Comcastic! :

EDIT: Damn, Freelance beat me to it by seconds.

 

[patchs]

Get DirecTV.

 

[Twoback]

As a frequent ESPN defender here, you need to know that ESPN has been fairly rigid about how it wants ESPNU presented on cable. It's trying to play hardball with cable companies about getting what is a niche channel on basic cable.
I don't get Comcast, but I imagine they're already giving you ESPN, the Deuce, News and Classic on basic or expanded basic tiers.

 

[BigRed]

"As part of the multiyear deal, Comcast, the country's largest cable TV operator, also agreed to buy Disney's 39.5 percent stake in the E! Entertainment Television channel for $1.23 billion. Comcast currently holds a 60 percent interest in the channel."
Damn.... Disney owned part of E! ??? I knew they were the devil, trying to ruin our minds with dreck, but damn.... that's hitting below the belt.
And ESPN pushing ESPN Deportes and not ESPNU stinks.

 

[Mystery_Meat]

Comcast in my area has ESPN and the Deuce on basic, ESPNews on lower-tier digital and ESPNC Classic on the mid-range tier, I believe.

I'd rather have ESPN U than CSTV (a high-range tier channel that I don't get and doesn't offer appreciably more than the three Fox regional sports channels), but I can also see the demand for a Spanish sports channel in this day and age (GOL TV is a high-end channel with Comcast).

 

[markvid]

As a frequent ESPN defender here, you need to know that ESPN has been fairly rigid about how it wants ESPNU presented on cable. It's trying to play hardball with cable companies about getting what is a niche channel on basic cable.
I don't get Comcast, but I imagine they're already giving you ESPN, the Deuce, News and Classic on basic or expanded basic tiers.

News and Classic are both on the digital tier on my Comcast system.

And Patchs, until DirecTV fixes their HDTV quality, I'm not getting it.

 

[Bubbler]

Just get the dish, people, it will solve (most) of your woes.

 

[beefncheddar]

Honestly, I don't think there's a bit of difference between the various dish and cable companies. I've, at one time or another, used just about all of them. And I've found the customer service is about the same with all of them: pretty lousy.

 

[Bubbler]

Honestly, I don't think there's a bit of difference between the various dish and cable companies. I've, at one time or another, used just about all of them. And I've found the customer service is about the same with all of them: pretty lousy.

I guess I've had good luck with Dish Network. Never had a problem.

 

[shotglass]

I got rid of Dish Network this past year and went back to cable (not Comcast). And I like it better.

 

[beefncheddar]

Honestly, I think it's just luck of the draw as to whether or not you're going to have a good or a bad experience with your cable/dish company.

Just figure out which one offers the best deal for what you're interested and use them. And then six months later, do it again when another company offers you a better deal to go with them.

 

[ondeadline]

I've found that Dish Network is better and that you get more for your money. They don't force you into "digital cable" crap in order to get the sports packages. If I wanted to, I could get the lowest level of programming and still get Center Ice and Extra Innings.

It's amazing how much bitching I hear from cable subscribers about not getting ESPNU. Why ***** about what you can't control when you can do something you can control: switch to one of the dish services. Now I'm hearing the same bitching about NFL Network, which is offered by both dish services.

I get Dish Network because I couldn't care less about getting NFL Season Ticket, which you only can get on DirecTV.

Regarding HD programming, Dish is much better than DirecTV.

 

[dixiehack]

I've found that Dish Network is better and that you get more for your money. They don't force you into "digital cable" crap in order to get the sports packages. If I wanted to, I could get the lowest level of programming and still get Center Ice and Extra Innings.

It's amazing how much bitching I hear from cable subscribers about not getting ESPNU. Why ***** about what you can't control when you can do something you can control: switch to one of the dish services. Now I'm hearing the same bitching about NFL Network, which is offered by both dish services.

I get Dish Network because I couldn't care less about getting NFL Season Ticket, which you only can get on DirecTV.

Regarding HD programming, Dish is much better than DirecTV.

Is Dish still blocking Versus?

 

[Pastor]

I'd rather have ESPN Deportes than ESPNU. I could give **** all about amateur college athletes.

I have Comcast and don't honestly understand the complaints with them. They almost always have the channels that I have wanted faster than their competition.

 

[ondeadline]

Is Dish still blocking Versus?

No, OLN and Dish reached a deal late last NHL season, so Versus is offered on Dish now.