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Re: Comcast internet speed improved with non-Comcast hardware

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Post by eru » Mon, Apr 03, 2017, 10:59 AM UTC

shaftway wrote: post #134

thomastjeffery wrote: post #103

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Every single Home Owner's Association should immediately die in a hole.

Honestly, I like mine. Let's see... - No palm trees: great, they're tacky as all hell, fall over too easily and people never maintain them so they fill up with rats - No tall screening trees: great, same basic reasons - No painting your house: great, there's always some idiot who wants a horribly clashing house - File for changes: not a big deal, if your stuff is in order it usually takes a couple days. - Can't leave…

> Not a huge deal, but I just drove over the plants and then claimed it was my neighbor doing it to get me in trouble.

Sounds pretty horrible.. Let me say, I am glad I am not your neighbour.

Re: Comcast internet speed improved with non-Comcast hardware

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Post by exelius » Mon, Apr 03, 2017, 11:00 AM UTC

dukeluke wrote: post #139

shaftway wrote: post #134

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Honestly, I like mine. Let's see... - No palm trees: great, they're tacky as all hell, fall over too easily and people never maintain them so they fill up with rats - No tall screening trees: great, same basic reasons - No painting your house: great, there's always some idiot who wants a horribly clashing house - File for changes: not a big deal, if your stuff is in order it usually takes a couple days. - Can't leave…

Why do you want to control what other people do to their houses? Is maintaining some sense of opulence so important to you that you would be willing to remove peoples' freedoms? Edit: to those downvoting me, could you please explain? I don't understand.

Basically people move out to the suburbs so they can have more control of the area around them.

Re: Comcast internet speed improved with non-Comcast hardware

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Post by gambiting » Mon, Apr 03, 2017, 11:24 AM UTC

If you are in the UK and using Virgin, the very first thing you should do is buy any router other than their garbage SuperHub 3.0. I was getting a ~50ms ping on LOCAL NETWORK, and weirdly high packet loss over internet, after complaining to virgin they sent me another router, was exactly the same - there's plenty of threads on their forums complaining about the same thing.

Just buy anything other than their own hardware and the connection is brilliant.

Re: Comcast internet speed improved with non-Comcast hardware

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Post by ajaimk » Mon, Apr 03, 2017, 11:45 AM UTC

I've had a similar experience with Comcast in the past. The biggest problem with using my own Modem is pretty much every time I call support, they blame it on my Modem. This includes the time when the cable wire outside the building was disconnected by one of their Techs who was working on the neighbor's connection.

Class actions against Comcast should be a dime a dozen.

Re: Comcast internet speed improved with non-Comcast hardware

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Post by trendia » Mon, Apr 03, 2017, 11:54 AM UTC

shaftway wrote: post #134

thomastjeffery wrote: post #103

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Every single Home Owner's Association should immediately die in a hole.

Honestly, I like mine. Let's see... - No palm trees: great, they're tacky as all hell, fall over too easily and people never maintain them so they fill up with rats - No tall screening trees: great, same basic reasons - No painting your house: great, there's always some idiot who wants a horribly clashing house - File for changes: not a big deal, if your stuff is in order it usually takes a couple days. - Can't leave…

Ah, so you're the one responsible for all the intrusive rules on what I can do with my house.

Re: Comcast internet speed improved with non-Comcast hardware

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Post by zymhan » Mon, Apr 03, 2017, 12:40 PM UTC

briandear wrote: post #133

spullara wrote: post #113

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Indeed. I became HOA president of my loft building as a defensive measure.

Great move! I wish more of us would run for government office as a defensive measure!

Look no further than POTUS.

Re: Comcast internet speed improved with non-Comcast hardware

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Post by smoyer » Mon, Apr 03, 2017, 12:42 PM UTC

shaftway wrote: post #134

thomastjeffery wrote: post #103

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Every single Home Owner's Association should immediately die in a hole.

Honestly, I like mine. Let's see... - No palm trees: great, they're tacky as all hell, fall over too easily and people never maintain them so they fill up with rats - No tall screening trees: great, same basic reasons - No painting your house: great, there's always some idiot who wants a horribly clashing house - File for changes: not a big deal, if your stuff is in order it usually takes a couple days. - Can't leave…

So you did have a beef with your HOA but chose to ignore the rules that you expect everyone else to follow? If I was your neighbor I'd be planting palm trees.

Re: Comcast internet speed improved with non-Comcast hardware

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Post by zymhan » Mon, Apr 03, 2017, 12:43 PM UTC

exelius wrote: post #142

dukeluke wrote: post #139

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why do you want to control what other people do to their houses? Is maintaining some sense of opulence so important to you that you would be willing to remove peoples' freedoms? Edit: to those downvoting me, could you please explain? I don't understand.

Basically people move out to the suburbs so they can have more control of the area around them.

...so they agree to give up their property rights to an undemocratically elected group?

Re: Comcast internet speed improved with non-Comcast hardware

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Apr 03, 2017, 12:43 PM UTC

exelius wrote: post #142

dukeluke wrote: post #139

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why do you want to control what other people do to their houses? Is maintaining some sense of opulence so important to you that you would be willing to remove peoples' freedoms? Edit: to those downvoting me, could you please explain? I don't understand.

Basically people move out to the suburbs so they can have more control of the area around them.

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Re: Comcast internet speed improved with non-Comcast hardware

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Post by Neliquat » Mon, Apr 03, 2017, 12:59 PM UTC

shaftway wrote: post #134

thomastjeffery wrote: post #103

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Every single Home Owner's Association should immediately die in a hole.

Honestly, I like mine. Let's see... - No palm trees: great, they're tacky as all hell, fall over too easily and people never maintain them so they fill up with rats - No tall screening trees: great, same basic reasons - No painting your house: great, there's always some idiot who wants a horribly clashing house - File for changes: not a big deal, if your stuff is in order it usually takes a couple days. - Can't leave…

I only regret HN guidelines prohibit me from properly expressing what a terrible spineless hack you are. I sincerely hope you grow out of it, the world needs less people like you. Have a nice day.