Comcast At Bottom of Customer-Service Rankings

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24. Over 40 years ago Comcast made sure I'd never be a customer of theirs

I lived in an apartment in a converted house and usually got great reception on my TV - but only at night when the Comcast cable system was off. There was a Comcast box on a pole outside my window that apparently leaked signal. Until 1 or 2 AM the interference from the Comcast cable system kept me from picking up anything other than the local CBS station. From then until 6 AM when Comcast came back on, I could pick up Atlanta and would watch TBS in the middle of the night.

When I called Comcast to complain, they were completely unsympathetic. They told me if I subscribed, I could get better reception - but they did not supply cable to the house I was living in and would NOT supply cable to that house, even though their cables passed right outside. When I continued to complain about the interference, their representative told me, "Well, since you are not a customer, we just don't care." And then they hung up on me.

As a result, I have NEVER subscribed to Comcast even though for decades they were the only cable system in town. I spent money on antennas and a lot of money on videos but never one cent on Comcast.

Over the years since I've subscribed to DirecTV, DISH and now PrismTV. But even if Comcast came out to where we are, I would tell them to fuck off and would never subscribe to their service - even if it meant no TV or internet!