[Elecraft] HELP! XFINITY SHUT OFF INTERNET DUE TO HAM ANTENNAS

[Phil Kane]

On 10/21/2021 1:10 PM, Ron Bell via Elecraft wrote:

> Unless you have no alternatives, find another ISP.  Comcast is not a great
> or consumer focused company.  If you have a lot of time and energy, you can
> fight this and may win.  If you dont have Verizon or an alternative wireline
> company in your area, look into Starlink, still in Beta but I am hearing
> great reviews from those who have it.

All well and good in an ideal situation, but knowing the area that Eric 
lives in (Silicon Valley) there are all sorts of "alternatives" that may 
be  available but in reality are vendors based on getting service (as it 
is popularly called "bandwidth") from Comcast and/or Verizon "behind the 
curtain".

Up here (suburban Portland) I did lots of research on features, service 
and reliability before settling on the Comcast bundle of internet, voice 
phone, and Xfinity cable.  Living in an already-wired apartment I didn't 
have much of a choice.  I was fortunate enough to talk the management 
into letting me put up my VHF/UHF j-poles - I didn't want to press my 
luck by having more wire/cable run in.

  I had (where did I put it?) the direct phone number of the regional 
service manager but fortunately never had to use it.  My one and only 
problem was resolved locally to my satisfaction the first time without 
"sturm und drang".

In sum - you get what you pay for.


73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
Elecraft K2/100   s/n 5402

 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon