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Thanks for the link. Sounds like Time Warner's Customer Service is more astute than Comcast's. Big surprise. There are 272+ posts on this thread...You'd think that would be a wake-up call. ... View more

There is a monopoly dimension in this issue which no authority wishes to touch. I recommend writing to the FCC and your local cable commission. Cable is regulated locally by local government. I have written to the Boston Cable Office and received no reply yet. I intend to write a second email and call to follow up. Since you cannot choose an alternative hardwire coaxial broadband cable provider in most markets, this is unfair trade practice. Perhaps the FTC should also be contacted. If the laws were changed to grant access to all coaxial cable lines to all cable providers everywhere, this issue wouldn't exist. There would be real competition. Verizon Fios is not an option in homes that are not wired for DSL-fiberoptics. Why should a person have to rewire their house to access content that is already in their coaxial cable? ... View more

Cable TV is regulated at the city/local level. Here in Boston we have 2 cable providers, Comcast and RCN, which serve different parts of the city. It's a hold-over from how cable was first placed in neighborhoods. The two cable companies have fought in court to prevent the cables from being used for choice between providers within the city. So, you're stuck on one side of the city with Comcast or RCN and no choice, even though the cables are capable of running both. RCN offers ROKU streaming of HBO Go. Comcast doesn't, but, as a ROKU user, I don't have the option of just switching to RCN. I think this is ridiculous. Where are all these free-market technology people when this happens? I suggest that you contact your local government cable commission about the ROKU issue. I have. ... View more

The HBO On Demand on my Comcast-Xfinity DOES NOT INCLUDE everything that is included on HBOGO. This sucks. I use ROKU and HBOGO at a friend's house. He has RCN cable. It is an extensive On Demand catalogue of old and new HBO content that is NEVER available on HBO On Demand. Yes, folks, Comcast-Xfinity is not providing equivalent service to other cable providers Complain.Xfinity is charging just as much or more for less service...again. It is getting too big. ... View more