Thanks for that "helpful" estimate Xfinity... :eyeroll: The least useful thing you could have provided in lieu of an actual estimate. And this is the third page "Network damage" in the past week. Are the lines regularly being shelled or what?
#Xfinity
Xfinity using WiFi signals in your house to detect motion
https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/wifi-motion
#HackerNews #Xfinity #WiFi #Motion #Detection #Home #Technology #Smart #Home #Innovation #Connectivity
Weekly output: Mark Vena podcast, Verizon customer service, AI fair use, Comcast ditches data caps, Aurora’s autonomous trucks, age verification for porn sites, Universal Service Fund, Trump tariffs
The first half of this year is almost in the books, which means I’m thinking of a few longer pieces that I’d meant to have seen published and paid for by now but instead have yet to start writing.
Patreon readers got an extra post from me this week: a recap of how Uber rides in Mexico City helped me realize how much trouble cheap Chinese EVs are going to cause for Tesla.
6/23/2025: Ep 112 SmartTechCheck Podcast — Apple WWDC 25, Apple Intelligence, OpenAI device, Trump phone, Mark Vena
I suggested that this podcast cover the exercise in commercialized cult worship that is Trump Mobile. Two days after we recorded the show, that site’s description of the T1 phone that it plans to sell changed from “proudly made right here in the USA” to “brought to life right here in the USA.”
6/24/2025: Verizon Touts Upgraded Customer Service Push: Will It Make a Difference?, PCMag
Put me down as a skeptic of the difference that customer service can make in broadband: I can’t remember when I last called either my wireless carrier or my Internet provider for help.
6/24/2025: Judge: It’s Fair Use to Train AI on Books You Bought, But Not Ones You Pirated, PCMag
I found this case interesting for two reasons: It did not involve any claims of AI plagiarism and it allowed for a distinction between training AI models on purchased content and training it on pirated material. That last point should have Silicon Valley nervious, since so many large firms–hi, Meta–could not resist taking that copyright-infringing shortcut.
6/26/2025: Comcast’s New Plans Dump the Data Caps, PCMag
This is a post I have wanted to be able to write for years. I guess seeing enough subscribers flee for unlimited-data offerings of fiber and fixed-wireless services had a persuasive effect on Comcast’s management that my own posts denouncing this exercise in abuse of market power did not.
6/27/2025: Aurora hits a self-driving trucking milestone, Fast Company
One of my editors suggested that Aurora launching commercial deliveries via its self-driving trucks meant it was time to revisit the company I’d profiled for Fast Co. last summer. Conveniently enough, Aurora’s president Ossa Fisher was one of the speakers at Web Summit Vancouver, allowing me to interview her IRL during that conference.
6/27/2025: Sorry, Pornhub Fans: Supreme Court Upholds Texas Age-Verification Law, PCMag
I had this case on my list of opinions to look for on the Supreme Court’s site Friday morning, with an idea that my lede would have to reference Avenue Q’s “The Internet Is For Porn” regardless of the outcome. I’m surprised nobody else seems to have gone with that. After publication, my editor added statements about the decision from a few interested parties.
6/27/2025: That ‘Universal Service Charge’ on Your Phone Bill Isn’t Going Away, PCMag
As I was working on a post about the Texas case, I saw this opinion pop up and realized that I should write about that as well. In the hours that passed, my inbox accumulated comments from a variety of groups–including telecom trade associations that in other scenarios want the government to butt out–applauding this decision.
6/28/2025: For Electronics Makers in Latin America, the Roller-Coaster Ride Is Worse Than Just Paying a High Tariff, PCMag
I started writing this piece from my hotel in Mexico City hours before my departure and then needed another week to check with NielsenIQ to see if they had any stats about the effects of tariffs on the country and then find time to finish and file the thing.
#ageVerification #AITraining #Anthropic #Aurora #autonomousTrucks #autonomousVehicles #Comcast #ComcastDataCaps #copyright #dataCaps #ElectronicsHomeMexico #FirstAmendment #LLMs #MarkVena #podcast #SupremeCourt #tariffs #UniversalServiceFund #USF #VerizonCustomerService #VerizonSupport #Vz #Xfinity
JR Motorsports has unveiled a unique half-and-half livery for Shane van Gisbergen and Connor Zilisch for the upcoming Chicago street race.
Looks like Xfinity is giving me Peacock again for free
I haven't used it since the last time it was free 🤔
When you think about it, seems like a no-brainer to give to existing cable customers so that they eventually transition to streaming. It also helps their streaming subscription numbers.
Get Peacock Premium Free With Xfinity Gig-Speed Internet
SVG rewarded Trackhouse for its patience 🙏
#motorsport #racing #cars #nascar #xfinity #xfinityseries #shanevangisbergen #svg
Xfinity 'This Week Only: Squid Game Season One' commercial
#Xfinity #abancommercials #commercial Video Xfinity 'This Week Only: Squid Game Season One' commercial, actor, actress, girl, cast, song
https://abancommercials.com/xfinity/-aposthis-week-only-squid-game-season-one-apos-commercial/275095/
Xfinity Lil Dicky - Boom Boom Boom commercial
#Xfinity #abancommercials #commercial Video Xfinity Lil Dicky - Boom Boom Boom commercial, actor, actress, girl, cast, song
https://abancommercials.com/xfinity/lil-dicky-boom-boom-boom-commercial/274873/
PSA: NEVER EVER use Xfinity mobile as your cell provider! I initially switched to them when I left my job to try and save money. In fairness it was a substantial amount less than my plan at the time.
However it was absolutely not worth it! Their app is so broken It was almost impossible to see or change details, including canceling my plan and transferring out. But the worst of it was it was unreliable. I missed out on an opportunity for what was likely as close to a dream job for me because my phone didn't ring when they called to set up an interview and didn't notify me in any way that a call was missed or a voicemail was left. I basically cold called my voicemail to find out.
But by the time I figured this out they had already filled the position the day before. I am still unemployed and my financial situation isn't great. This was a dagger to the heart. Especially because it was a job I really really wanted. I didn't even get the chance to interview for it, not because the opportunity wasn't there but because my phone service was unreliable. I didn't even get to shoot my shot.
Xfinity 'Major League Baseball: Best Seat in the House' commercial
#Xfinity #abancommercials #commercial Video Xfinity 'Major League Baseball: Best Seat in the House' commercial, actor, actress, girl, cast, song
https://abancommercials.com/xfinity/-aposmajor-league-baseball-best-seat-house-apos-commercial/274335/
Xfinity Rewards Kicks Off ‘Summer of Movies’ With Free Peacock, $1 Rentals, and a Trip to Universal
Going on 30 hours without reliable internet. Cellular service is sketchy and the aluminum siding on my house isn’t doing me any favors. #xfinity #rurallife #devhell
Xfinity texted that they wanted to "upgrade" my router but didn't explain why I needed a new one; the old one was working fine.
Anyway, I decided to accept the offer.
They shipped the new router to my house last week & I just installed it today. It was a surprisingly simple & trouble free process.
Just need to return the old router now.
Don't need to visit the Comcast store near by house to do this because they provided a return UPS label.
Easy, peasy . . .
Beats the hell out of what I had to do to install new router before. 😊
Xfinity 'Boomtown: Moving Confession' commercial
#Xfinity #abancommercials #commercial Video Xfinity 'Boomtown: Moving Confession' commercial, actor, actress, girl, cast, song
https://abancommercials.com/xfinity/-aposboomtown-moving-confession-apos-commercial/274027/
Xfinity 'Change: Five Year Price Guarantee' commercial
#Xfinity #abancommercials #commercial Video Xfinity 'Change: Five Year Price Guarantee' commercial, actor, actress, girl, cast, song
https://abancommercials.com/xfinity/-aposchange-five-year-price-guarantee-apos-commercial/273850/
Comcast Xfinity notified me that they changed my unlimited Internet plan to $25 per 50 GB unless I upgrade my plan. I was already paying $138 per month for 1 Gb download and ~100 Mb upload.
I just switched to EarthLink, which is a wrapper around local AT&T fiber optics. I'm now paying $80 per month for a symmetric 1 Gb optical connection with an option to upgrade to symmetric 5 Gb for $200 per month.
I'm grateful I have options here in Santa Cruz, CA, USA.
#internet #isp #monopoly #utilities #comcast #xfinity #earthlink #atandt #santacruz #santacruzca #santacruzcausa
Xfinity Comcast/XFINITY 'Booming: How's the Wifi?' commercial
#Xfinity #abancommercials #commercial Video Xfinity Comcast/XFINITY 'Booming: How's the Wifi?' commercial, actor, actress, girl, cast, song
https://abancommercials.com/xfinity/comcastxfinity-aposbooming-how-aposs-wifi-apos-commercial/273428/
My xfinity cable tv stopped working Thursday morning. After a few calls from xfinity to troubleshoot it, it was determined to not be a technical issue, but a box issue. They said to turn it in, get a new one, plug it in and it will work. Well guess what, it doesn't. They even cancelled my tech that was coming out tomorrow.
So now I have to go through the hassle of their customer service again to get a tech scheduled. Complete bullshit.
Do people recommend Roku?
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