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zonk7ate9
May 5, 2009 5:41 PM
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Comcast may screw over it's customers, but BofA helped #%!& up the economy.

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Anonymous
May 5, 2009 8:34 PM
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@zonk7ate9:

here's why the economy is screwed. BofA gets me to consolidate my loans with them in April, in October after the promo rate is gone they jack up my rate to 26.7%, in February they buy my mortgage and start charging outrageous fees for days paid after the 5th of the month (my old servicer was free before the 15th). I loath BofA and with good reason. They can keep milking me for all I'm worth, and I'm legally bound to pay them and I will until I declare bankrupcy next month, vacate my home, and watch that house go up for auction \"upside down\". Then they'll be left holding the bag because they treated me like I'm an endless pit of money.

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briansaysdie
May 5, 2009 6:50 PM
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fuck comcast

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UnicornMaster
May 5, 2009 7:17 PM
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@briansaysdie: at least with BofA you have a choice to bank elsewhere, and they could be worse (WaMu?)

Comcast blows. No direct competitors = no other options.

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jdmba
May 5, 2009 5:41 PM
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Hey - at least Bank of America doesn't promise to handle your deposit; only to call you later and say that they couldn't but they can reschedule their next try a week from next thursday!

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carlogesualdo
May 5, 2009 6:31 PM
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@jdmba: No...BoA will at least handle your deposit promptly and then MAYBE they'll let you have access to it a week from next Thursday! How 'bout that? Assuming they don't have to shut off your account access altogether because your PO Box doesn't pass muster with their interpretation of the Patriot Act. Huh.

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johnva
May 5, 2009 7:34 PM
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@carlogesualdo: They always release my deposits after about 2 days.

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Yokai Monsters Spook Warfare
May 5, 2009 7:39 PM
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@johnva: When I was at BoA it would sometimes take up to 10 BUSINESS days, depending on the amount.

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johnva
May 5, 2009 7:42 PM
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@Yokai Monsters Spook Warfare: Well, your experience has been different than mine then. I'm guessing that has to do with how \"risky\" they think you or your deposit are.

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MostlyHarmless
May 5, 2009 5:42 PM
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BoA already had its turn. Its time we gave Comcast its chance. Thats throttling we can believe in.

I voted for BoA though.

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zonk7ate9
May 5, 2009 5:47 PM
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@Lucifer_Cat: Yea, they won last year, but that doesn't mean they suck anyless this year. It's not like it matters though because AIG should stomp whoever comes out of this battle.


Those MBS that AIG insured were worthy of a triple A rating and they knew it. As a result when they eventually had to pay out claims on them they didn't have the cash, so we had to give them ~180 billion.

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zonk7ate9
May 5, 2009 5:48 PM
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@zonk7ate9: That should read weren't worthy.


When will we have the ability to edit comments? Even if it's like for 5 minutes.

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MostlyHarmless
May 5, 2009 5:57 PM
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@zonk7ate9: Indeed. But I like how Comcast and Walmart are very evil, but just not evil enough to win in tough times. I suppose even in relatively better times, people still have \"Some Big Event\" going on, where they can unload on an otherwise un-noticed company.

I know who won last time... was there WCIA before that? I only started reading this in early 2008.

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CoarseLive
May 5, 2009 5:47 PM
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BOA deserves this.

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privateer
May 5, 2009 5:48 PM
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As long as Comcast keeps sending out subcontractors that want to dig and cut and gouge and destroy at will with no mercy or remorse, they deserve to be labeled the worst company EVER. Frank Eliason's efforts are valiant, but it's a drop of holy water in Lucifer's natatorium.

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joebobfunguy
May 5, 2009 5:50 PM
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Poor kids are dying in Africa because of BOA. Everyone got screwed by BOA whether we liked it or not. No one makes you do business with Comcast. There's always satellite or dsl.

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sporks
May 6, 2009 2:51 AM
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@joebobfunguy: Totally. And I've never experienced the so-called shittiness of Comcast, since I have a choice between Cox and AT&T in my city. AT&T screwed me over when I lived in a rural area, but Cox has at least tried to provide consistent service, albeit with the flaws of basically every other company that provides service.

The first time I saw a Comcast truck was when I was on the East coast, because they don't serve my area. It's the exact same shit, different companies. AT&T does it, Cox does it, Time Warner Cable does it, Comcast does it.

BofA meanwhile, screws us all even if we don't do business with them. I can choose to use my nice and lovely credit union, but when I leave my city I may not have the ability to avoid a BofA ATM if my credit union doesn't have no-fee ATMs in the area. When I wanted to set up a debit card for my account, my bank made me the card on site, walked me through using online banking, and made sure I knew what potential fees I might face. Maybe it's because I'm just a college-aged kid that they expect to overdraw my account, but they made sure I knew what I was doing with my money. BofA also had a part in the massive fuckup of the economy, and it's still impacting me. I don't have a mortgage, but I do have student loans, so I still get screwed in the end.

If Comcast wins over AIG I will lose faith in the readers.

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Papa Midnight
May 5, 2009 6:31 PM
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No one makes you do business with Comcast. There's always satellite or dsl.

@joebobfunguy: Are you seriously making this comment with a serious face?

I mean, Comcast only has a monopoly in 33% of America. Then in other markets, there's Time Warner, and in other markets, there's Charter.

I ask you again, did you make this comment with a serious face or are you just trolling?

I'll even go so far as to take this back to '99
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Have a nice day

[danzarrella.com]

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lannister80
May 5, 2009 6:28 PM
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@joebobfunguy: Satellite, lol. Yeah, I love 5000ms ping times.

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INsano
May 5, 2009 5:51 PM
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Bank of America does what it's meant to do fairly consistently: fee and interest you to death while holding your money. Comcast only occasionally does what it's meant to do.

Bank of America as a bank is of course intrinsically evil, but Comcast is the far worse of a company.

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What The Geek
May 5, 2009 5:55 PM
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BofA never actually lost my money, where as comcast, on several occasions, has done just that.

On the other hand, BofA did help run the economy into the ground.... tough choice.

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logicalnoise
May 5, 2009 5:58 PM
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picked comcast because BoA isn't a imposed monopoly in many areas.

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JGKojak
May 5, 2009 6:02 PM
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I think AIG well represents the financial sector- Comcast can represent the poor service/monopoly sector- that'll be quite a showdown.


If I'm Comcast and I lose to AIG, maybe I need to rethink my brand a little?

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Underpants Gnome
May 5, 2009 6:04 PM
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BOA froze my line of credit, comcast just over-charges me. go BoA!

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Radi0logy
May 5, 2009 6:13 PM
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Oh boy, here we go. Cue the 100s of teenagers whining that Comcast is a monopoly, because the only other options they have are HughesNet Satellite, DeepBlue Satellite, T1, T3, Fiberoptics and 40 different variations of dial-up. Damn you and your monopoly Comcast!!!

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rondalescott
May 5, 2009 11:40 PM
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@Radi0logy: You, sir, are deliberately twisting the definition of \"competition,\" and are front-loading your twisted assertion with the idea that anyone who disagrees with you is a \"teenager.\" Badly done.

The broadband delivery methods you mention are vastly different in cost, ability, and intent, as has already been ably pointed out by your other responders, in addition to the fact that those choices are hardly available to the majority of residential customers. In my case, I have access to cable and vanilla dialup. This is akin to the choice between a skateboard and your aforementioned Toyota.

Comcast is a broadband monopoly in many areas, and offer commensurately poor service.

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Radi0logy
May 6, 2009 1:05 PM
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@rondalescott: @Guvmint_Cheese: First of all, if you cannot get satellite service because your apartment wont let you/you have a tree in YOUR yard blocking sight/etc.etc., that isn't Comcast's fault! I really don't get why this is so hard to understand. Blame your apartment, blame your trees, whatever. Satellite IS a valid alternative to broadband, both in price and speed. It IS available everywhere. Stop nitpicking the small deficiencies (oh! the latency is slightly higher! the throughput is slightly lower!), everything has advantages and disadvantages.

Coincidentally, cable vs dialup is not a comparison between a skateboard and a toyota, as much as that helps your argument sound valid. It is the difference between a toyota and... yep! An older Toyota. Dialup works just fine for millions of people. You can browse the web. You can play online games. You can even *gasp* download stuff! You just have to arrange your time better, schedule appropriate blocks for different tasks, and play games that don't require twitching.

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Guvmint_Cheese
May 6, 2009 3:31 PM
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@Radi0logy: Actually, it's not my yard but my neighbor across the street's yard. He'd have to cut down a lot of very old trees that I'm sure he likes in order for me to gain line of sight to either DISH or Directv. So again, satellite is NOT a valid alternative for me. Comcast is a monopoly for me, and I'm certain, for many others.

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rondalescott
May 6, 2009 3:29 PM
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@Radi0logy: \"It is the difference between a toyota and... yep! An older Toyota. Dialup works just fine for millions of people. You can browse the web. You can play online games. You can even *gasp* download stuff! You just have to arrange your time better, schedule appropriate blocks for different tasks, and play games that don't require twitching.\"

Wow, even a *gasp* in there for emphasis. Your rhetorical skills dazzle.

You really want to make the Toyota analogy work, but it is just fail. Tell me what real life activities one has access to using a brand new Toyota but is completely prevented from performing using an older Toyota? Driving to work? No. Getting groceries? No. Weekend at the beach? Nope. And older Toyota... might look worse. That's it. It's otherwise a fully functional equivalent to its newer counterpart.

The broadband/dialup dichotomy is an actual gating, limiting break across which many internet activities do not translate and they are by no means equivalent. I mean, hell, why not just call someone with Internet access and have them read you the web page over the phone? Why not learn Morse Code and get someone to translate for you via your ham radio? Smoke signals, anyone?

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Radi0logy
May 7, 2009 2:47 PM
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@rondalescott: Thanks for the sarcastic insults thrown in there, I think that means I'm winning the Internet by default. Not sure, I'll check the rules.

Regardless, pretending that appearance is the only difference between an older and a newer vehicle shows your difficulties in forwarding this argument. You know, just as well as I, that an older vehicle will have poorer gas mileage, require more maintenance, have fewer gadgets/nifty features/perks, and probably be overall cheaper. Ironically, perfectly mirroring the difference between dial-up and cable. Dial-up being less efficient, having more downtime, fewer bells and whistles, all while being cheaper than broadband.

Pretending that things don't function on dial-up is just poor logic. Everything functions. The convenience of high-speed (see! its right there in the name!!) is what you lose. No reason to even bother with your silly extreme arguments, as you know as well as I you put them there to prop up your faulty and poorly thought out argument.

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AustinTXProgrammer
May 5, 2009 6:23 PM
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@Radi0logy: I hope there is some sarcasm there.

T1 and certainly T3 were never positioned for residential use, and at a minimum of $200/mo (more like $450) are not competitive for residential internet access.

HughesNet is a non starter for serious internet use due to the speed of light. Change the laws of the universe and I would consider it a competitor.

Simply put many cable and phone companies are able to deliver Internet access in a competitive manner and not do it in the anti consumer ways of Comcast.

Fiberoptics is misplaced in your list, its an underlying technology that the phone companies and COMCAST use to deliver their products, even if not all the way to your residence.

In most areas you have two legitimate residential competitors, the phone company and the cable company. Cable got a huge lead because Coax has a much larger capacity (T3 uses Coax in its copper form by the way). The problem is that the cable companies were never even good at delivering their video products. I think most have gotten better, but they lack the communications focus.

As the phone companies try to get into television delivery it is fair to expect them to get just as bad.

Broadband internet will get more expensive as the legacy products stop subsidizing the network, but lets hope they don't put up more barriers to protect the legacy products.

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Radi0logy
May 5, 2009 6:30 PM
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@AustinTXProgrammer: Of course there was sarcasm. The main point was that Comcast haters dismiss Comcast as a monopoly for the simple reason that they don't LIKE the competition's product. It's akin to saying Toyota is a monopoly because I don't like the other cars out there. The relative differences in cost and speed of download/upload has no bearing on the fact that there is plenty of competition for Comcast in ALL areas of the United States, without exception.

Comcast may be a lot of things, but a monopoly they clearly are not.

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Guvmint_Cheese
May 5, 2009 8:38 PM
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@Radi0logy: They are a monopoly for me, because I have no line of sight to any of the satellite providers from my residence. So it's Comcast, or OTA TV or nothing. And I don't consider OTA actual competition.

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vladthepaler
May 5, 2009 6:22 PM
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@Radi0logy:

Most of those other options only apply if one moves to a different area. Calling dial-up competition for Comcast is like calling walking or swimming an alternative to air travel.

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Papa Midnight
May 5, 2009 6:35 PM
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@vladthepaler: To even get a 768k dsl line, you'd need to combine at least 14 Dial-Up lines, not discounting line noise, distance to the provider, etc.

@Radi0logy: T1, T3, SATELLITE?! Are you seriously saying these are viable solutions for competition? I mean, the cheapest of these 3 is only $224 dollars IF YOUR LUCKY and don't live in a rural area.

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Radi0logy
May 5, 2009 6:37 PM
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@Papa Midnight: Huh? Satellite can be had for under $50 a month. Much cheaper than DSL from Comcast.

Coincidentally, if you had been reading Consumerist recently you would have realized that broadband providers are pushing capped Internet service that could easily go over $150 a month for heavy users. When that happens, $200 a month for a T1 might seem like a bargain. Better get in now, while theres no waiting list!

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Eyebrows McGee (now with more baby!)
May 5, 2009 6:17 PM
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I'm going BofA because JUST YESTERDAY my card got declined and I called and found out my card number had been stolen and BofA had just sent me a new card (\"It's in the mail, you should get it soon!\") WITHOUT BOTHERING TO TELL ME IN THE FIRST PLACE ABOUT THE CARD THEFT. Just shutting down the account/number with no notice. Grrrrrrrr.

I asked the CSR, \"Don't you think it would have been nice if you guys had told ME you'd deactivated my account at some point?\"

His exactly reply was, \"Uh ... yeah.\"

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1234tu
May 5, 2009 6:27 PM
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@Eyebrows McGee (on Twitter: LPetelle):


WHY WHY WHY, in the name of all that is holy, would you do business with BofA when there are tons of local credit unions that will provide better service for low or no fees, and pay you a reasonable interest rate? If you find the right credit union a real person will even answer when you dial the phone. Most CU's have government insurance - so the only diff. is that you get better service, keep more of your own money, and the people running the CU make 6 figures rather than 8.

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tbax929
May 5, 2009 9:31 PM
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@1234tu:


I left B of A for a credit union two years ago. And I just closed my CU account to go to Wells Fargo. For all the ravings I read on here about CU's, my experience was TERRIBLE. I was assured I could use any CU ATM w/o a fee. Not true. The other CU charged me a fee, but my CU would not. That's a big help.


Then their bill pay service screwed up a payment which resulted in my Quest phone line almost getting shut off for non-payment. When I called to have the matter investigated, they wanted to charge ME to investigate THEIR ERROR.


Finally, they shut off my check card w/o warning because of a \"security breach\" and didn't bother calling me.


Fuck credit unions.

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rondalescott
May 5, 2009 11:44 PM
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@tbax929: \"Fuck credit unions.\"

Do you also hate all black people because of that time you got in an argument with a black guy? Excellent logic, well applied.

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Eyebrows McGee (now with more baby!)
May 5, 2009 7:58 PM
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@1234tu: What's that phrase about \"assume\"?

1) My primary bank IS a credit union. I'm one of the CU fanatics who always shrieks \"CREDIT UNION!\" in banking threads.

2) I have fled BofA repeatedly. They keep buying my credit card companies. At this point, I've kind-of given up.

3) My primary credit card is an AmEx, with which I am very happy. This is my secondary card, a MasterCard through BofA, which we held on to because it's more than 10 years old, has a high credit line (both good for credit scores), a good rewards program, and serves as our backup for places that don't take AmEx.

Finally, I'm not really sure how you got the idea that I *bank* with BofA when my entire post was about a CREDIT CARD. And finally squared, I'm still entitled to reasonable customer service, EVEN IF I'm stuck with a megabank for whatever reason. And reasonable customer service would seem to include letting customers know when you shut off their freaking credit card because someone's committing fraud.

(And finally cubed, while I have access to an excellent credit union, not everyone does.)

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johnva
May 5, 2009 7:25 PM
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@1234tu: BoA doesn't charge me any fees.

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Guvmint_Cheese
May 5, 2009 8:01 PM
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@johnva: You might not be charged fees, but I bet the interest rate on your checking account (if you get anything at all) won't touch a CU. Same with savings accounts. My CU pays over 6% on the first $500 in each, and then a good rate after that amount. I used to bank with Wamu and never got a dime on my checking account. The APR on the Visa credit card through my CU is currently 6.9%. How's B of A?

As for this vote, it wasn't close for me. Comcast, FTW. They are a monopoly for me because satellite isn't an option (too many trees) and FIOS is not available. So they jack up my rates every year, and forced me to use their stupid digital converter box for extended basic, which doesn't get HD.

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johnva
May 5, 2009 8:05 PM
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@Guvmint_Cheese: I don't keep much money in checking, so I don't really care about the interest rate. The difference is negligible, and more than made up for, for me, by the convenience of the huge number of BoA ATM locations. Savings I keep in different banks that actually pay me a good rate (although BoA actually does have some savings accounts that pay really good rates...they just aren't the ones that they advertise and give you if you just go in and ask to open a savings account. They are affiliate accounts, etc).

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Guvmint_Cheese
May 5, 2009 8:32 PM
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@johnva: To each his own. But FWIW, checking interest has added up for me. I only keep enough in checking to pay the bills every month with a little extra cushion, and I made about $60 on it last year.

Also, the CU ATM's in my area are surcharge free for any CU customer, so I can go to any of them as if they were my own. In addition, all ATM's in 7-11 convenience stores are free too. So there's about 10 of them within a 10 mile radius of my house versus one B of A and one WAMU/Chase. I've been exclusively CU for about 4 years, and have never paid an ATM surcharge.

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johnva
May 5, 2009 9:21 PM
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@Guvmint_Cheese: Well, I would seriously consider moving if I wasn't happy with BoA. But I am, in general. They've never done most of the things I hear people complain about them doing to me.

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laserjobs
May 5, 2009 6:40 PM
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Bank of America for holding the USA hostage and screwing us out of trillions.

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YamiNoSenshi
May 5, 2009 6:44 PM
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Comcast ahead by 8% as of 2:45. Not what I expected at all.

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mbgrabbe
May 5, 2009 6:56 PM
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BoA is a just another cog in the financial wheel of doom; though its admittedly a very very large cog.

Comcast is unique. They're the definition of price-gouging, money-hungry mega-corporation. They aggressively smash out competition, they treat customers like crap, they poorly communicate service outages, and they just generally have no idea how to run a consumer-friendly business. I will vote for them and vote for them until they finally realize that money is NOT everything and that treating people with dignity and respect isn't just a business expense. It's an investment in your company's public perception and ultimately its long-term financial success.

WE ARE THE MARKET AND WE WILL DESTROY YOU IF DO NOT CHANGE.

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mbgrabbe
May 5, 2009 7:04 PM
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@mbgrabbe: And I screwed up my punchline, doh...

WE ARE THE MARKET, AND WE WILL DESTROY YOU IF YOU DO NOT CHANGE.

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RStui
May 5, 2009 8:22 PM
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@mbgrabbe: All well and good, but until you're willing to suck it up and stop sending them money, they WILL NOT CHANGE.


This is like those stupid \"Don't buy gas on Monday! If we all do this, it will hit them hard\" BS that goes around.


Change your consumption. Otherwise, they will continue to not give a sh*t about your outrage.

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G13
May 5, 2009 7:00 PM
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As a BoA and former Comcast customer, I can say that both of these companies are equally despicable.

Prior to BoA, I was a LaSalle Bank (ABN Amro) customer and had no problems. Back then, if I wanted to, I could walk into a bank and talk to a teller or account manager and get information and money orders and cash my checks for free. Now, if I walk into a BoA, it's like pulling teeth just trying to get to talk to anyone and for a money order it's $6!???? I can't even talk about loan information, I have to go online to fill out the application, which incidentally doesn't work.

As far as Comcast goes, I've had them at a couple of apartments and homes in different cities over the last few years and I can honestly say I've spent half of that on the phone with Customer Service or Tech Support for one reason or another. I've had issues with the lines (they've swapped out the lines at 3 different locations I've lived at.. even after the lines had just been laid down the previous year). I've had issues with the cable box and modem (more than I care to count). And I've had waaaay too many problems with billing, to the point where I had to go into the local head office, stand in line for up to 45 minutes and then spend another hour trying to explain in plain English that I was being overcharged for services. I even had them put a note on my account that they kept overlooking each time. As soon as AT&T Uverse came into town I switched and didn't look back.

Although BoA is a bad bank, my personal experiences with Comcast have me voting for them.

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theblackdog
May 5, 2009 7:12 PM
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BofA, because their incompetence could have gotten me audited and fined by the IRS, not to mention their system of issuing debit cards is rather stupid

1. The teller mis-entered some savings bonds I cashed as something else. I call up in early February asking for my 1099-INT, their customer service person directs me to a phone number for the US Dept. of the Treasury that tells me about current bond rates and how to buy them (script keywords FTL!). I twitter their guy, and after two weeks of calls and digging through records, they finally find the transaction and discover their mistake. If I had not raised a stink and they found it later, then I would have been in trouble with the IRS for not reporting my income accurately.

2. Despite canceling my accounts with them in December, I still received a new debit card. I called their customer service and learned that even though I closed my checking account, they didn't close the debit card linked to it. How dumb can you make your systems that when someone closes their accounts, they don't close an associated debit card with them? That card hit the shredder when I got home.

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The_Legend
May 5, 2009 7:16 PM
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Must be all of those BoA folks on their lunch hour pumping up the Comcast score. Considering BoA is nationwide, and Comcast is regional....and how BoA in all its incarnations has been and will be evil. I vote BoA, the carpetbagging bankers over the local cable operators.

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johnva
May 5, 2009 7:29 PM
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@The_Legend: BoA doesn't screw everyone...only a minority. Comcast screws over everyone that is their customer, at least on pricing and customer service. I bet there are more disgruntled Comcast customers than disgruntled BoA customers. Personally, I HATE Comcast and have had no problems with BoA in over 10 years of banking with them.

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tbax929
May 5, 2009 9:33 PM
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@johnva:


Agreed. If you don't like B of A, don't bank with them. I hate Comcast and am stuck with them, unless I move somewhere else. No line of site for satellite.

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kylere
May 5, 2009 7:19 PM
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BoA is run by idiots, Comcast is run by the FRAKING DEVIL. No contest.

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NotHellTempest
May 5, 2009 10:51 PM
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@kylere: Exactly what I was thinking, lol.

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3drage
May 5, 2009 7:30 PM
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Never had a problem with Comcast, you people are insane.

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rondalescott
May 5, 2009 11:51 PM
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@3drage: Yes. Correct. Everyone who asserts that they have had a problem with Comcast is, by definition, \"insane.\"

It is not possible that they could have had any problems with Comcast, because you have, and I quote, \"Never had a problem with Comcast.\" Therefore, they believe something that is demonstrably untrue and which also could never be true under any stretch of the imagination. Insanity.

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SanDiegoDude
May 5, 2009 7:55 PM
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Nope. You sir are an exception to the rule!

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May 5, 2009 8:40 PM
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BoA helped ruin the economy and allows companies like Comcast to exist. No contest. Nobody needs cable, but people need banks.

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Exek
May 5, 2009 9:02 PM
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crapcastic

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nforcer
May 5, 2009 9:43 PM
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I'm also going to throw in a remark for Comcast.

First, as I've said before, nobody forces you to choose Comcast. People can moan and whine \"waaah cable monopoly\" but there are alternatives for EVERYTHING that Comcast offers, no matter where you are. How many people here voted for Comcast because it's a \"monopoly,\" hmm? Monopoly and evil are not synonymous.

Second, I haven't had any problems with Comcast. Ever. People seem to have this inborn hate for a company based on what they hear. Rule of thumb: Unsatisfied people are much more vocal than satisfied ones. You're going to hear more bad stories than good ones. I've never, ever had a problem. I haven't been throttled, I haven't been sent any letters, our household isn't being gouged price-wise, and when I move into a campus apartment next year, I will gladly choose an internet/TV package with Comcast over offerings from AT&T or DirecTV (and I've compared prices too... guess which ones are more expensive?).

Third, we ALL got screwed over by BofA as American citizens. \"Oh, here you go, Bank of America and Merrill Lynch! Sure, you can take my money that I earned with my own valuable time and effort! No, it's not a problem that you were greedy and gave out loans you couldn't afford to give, we'll help you out.\" That's certainly not the attitude I take towards these banks, but all of you that don't deal with either and voted Comcast may as well have said the above.

C'mon, guys.

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rondalescott
May 5, 2009 11:58 PM
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@nforcer: \"First, as I've said before, nobody forces you to choose Comcast. People can moan and whine \"waaah cable monopoly\" but there are alternatives for EVERYTHING that Comcast offers, no matter where you are.\"

Your assertion is incorrect. I have no other way of obtaining broadband internet service than Comcast. Neither satellite nor dialup are viable alternatives. If you're defining the product as \"web pages\" then I suppose you have a point. However, that would be similar to defining a single-speaker transistor AM radio and a Bose stereo system playing back vinyl as equivalent ways of listening to music.

Vote for BofA, but don't do it under false assumptions.

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johnva
May 5, 2009 9:51 PM
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@nforcer: If people are just repeating all the bad things they hear about Comcast, why is Comcast always consistently near the top of these WCIA contests? Maybe it's because Comcast is doing something to deserve it.

And on the taxpayer money thing, my understanding may be flawed, but I thought that BoA actually wasn't one of the worst offenders as far as getting deep in the subprime garbage. ML and Countrywide, which were purchased by BoA AFTER they screwed up and went down in flames, were, but BoA itself was not nearly as bad as either of those two as far as needing government assistance. As far as national megabanks go, Citibank is a far more deserving target of hate.

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Fresh-Fest-1986
May 5, 2009 9:51 PM
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Seriously, we fed BoA tax dollars by the billions. Comcast might throttle your internet if you go over 250 gigs with BT.


Thats a tough one.

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Galactica
May 5, 2009 11:02 PM
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This thing is still going on?

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fatcop
May 5, 2009 11:03 PM
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Screw BOA and their catering to the illegal alien market.

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AgitatedDot
May 5, 2009 11:41 PM
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Voted for BoA. I have a credit card with them but I have never used it. I never had to deal with Comcast but I work in the cable industry.

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Anonymous
May 6, 2009 2:43 AM
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Until recently I was a BOA fan, but no more... Gold Options Loan requires an approval ANY time you need funds. Borrowed a chunk and paid it back quickly and now they just cut my limit. The loan officer was also rude so that's 3 strikes... I'm out, bye-bye!!

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Anonymous
May 6, 2009 4:00 AM
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I think American Express deserved this very dubious honor. However, between B of A, a bunch of greedy, godless bankers and Comcast, a group of greedy, godless incompetants, Comcast wins hands down.

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theblackdog
May 6, 2009 1:23 PM
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It's being reported that BofA needs another 34 *billion* in capital based on the govt. stress test, and guess who gets to find that?

Hope we all enjoy getting no tax refunds next yerar.

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Customer_Service_Slave
May 6, 2009 3:16 PM
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This poll was not fair to Comcast and BOA. They both received a terrible matchup. It's like the Lakers Vs. the Celtics in the conference championships.


I'm strongly confident that if it were Comcast Vs. Ticketmaster and BOA vs. AIG, Comcast and BOA would prevail in to the finals.


The grandest day ever would have been from the beginning, the government agreeing to give bailout money to all banks with the exception of BOA. Because of your poor business model, we are allowing you to fail.

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