Comcast network Transistion **problem thread**

[Linux23]

anyone on this forum that has comcast @home and is in the process of being switched to the new comcast.net network, please post your problems here!


I have been down for several days, using the AOL DSL service in the interim.
I also cannot get a hold of their tech support people, because they keep disconnecting my call. I can call at 3AM and still can't get through.

anyone else with similar issues??

 

[Utterman]

You may have a little more sucess at the dslreports.com comcast forum. Here is a link: http://www.dslreports.com/forum/comcast

 

[Schlocemus]

So far, no problems here for Comcast@Home, we'll see tho

 

[Linux23]

yeah, i'm on the DSLreports forum as well. just curious to see if any AT'ers had any problems.

 

[perry]

Damn. Wish you hadn't linked that forum, because I see confirmation of no newsgroups. That really, really, really sucks. I use em all the time. The third-party places are so damn expensive, because I do binary groups and text groups. When I get switched, I'm going to go on my own personal letter writing campaign.

 

[bcterps]

I live in NJ, and I had some minor problems with them. First of all, DO NOT INSTALL THAT CRAPPY SOFTWARE THAT THEY SEND YOU. They keep stating that you MUST install it for your connection to work, that is simply not true. I tried installing that crap and it fuxored up my computer really nicely, I had to go into safe mode and uninstall it. I have spoken to the Comcast tech guys about this one, they said the software does nothing except personalize IE and install other crappy programs. All you need is your new email info, and change the mail settings in your email program. The new mail server is mail.comcast.net, I believe the smtp server is smtp.comcast.net, either that or mail.comcast.net as well.

My server was officially switched over yesterday, all I had to do was power cycle my cable modem and it was fine, I dont think it matters what your Network ID is anymore, but I havent changed it.

--Ben

 

[Linux23]

<< I live in NJ, and I had some minor problems with them. First of all, DO NOT INSTALL THAT CRAPPY SOFTWARE THAT THEY SEND YOU. They keep stating that you MUST install it for your connection to work, that is simply not true. I tried installing that crap and it fuxored up my computer really nicely, I had to go into safe mode and uninstall it. I have spoken to the Comcast tech guys about this one, they said the software does nothing except personalize IE and install other crappy programs. All you need is your new email info, and change the mail settings in your email program. The new mail server is mail.comcast.net, I believe the smtp server is smtp.comcast.net, either that or mail.comcast.net as well.

My server was officially switched over yesterday, all I had to do was power cycle my cable modem and it was fine, I dont think it matters what your Network ID is anymore, but I havent changed it.

--Ben >>



i unfortunately had to install that CRAPPY software they sent me on my main computer, and it totally screwed me over. and to top it all off, i can't get rid of their Comcast branded IE and MS Outlook logo.

Does anyone know how to go back to the default IE6 spinning logo???

BTW, i still am using the old @home email servers because i still need access to my old email msgs. the new mail servers will not send your @home mail to the comcast.net email servers once you switch over.

 

[patrickj]

I'm in VA and have not yet been switched...hoping for the best though...I have verizon dsl as the other option though...

 

[Squisher]

Just switched tonight.........my biggest problem.


NO NEWSGROUPS...NO NEWSGROUPS....NO NEWSGROUPS!!!!!


This sucks I have never had an Isp w/o newsgroup access.

 

[novon]

well, I think I was transitioned. Everything is faster - 1500 up and 124K down with ATT is was 900/70

But what about newsgroups?

 

[Murpheeee]

Some of the @home news servers are still running, for now at least - try one of these:

news.adubn1.nj.home.com
news.stmfd1.ct.home.com
news.rct1.bc.wave.home.com
news.rdc1.az.home.com
news.rdc1.bc.home.com
news.rdc1.md.home.com
news.rdc1.on.wave.home.com
news.rdc1.pa.home.com
news.rdc1.sdca.home.com
news.rdc1.va.home.com
news.rdc2.ab.home.com

 

[Squisher]

Well, I was mediaone, so I doubt I could get into the @home news servers, and if I could how long is that going to last.

 

[Daniel]

I'm ok with no newsgroups cause its been awhile since I've used them, but the speed cap is what is going to piss me off to no end, inside of 6 months they will have increased my bill twice, capped my upload from 1 meg + to 128k and the download from 2800+ to sub 1500k, very lame.

 

[mithrandir2001]

I believe they are moving us Philly Comcast@Home users late in February. Still 100% with @Home.

 

[Squisher]

Email problem solved


Used,

24.153.64.3 for the mail.comcast.net
24.153.64.2 for the smtp.comcast.net

But I am no longer c-toth@mediaone.net

I am now ctoth117627MI@comcast.net

jeee why didn't they add fifteen more numbers to my username?

 

[bcterps]

Well in mid January you should be able to setup new email addresses.

I'm finding that their dns servers must be overloaded or something cause it takes forever for me to get to any pages out there. Half the time it gives me a DNS error so I have to refresh and wait for like 2 minutes before it even recognizes the address.

EDIT: I also cant get to some web sites, like www.counter-strike.net, if you check the dslreports forum, a lot of other people cant access a lot of sites, like gamespy, hardocp, etc.

--Ben

 

[Linux23]

any sites hosted by verio.net, you cannot get to. it looks like the comcast people are trying to give us half the internet for a premium price! :|

 

[Squisher]

I don't know how long these are going to last, but here are some news servers that are working, W00T.

Peeled from dslreports.com

California - news.ca.comcastwork.com
Florida - news.fl.comcastwork.com
Georgia - news.ga.comcastwork.com
Maryland - news.md.comcastwork.com
Michigan - news.mi.comcastwork.com
New Jersey - news.nj.comcastwork.com
Pennsylvania - news.pa.comcastwork.com
South Carolina - news.sc.comcastwork.com
Virginia - news.va.comcastwork.com