Cord Cutters Unit

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Fri March 27, 2015 12:42 am

I once called comcast because the cable on one of my TVs was coming in crappy. Channels were mostly scrambled, screen would go black, etc, etc.

When trying to work it out on the phone with them I said something along the lines of "I can describe to you the pattern of splitters in my house and tell you exactly how much signal loss (measured in dB) I have before the signal reaches this cable box, do you think that would be the problem?" The guy said no that's not it and said they'd have to send a tech out a few days later. The tech looked at the box, looked at all the splitters, and said "yeah, you have too many splitters in the chain for this box, I'll just replace the first splitter with a powered one and each branch of the fork will be at full power".

If the guy on the phone just said "yeah, that's the problem right there" I could have gone to radioshack that very afternoon and got a powered splitter and watched TV that night.

lennytheweedwhacker · Fri March 27, 2015 12:44 am

cutuphalfdead wrote:I once called comcast because the cable on one of my TVs was coming in crappy. Channels were mostly scrambled, screen would go black, etc, etc.

When trying to work it out on the phone with them I said something along the lines of "I can describe to you the pattern of splitters in my house and tell you exactly how much signal loss (measured in dB) I have before the signal reaches this cable box, do you think that would be the problem?" The guy said no that's not it and said they'd have to send a tech out a few days later. The tech looked at the box, looked at all the splitters, and said "yeah, you have too many splitters in the chain for this box, I'll just replace the first splitter with a powered one and each branch of the fork will be at full power".

If the guy on the phone just said "yeah, that's the problem right there" I could have gone to radioshack that very afternoon and got a powered splitter and watched TV that night.

the world hates us, chud

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Fri March 27, 2015 12:53 am

When I told the tech what happened he was like "yeah, you know a bit more about how this works than anyone on the phone does".

Strat · Post by **Strat** » Fri March 27, 2015 12:59 am

cutuphalfdead wrote:I once called comcast because the cable on one of my TVs was coming in crappy. Channels were mostly scrambled, screen would go black, etc, etc.

When trying to work it out on the phone with them I said something along the lines of "I can describe to you the pattern of splitters in my house and tell you exactly how much signal loss (measured in dB) I have before the signal reaches this cable box, do you think that would be the problem?" The guy said no that's not it and said they'd have to send a tech out a few days later. The tech looked at the box, looked at all the splitters, and said "yeah, you have too many splitters in the chain for this box, I'll just replace the first splitter with a powered one and each branch of the fork will be at full power".

If the guy on the phone just said "yeah, that's the problem right there" I could have gone to radioshack that very afternoon and got a powered splitter and watched TV that night.

Next time go with your gut!

lennytheweedwhacker · Fri March 27, 2015 1:04 am

cutuphalfdead wrote:When I told the tech what happened he was like "yeah, you know a bit more about how this works than anyone on the phone does".

at least you have a backup career plan

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Fri March 27, 2015 1:05 am

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:When I told the tech what happened he was like "yeah, you know a bit more about how this works than anyone on the phone does".
at least you have a backup career plan

That's literally all I know about how cable works.

lennytheweedwhacker · Fri March 27, 2015 1:09 am

cutuphalfdead wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:When I told the tech what happened he was like "yeah, you know a bit more about how this works than anyone on the phone does".
at least you have a backup career plan
That's literally all I know about how cable works.

don't underestimate yourself...we all believe in you

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Fri March 27, 2015 1:13 am

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:When I told the tech what happened he was like "yeah, you know a bit more about how this works than anyone on the phone does".
at least you have a backup career plan
That's literally all I know about how cable works.
don't underestimate yourself...we all believe in you

great, now there's pressure

lennytheweedwhacker · Fri March 27, 2015 1:28 am

cutuphalfdead wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:When I told the tech what happened he was like "yeah, you know a bit more about how this works than anyone on the phone does".
at least you have a backup career plan
That's literally all I know about how cable works.
don't underestimate yourself...we all believe in you
great, now there's pressure

oh i was just kidding we all think you'll fail

Strat · Post by **Strat** » Fri March 27, 2015 1:33 am

spellars of the world untie

BigRedLedbetter · Post by **BigRedLedbetter** » Fri March 27, 2015 4:38 am

Bammer wrote:How do you still get live sports?

They pass on it.

Seahawks joke.

Love you, Bammer.

Post by **Bammer** » Fri March 27, 2015 5:16 am

BigRedLedbetter wrote:
Bammer wrote:How do you still get live sports?
They pass on it.

Seahawks joke.

Love you, Bammer.

Well played.

Hey team, I want to hear more stories about your hold times on the phone with Comcast tech support. Totally not mundane at all. Keep 'em comin' if you would please.

Strat · Post by **Strat** » Mon April 13, 2015 5:01 pm

hey. So, NHL playoffs start.

Anbody know if an HD Antenna is capable of picking up nbcsports?

E.H. Ruddock · Post by **E.H. Ruddock** » Mon April 13, 2015 5:03 pm

Strat wrote:hey. So, NHL playoffs start.

Anbody know if an HD Antenna is capable of picking up nbcsports?

it usually picks up that NBC Universal sports channel, but I'm not sure if they show the playoffs on that or not.

Strat · Post by **Strat** » Mon April 13, 2015 5:04 pm

Can i get cable back?

tommymtcom · Post by **tommymtcom** » Mon April 13, 2015 5:05 pm

GoT is the first show where it's bothered me having to watch it the following day. Facebook, Reddit and the workplace are spoiler minefields.

Strat · Post by **Strat** » Mon April 13, 2015 5:06 pm

tommymtcom wrote:GoT is the first show where it's bothered me having to watch it the following day. Facebook, Reddit and the workplace are spoiler minefields.

HBo Now, bro. Geezes.

tommymtcom · Post by **tommymtcom** » Mon April 13, 2015 5:07 pm

Strat wrote:
tommymtcom wrote:GoT is the first show where it's bothered me having to watch it the following day. Facebook, Reddit and the workplace are spoiler minefields.

HBo Now, bro. Geezes.

Doesn't support ROKU

spike · Post by **spike** » Mon April 13, 2015 5:07 pm

tommymtcom wrote:
Strat wrote:
tommymtcom wrote:GoT is the first show where it's bothered me having to watch it the following day. Facebook, Reddit and the workplace are spoiler minefields.

HBo Now, bro. Geezes.
Doesn't support ROKU

HBO GO bro

Strat · Post by **Strat** » Mon April 13, 2015 5:12 pm

So seriously how the fuck can i watch the Wild beat the Blues? I dont want to go to the bar every night

i used this website to watch Vikings games but it doesnt seem to work on my new computer:

http://www.stream2watch.com/sports/hockey

Red Mosquito

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