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Old 10-14-2009, 10:51 AM  
Lace
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Originally Posted by sharphead View Post
It's all about branding and value added services... they even rebrand Internet Explorer when you install their software (which you don't need at all, Windows already comes with all the networking capability to connect your cable modem).

It's all about completely taking over your computer so you don't churn to another provider.... anyone remember AOL and their "free cd's" - just TRY uninstalling that shit.... good fucking luck.
My old county Comcast didn't make me install anything but in the new county I'm living, I was forced to. In order to get past their setup of the modem, I had to install software. I removed it right after but still a pain in the ass.
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