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Comcast Takes 2014 Prize For Worst Company In America

Posted by Soulskill on from the it's-comcastic dept.

halfEvilTech writes with news that Comcast has emerged victorious from Consumerist's annual Worst Company In America contest. Comcast narrowly edged out Monsanto in the finals with 51.5% of the vote. The reigning champion for the past two years, Electronic Arts, lost in the first round to Time Warner Cable. TWC made the quarterfinals, which is notable because Comcast has proposed a merger with TWC. In fact, Comcast submitted an FCC filing today explaining why they think the deal should be allowed. They say, 'the companies don’t overlap or compete against each other.' Other strong contenders for the Worst Company in America included Chase, SeaWorld, Wal-Mart, Bank of America, and Verizon.

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  1. What a joke by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A video game company that makes shitty games.
    Giant banking and investment firms that literally rend the economy that results in massive layoffs.

    These two shouldn't even be in the same running.

    1. Re:What a joke by roc97007 · · Score: 5, Insightful

      It could more accurately be called "the companies that geeks hate the most".

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    2. Re:What a joke by Lumpy · · Score: 5, Informative

      No, noneeks hate them as well.
      Overcharging for Internet and Cable TV, Bad service, bad Customer service, refusal to listen to customers, refusal to fix customer problems if it costs money (Cables are under water and causing major problems...)

      Even the employees that work there hate the company.

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    3. Re:What a joke by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      You define 'worst' in the wrong way for this 'contest'.

      It's not what company does the most damage to the world. No. That list is far too tough for the consumerist to tackle.

      It's what company runs their business the worst AND pisses off the most of their customers seemingly on purpose.
      Who really fucks people over but doesn't really NEED to.
      Who is the most clueless bunch of fucktards running a big business you are forced to deal with sometimes in your normal life.

      Can you say that's not EA? Can you say that's not Comcast? Nope. Exactly.

      In terms of absolute 'worst' for the planet or america or just humans in general.. Most of these companys would not be listed.
      We won't even dare try to make that contest... It's too fucking scary.

    4. Re:What a joke by Yunzil · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Yeah, EA is a gaming company, that survives by taking money from people in exchange for shitty, overhyped products

      As opposed to financial companies that survive by taking money from people in exchange for ruining the global economy.

    5. Re:What a joke by MightyYar · · Score: 4, Informative

      Yeah, my hatred for them runs deep, and far beyond my geek wish for internet with no cable.

      They raised the rent on my old-ass cable modem. First from $3/month to $7/month, and then this year to $8/month. This for something that has probably been depreciated for years. Can you imagine if you brought home your new car and a year into the lease they doubled the "rent"? What a fucking ballsy move.

      Dealing with their contractors is like something out of a movie. They apparently get paid by the service and not by the service call, because they never fail to find something "wrong" - and then proceed to "fix" it in the most ghetto way possible. Sorry I'm two hours late. This brand-new carefully-routed cable line? It's "old" and needs to be replaced. Here, let me drill a hole in your hardwood floor and leave the replacement hanging along the ceiling of your basement. Oh, that line up on the pole where you can see the shielding from the street because squirrels have been chewing on it? I can't fix that - you should really call customer service.

      Thanks to Comcast, Verizon is not my most hated company. And that's impressive, because Verizon is basically dedicated to ruining your day. But they are of the bumbling, hilarious variety of evil. Like an evil Shemp from The Three Stooges.

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    6. Re:What a joke by garcia · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Then why aren't you buying your own modem for less than $50 and saving yourself the money every month? I mean, I get it, I think Comcast is for the birds too but honestly bitching about something you can buy yourself and they'll absolutely allow you to take on all the risk for is not something to choose to complain about.

  2. Can I vote for the Federal Government? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I think that one would win hands down, were it an option.

    1. Re:Can I vote for the Federal Government? by amiga3D · · Score: 5, Funny

      They are not a corporation. They are owned by corporations.

  3. Well Deserved by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    My dealings with Comcast have been few but boy have they been terrible. From being accused of stealing their equipment, to getting billed seven times in a single month, I've had a lifetime of customer dissatisfaction in just a few short months of dealing with them. Well deserved honor Comcast.

    1. Re:Well Deserved by Trimaxion · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Until I bought an antenna. Boy, they must hate that, eh?

      ^^ This a million times. If you don't like Comcast, TWC, etc., give them the middle finger and cancel your TV service. Put up a decent antenna, perhaps buy a TiVo if you want a turnkey DVR appliance with a good UI (and pay their outrageous one-time service fee), and enjoy your uncompressed HD content from all the major broadcast networks.

      I'm *still* stuck paying into the local cable monopoly to get internet access, but I'm paying them a lot less than I was before. It didn't take me long to break even on my antenna/wiring/tivo/etc costs.

  4. Re:Times have changed by amiga3D · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If food quality was important McDonald's would not exist.

  5. Re:Times have changed by acariquara · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Depends on what you call "quality". I assume you are speaking from a first world point of view, regarding nutrition values, calories, fat, salt and whatnot. Sure, ol'McD [sorry] isn't as healthy as a whole-food salad and salmon plate. But compared to street food found in most 3rd world countries, a Big Mac is usually safer.

    It's junk food, and will probably kill you, just not from dysenteria.

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  6. Re:Seems dubious to me. by Matheus · · Score: 4, Informative

    Not sure which 'real world' you live in but nearly 100% of the people in my sphere know who Monsanto is (whether they are casually aware, blindly reactionary or truly informed about what they do aside). I don't know everyone so my own anecdotal statistics are only worth what they are BUT I'm personally aware of entire classes of people who are intimately aware of Monsanto that amount to WAY more than 1% of the U.S. at least. Numerous foreign governments have banned their products so there is a decent amount of international awareness (or at least fear of the concept/unknown).

    Roughly 1% of our country work in the Ag business and I guarantee *all of them are intimately aware of Monsanto and their dealings. (numbers not accounted for above... I don't spend much time in the Agricultural community)

    Sorry your circles are not in the know but frankly your sample seems to be a bit off from the whole.