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Seattle Cable Companies

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I notice that City of Seattle have two cable companies. One of them is Comcast, and the other is Millennium. In Seattle, is there a choice between the two cable companies? Or are they serving specific areas of Seattle. If they are which area goes with which?
 
I think the City contracted Millennium to offer service within the city limits so I think folks within the city limits have a choice... Tacoma does somewhat the same thing accept the city actually owns the cable company Snap Network or something like that and offers cable & internet access to people within the city limits....

> I notice that City of Seattle have two cable companies. One
> of them is Comcast, and the other is Millennium. In
> Seattle, is there a choice between the two cable companies?
> Or are they serving specific areas of Seattle. If they are
> which area goes with which?
>
 
It's bullcrap if you ask me! I recently moved, Comcast said their service stopped a block away from my new house and Millenium, knowing good and well they have the monopoly wants $50+ a month for BASIC cable. I've found that I don't miss TV at all!




>
> > I notice that City of Seattle have two cable companies.
> One
> > of them is Comcast, and the other is Millennium. In
> > Seattle, is there a choice between the two cable
> companies?
> > Or are they serving specific areas of Seattle. If they are
>
> > which area goes with which?
> >
>
 
I live in the Belltown area of Seattle. The cable company is Millenium cable.There isn't a choice.When I lived in Seatac. I paid Comcast $15.00 a month for cable service.Millenium want $50.00 for the same service.I do not have cable.We all need to tell the city of seattle to get rid of Millenium Cable. :'(
 
When I was living in Seattle it was Mill-CRAP-ium. The worst service and product ever. Better of w/ a UHF and rabbit ears. I say DISH it back at' em ! :p
 
eldub said:
It's bullcrap if you ask me! I recently moved, Comcast said their service stopped a block away from my new house and Millenium, knowing good and well they have the monopoly wants $50+ a month for BASIC cable. I've found that I don't miss TV at all!
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Dish Network blows them all away. Free dual-tuner DVR.
 
I've read in several places on the internet (mainly city and town websites) that Wave Broadband is in the process of taking over Millennium. Wave entered the cable business in 2003 by its acquisition of Cedar Communications, a system that served portions of Snohomish and Skagit Counties. In 2004, Wave expanded with the takeover of the Northland systems in the North Sound and Olympic Peninsula, and Charter in Port Orchard a year or two ago. The Cedar systems were already upgraded. All, or at least a good portion of the Northland and Charter systems were lower-bandwidth and unidirectional and had to be rebulit to support all of the modern cable technologies. From what I know, the majority of Millennium systems will need rebuilding. Millennium and Wave both primarily serve smaller suburban and rural communities.My brother had Millennium in a special apartment complex arrangement. It was both expensive and crappy! My brother has been gone from that complex for the last few years, but to my understanding, the owners ditched Millennium and reconnected into the Comcast system.Is there any other Adelphia communities in western WA other than the San Juan Islands? Comcast and Time Warner are supposedly going to take over the troubled cable company. Comcast may pick up the San Juan system, but I can see it more likely going to Wave Broadband, based on its remoteness.
 
If you're still with cable, you're nuts. I've had Dish Network in the past and was thrilled with it. The DVR/Tivo device will indeed change the way you watch TV.I have Direct TV now and the only drawback about it is that the locals are not in HDTV yet. That's really a shame, but other than that, the service is incredible.Also, satellite is $50 for as many channels as you'd ever need. The movie channels are more (and not really worth it) and their TiVo user interface is fantastic. Cable is going the way of the dodo.
 
HelloThere are certain restrictions with getting Dish or others.Your home or appartment has to be facing the right direction.My appartment faces west, with buildings on each side.Any suggesations would be much appreciated.
 
Well, if Millenium Cable is your only choice, then it sounds like that's the end of it. You either get cable or play with rabbit ears.
 
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