Comcast sucks

Today is a common day. Today is a day with a few intermittent issues keeping an internet connection. As I write this post, the connection is down. I get to post as soon as I get back online. But this struggle is as sure and common as death, taxes, and piracy.

I can't place the blame entirely on Comcast, though they've not been much help. When the guy came over to replace the modem, everything was better than ever, at speeds I would gladly pay the Comcast Premium® for. As soon as he left, it was back to normal let's-torture-Brian-because-it's-funny-and-everyone-else-is-doing-it speeds. ¿Que paso? Where did all those bits go? Why is it that when I do get a connection, it's DSL speed, and sometimes, I get nothing?

Well, finally I'm getting a good picture of why this situation is as it is. Some of the time, the DNS is down somehow. Other times, well, I just don't know for sure. I know the wiring in the apartment is shoddy and cheap; that could be significant. Fact is, that in the time I typed this out, my connection has been up and down twice.