VANMAAREN'S WWWEBTV SURVEY COMMENTS

Comments For Week Ending 1/12/97

• Minnesotta wrote:
  No support for FTP makes homepage building more difficult than it needs to be. But who knows what 97 will do for us. Who would have thought we'd get this far !?
  
  
  
• New Jesey wrote:
  Well not much to say, but this is so easy.
  
  
  
• Easton, Pa wrote:
  Have been very pleased with level of service and growth of websites for WebTV owners.
  
  
  
• Maine wrote:
  I love to surf the net with WebTV, its so easy ! The Email accounts are great to meet new people and make new friends. Would like to see a local directory for WebTV users in my area.
  
  
  
• Florida wrote:
  I have a continual power off problem with my Philips terminal, and everywhere at WebTV sites I see many others with the same problem. All of the "try this and try that" advice doesn't work, and Philips hasn't sent a replacement in 5 days ! Needless to say, something stinks, and it's not the sweet smell of customer satisfaction !!
  
  
  
• West Texas wrote:
  I've been on WebTV since Nov 13, 1996
  
  
  
• Philadelphia, Pa wrote:
  WebTV has in many ways changed my life, it has shown me that there are a lot of possibilities in the world.
  
  
  
• New Whiteland, Indiana wrote:
  I would be interested in a scanner for WebTV. It would come handy for homepage construction.
  
  
  
• New Orleans, La wrote:
  I like chatting via e-mail with all my new friends in WebTv and comparing notes.
  
  
  
• The Asylum wrote:
  Rabid John's -- the best barbeque on the net !
  
  
  
• Wheatridge, Colorado wrote:
  I really like WebTV !!!
  
  
  
• Sauquoit, New York wrote:
  I like the WebTV but have been having trouble dialing locally, I have called, but nothing will help. Thinking about returning mine because my phone bill is very high.
  
  
  
• Liverpool, New York wrote:
  I have use my treadmill while surfing the net. I dont think someone with a PC can say that. I love my WebTV and would not want anything else.
  
  
  
• Lapeer, Michigan wrote:
  Please give us the ability to edit letters so we can use mail box like a file for any info we want to save. Instead of mailing a new letter or completely redoing a letter when we want to add info we can just edit it to add the info we want to save.
  
  
  
• Ohio wrote:
  I am having the time of my life with WebTV.
  
  
  
• Connecticut wrote:
  Can't wait for printing ability !
  
  
  
• New York wrote:
  Michael Acordelli - WebTv is great !
  
  
  
• Fort Montgomery, NY wrote:
  Would like to have printing capability.
  
  
  
• San Francisco, Ca wrote:
  Anxious for printer and much more favorite space.
  
  
  
• Detroit, Mi wrote:
  Somebody find all those lost pages--please.
  
  
  
• Long Island, NY wrote:
  Wish chatting was easier - want Java !
  
  
  
• Santa Crux de California wrote:
  Well, despite some nay sayers, I still love my WebTv. (Check out for the old farmer's almanac, or find the useless pages for hours of, well useless fun.
  
  
  
• Houston, Mississippi wrote:
  WebTV needs a server in my area so I don't have to make a long distance call while I'm on the Web ! my phone bill was over $800!!!
  
  
  
• New York wrote:
  I really enjoy surfing the net & e-mailing friends. WebTV should be the invention of the decade.
  
  
  
• St Louis, Mo wrote:
  I love my WebTV !!!!
  
  
  
• Asheville, North Carolina wrote:
  Myfavorite activity would be chat and will be when we get IRC capability. But for now E-mail is my favorite. Surfing has gotten frustrating with all the denials.
  
  
  
• Tao wrote:
  Tao says Hello !
  
  
  
• Brooklyn, NY wrote:
  WebTV is great, except for the occasional crash, the fact that Java and frames aren't upgraded yet, and the fact that I cannot play compressed files. That's about it.
  
  
  
• Columbus, Ohio wrote:
  Thank you for your concern. It would be nice if WebTV had a site that gave "how to do it" information about adding graphics, music, pictures, html tricks of the trade, every week.
  
  
  
• Tempe, Arizona wrote:
  Java, Java, Java, everything good runs through that on the chat lines.
  
  
  
• USA wrote:
  I own Sony's version with the keyboard. To answer your question about what I enjoy the most, well many things, on the web, and I'm glad I can access the internet. But I have to earn money. If using WebTV interferes then I will not use WebTV. This is my point, I want to sell WebTV because I feel there is a hugh untapped market and I don't think people want to accept the internet as an information vehicle. I think the mode is the medium, as Marshall McClullan said. Any Questions ?
  
  
  New Jersey wrote:
  Its great and a lot of fun U could watch TV and surf at the same time.
  
  
  
• Sacramento, California wrote:
  Where can I fin StarTreck, StarWars Homepages ? I'm new at surfing the internet or webpages.
  
  
• Elmhurst, NewYork wrote:
  Finally some WebTV information !
  
  
• New York wrote:
  I'm a new member and still feeling my way around the different web sites and learning every day a little something new. The instruction book doesn't include enough instructions but I'm learning from other Web users and before you know it, I'll be a pro. Any help would certainly be appreciated.
  
  
• Maine wrote:
  Hi, I'd just like to comment on people disappointed with WebTv. I'd consider myself very computer knowledgeable. WebTV is absolutely amazing for what it costs ! A note about quicktime movies - you are not missing anything. Keep in this thing cost $329.00 - it will Never do everything.
  
  
• Birmingham, Alabama wrote:
  Crazy about this thing
  
  
• Las Vegas, Nevada wrote:
  WebTV Rules !
  
  
• Santa Barbara, Ca wrote:
  Love my WebTV but wish I could figure out why I keep experiencing inadvertant power offs. They're often caused by opening or closing a drawer nearby the set, or loud volume on the sound system.
  
  
• Houston, Texas wrote:
  What irritates me the most is the auto disconnect feature when listening to real audio. I can understand it in other cases, however.
  
  
• Racine, Wisconsin wrote:
  I hear WebTV is making a video REC so we can look at our friends that have WebTV, too. Is this true ?
  
  
• The WebTV Community wrote:
  I love WebTV and want to thank the company that invented it.
  
  
• Henderson, Kentucky wrote:
  The main problem I have with WebTV is not being able to download video images. Besides that I love my unit more than my computer.
  
  
• Allentown, Pa wrote:
  This is great for anyone, begining to learn about the net - lots to see and do - but we need a place to visit - to exchange information - like the New Years day page, that is still up.
  
  
• Houston, Texas wrote:
  What irritates me the most is the auto disconnect feature when listening to real audio. I can understand it in other cases, however.
  
  
• Maine wrote:
  Hi, I'd just like to comment on people disappointed with WebTV. I'd consider myself very computer knowledgeable. WebTV is absolutely amazing for what it costs ! A note about quicktime movies - you are not missing anything. Keep in mind this cost $329 dollars - it will NEVER do everything.
  
  
• New Orleans, La wrote:
  Great so far, but let's have more upgrading.