ominae
join:2003-05-11
Columbus, OH | reply to dsldude08
Re: Ok... said by dsldude08:Do people want the service or not? You can't have your cake and eat it too, there is always a downside, and an upside. Take your pick. Sheesh. You oversimplify the issue. You make it sound as if the option is to either have a lawn fridge and (sort of) next gen internet or no lawn fridge and no (sort of) next gen internet. The truth is, AT&T could have avoided this with a little foresight and planning and it could have been done with little increased cost.
The question is why didn't AT&T deploy Uverse in such a way as to not piss off the very people they want to sell it to? It is possible to deploy a new, next generation internet service without annoying your customers, Verizon's FIOS deployment proves that much. AT&T had options, they just chose to ignore them. They could have worked out some kind of agreement with the affected homeowners (free/discounted service, better placement of the lawn fridge, help with landscaping to better conceal it) but they arrogantly decided to do this without any concern for those who would be impacted.
Yet another reason the "Deathstar" nickname is well-earned. |
