 funchordsHelloPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
Yarmouth Port, MA
kudos:5 | Great job, OREGON! My home! (I'm a Portlander doing temp duty in DC. Yes, I know how to pronounce Willamette, damnit!)
We want Verizon.
Verizon is a top-drawer network with top-drawer performance and the Silicon Forest deserve better than a choice between Comcast and whoever-they-are.
Remember, what passes for telecommunications competition in this country is the number of essentially monopoly-acting providers operating within the borders. If two providers is a "vibrant" telecom marketplace, certainly three is 2.5x as good, right?
Reject this deal, please. Frontier isn't even a good airline.
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
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| Ahem. Frontier is a fne airline. They just don't have a hub in Portand.
Frontier Communications on the other hand...they could do things right, but they can also do things horribly wrong. The thing is, they haven't done things particularly right so far and thus have the predilection to doing something very wrong. |
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PDXPLT
join:2003-12-04
Banks, OR | reply to funchords
Speak for yourself. No one in may area does. We're looking forward to seeing VZ disappear.
The only service VZ is willing to sell us is landline phone. No one under the age of 80 cares about landline phone anymore; cellphones are better and cheaper.
VZ is a useless company as far as we're concerned. I wish we were over the line in Qwest territory, because they've had DSL for years. But Verizon has essentially said they'll never deploy broadband to us. They can't leave the state fast enough, as far as we're concerned. No matter how badly Frontier does, they can't do any worse. |
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funchordsHelloPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
Yarmouth Port, MA
kudos:5 | said by PDXPLT:The only service VZ is willing to sell us is landline phone. No one under the age of 80 cares about landline phone anymore; cellphones are better and cheaper. VZ is a useless company as far as we're concerned. I wish we were over the line in Qwest territory, because they've had DSL for years. But Verizon has essentially said they'll never deploy broadband to us. They can't leave the state fast enough, as far as we're concerned. No matter how badly Frontier does, they can't do any worse. Just so people get the picture: (google maps link)
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 darciliciousCyber LibrarianPremium
join:2001-01-02
Forest Grove, OR
kudos:1
 ·Frontier FiOS
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said by PDXPLT:Speak for yourself. No one in may area does. We're looking forward to seeing VZ disappear. Well eight miles away and we certainly DO want Vz to stick around.
I feel your pain. I lived in Vernonia for several years, had a leased line put in (dug the ditch myself, by hand) back in the mid-90s and shelled out the monthly fee (not cheap) plus the cost of two 54k modems (one for each end) just to have reliable Internet access.
But guess what? Living in Vernonia was a lifestyle choice. If I were to move from Forest Grove, my broadband choices would have a significant impact on where I chose to move.
VZ is a useless company as far as we're concerned. I wish we were over the line in Qwest territory, because they've had DSL for years. Well then, get packing 
P.S. if everyone in Banks is so hot for broadband service have you all looked into municipal-run fiber? |
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 DarkStarPDXAll Your Base Are Belong To Us
join:2000-10-01
Hillsboro, OR | reply to darcilicious
Well, put me in the +1 crowd for wanting Verizon to stay.
I would support Frontier if it was ringfenced, as if they go out of business it would be easier to possibly form a PUD to manage the network without a disruption in service... |
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Look at it this way Darci I know you can't stand comcast but its not like you live in a metro city. As a matter of fact the only thing distinguishable feature between forest grove and banks is pacific university. And that relatively small school is the only reason in my oppinion the "Grove" didn't get cherry picked over by verizon. As for the frontier deal I hope it fails. I want to see fios everywhere Comcast is. |
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darciliciousCyber LibrarianPremium
join:2001-01-02
Forest Grove, OR
kudos:1 Reviews:
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1 edit | said by beavercable:Look at it this way Darci I know you can't stand comcast but its not like you live in a metro city. Correct, I live in the suburbs. Also, it's not so much that I hate Comcast, it's just that they provide subpar service in every way (well, except maybe billing  ) compared to Verizon.
As a matter of fact the only thing distinguishable feature between forest grove and banks is pacific university. And that relatively small school is the only reason in my oppinion the "Grove" didn't get cherry picked over by verizon. The population of Forest Grove is substantially more than Banks, close to 15x more populated (residing students, btw, are not counted among the permanent population in the census).
As for the frontier deal I hope it fails. I want to see fios everywhere Comcast is.
BTW, do folks really believe that Frontier is going to have the resources to bring DSL to Banks? Really? |
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said by beavercable:Look at it this way Darci I know you can't stand comcast but its not like you live in a metro city. As a matter of fact the only thing distinguishable feature between forest grove and banks is pacific university. And that relatively small school is the only reason in my oppinion the "Grove" didn't get cherry picked over by verizon. As for the frontier deal I hope it fails. I want to see fios everywhere Comcast is. You will never see FiOS everywhere Comcast is. |
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 NOYBSt. John 3.16Premium
join:2005-12-15
Forest Grove, OR
kudos:1 | reply to darcilicious
Or even municipal-run WiMAX (no last mile cabling).
Even a group of you could get together and set up WiMAX and resale service. |
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