stirgeon
join:2002-07-29
San Jose, CA
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Re: Why bother
Holy *ish! This cat did not say "Customer Cornholing Machine"!!! That had me cracking up at work man. Nice!
said by Count Hogula$  :
Do we actually think for a moment that US telcos will adopt anything decent? Please...if it's not a patented US currency printing press or a customer cornholing machine...they won't be interested.
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chuq
@riv-eres.charterpipe
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Count Hogula$
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"In the US, it's ENTIRELY about fighting over who'll make the money and the people be damned."
You forgot to mention about the cable & telcos giving us big marketing hand jobs all the while to make us feel like we're getting the best deal in the world. If at least one carrier got a damn clue and put at least half of what they spend on marketing into REAL customer service, equipment, and a more than half-assed attempt at building a network then I bet they'd do quite well for themselves. But that's what common sense would dictate. All those genius telco execs with their MBAs and that business-speak alien language will tell you otherwise. Swell. |
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Count Hogula$
Notorious Dog
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join:2002-06-19
Corona, CA
| Excellent point Chug;
It is amazing how ATTB advertises on major network outlets here in LA when they have very little service area here...and even less service area serving ATTBi. You would think they would just do direct mail and call it done...directly targeting the homes that they can service. Telling me about all these great services like Telephony while not offering it doesn't do much good. And really...what's the point. It's like our local electric company...Edison International. They even have Anaheim Angels Stadium named after them (Edison Field of Anaheim). All the while you ask...why does an electricity monopoly need to advertise...it's not like we have a choice.
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The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. -Thomas Jefferson
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pfish
join:2001-11-26
Davis, CA | reply to TheDarkElf
Wait for an RT (Remote Terminal). TelCos run fiber from the CO to a remote location to make DSL avail. to customers outside of the normal distance area. |
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Anonymous_Alaska
@gci.net | reply to timecop1111
Yeah, Nome does.
It's got a COM21 based Cable-modem system.. Highest speeds are 1024K.
The disadvantage is that Internet traffic is delivered via Satellite, so latency is horrible. Gaming is impossible. Web surfing is fine, though. |
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bear73
Metnav... Fly The Unfriendly Skies
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join:2001-06-09
Grand Forks Afb, ND
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Qwest is lazy. I am 16.2K ft from the CO. Qwest swore up and down that I could NOT get DSL. After fighting with them for a month, shooting my line (I maintain electronic equipment and phone lines for the USAirForce) testing for balance, dB loss, noise, and such I finally gave up trying to work with them. Started looking for a provider not allied with Qwest. Found Speakeasy/Covad. They got me up in no time. No matter how many times I tried to get Qwest to work on my line, even if I were willing to pay for the tech call/rollout, they wouldnt do it. I will not reccomend anyone in my area to go through Qwest. |
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