Coolbrz
join:2002-12-16
Port Allegany, PA | reply to jagged
Re: Price hikes causing cancellations in socal
$12 bucks an hour??!?! Where at I need to look into that!  |
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BurntCricket
Gotta Do What Ya Gotta Do
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OK I just need to post this, it has been goosing me all day , People in CA have NO problem paying $6 for a cup of coffee(regular) but(God forbid) have their Internet fee raise $5 and they cancel it.
Maybe this is just my MW attitude but ...............
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njellis
join:2001-05-12
Glendora, CA
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People in CA have NO problem paying $6 for a cup of coffee(regular) but(God forbid) have their Internet fee raise $5 and they cancel it.
LOL
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RailRoadDude
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join:2002-04-02
Redwood Valley, CA
·Comcast
| I would never pay 6 bucks for a cup of coffee, that's insane! By the way, notice how many California experts we have NOT living in California? I just chuckle when an out of stater thinks they're a self appointed California expert lol
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mike90069
join:2003-07-28
West Hollywood, CA
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As a former Clevelander....
The $3.50 (only a hick pays $6) that one might pay for a latte at Starbucks is money we Californians have saved by not having to heat our homes....I believe the high temperature in beautiful downtown Cleveland today was 33....73 here in lala land....
Not freezing one's proverbial ass off is well worth a mocha...:) |
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RailRoadDude
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join:2002-04-02
Redwood Valley, CA
·Comcast
1 edit | Lol Depends on what part of the state you're in, the Sierra Nevada Mountains get more snow than any place in the US, we've had several nights in the low to mid 20's here in the Ukiah area. Places like Mammoth, Truckee, Alturas and Susanville are pretty dang cold this time of year. The coldest I've ever been in is when living in Pocatello, Idaho, got down to 30 below zero the winter of 1990-91, and the high during the day averaged -3 to -5! That's cold, even for a cold place like Pocatello! |
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mike90069
join:2003-07-28
West Hollywood, CA | reply to mike90069
And don't forget...our governor can kick any other governor's ass... |
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RailRoadDude
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join:2002-04-02
Redwood Valley, CA
·Comcast
1 edit | Oh, you mean that nut from the Terminator Movies? Please don't remind me he's in office. Back to weather, it is pouring up here, has been on and off for several days now, more coming next week, but we're used to it up here, and most of the states water comes from up here, so it's a good thing  |
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rickten
join:2002-03-09
Davis, CA
2 edits | reply to mike90069
said by mike90069 :
Just returned the digital cable box to the local "Fortress Adelphia" office in West Hollywood. A nice long line of folks adding to the considerable pile of digital boxes...and cable modems....already stacking up. When I asked if the recent rate rape had caused a lot of cancellations, the nice clerk replied "tons!".
Can't wait to dump basic cable once the condo complex installs satellite tv this month!
By the way, picture and sound quality has improved greatly without the digital box.
at least the other nut, davis isn't in office anymore. Arnold may not be ideal but he's better than davis.
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RailRoadDude
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join:2002-04-02
Redwood Valley, CA
1 edit | I completely disagree, I would rather have Davis, this whole recall thing was a big fat joke, Arnold is more clueless than Dan Quayle. |
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JacksGhost
Got Bottle?
join:2002-12-29
Buffalo, NY
| reply to Meeble
said by Meeble :
said by timeh :
most of them have the cable service themselves.
Timeh
difference being they get it for free in some/most/all areas.
I would LOVE to work for am MSO that gave me all those perks. I have a cable bill same as everyone else, every month.
jAX. |
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JacksGhost
Got Bottle?
join:2002-12-29
Buffalo, NY
| reply to jagged
" i won't subject myself to pissed off customers yelling at me for 6 hours a day."
Imagine coming here and seeing the same shit? The rules change however when we are on our own Dime, Slavery is a dead institution.
Dave. |
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JacksGhost
Got Bottle?
join:2002-12-29
Buffalo, NY
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said by RR Conductor :
I would never pay 6 bucks for a cup of coffee, that's insane! By the way, notice how many California experts we have NOT living in California? I just chuckle when an out of stater thinks they're a self appointed California expert lol
Cheeseburger in North HollyWood, 4.50$ ( round here. its like 99cents ). 1litre bottle of Dew.. Close to 2 bux.. ( round here.. 79cents ). Need I mention a price on a single gallon of Gasoline? The pisswater stuff in cali costs more then the 104 I throw in my truck at the track!
Welcome me back from vacation will ya ?
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RailRoadDude
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join:2002-04-02
Redwood Valley, CA
·Comcast
1 edit | Yeah, well, I'll take the So Cal weather over snowy, cold Buffalo any day, you can have Snowalo  Oh, welcome back from your vacation |
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cincitirob
join:2001-12-09
New Richmond, OH
| reply to rains81
Well as far as them saying the reason for the price hike is rebuilding, my system was rebuilt over a year ago and I think we had a price hike then to. It must be that they are still trying to catch up from the corporate scandal that that happened a few years back. I drop there super duper advantage deal cause it was going up to 130 bucks from like 112 and kept my boxes for 92 bucks a month. Least that way we can still watch PPV if we choose and have the online guide. |
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cincitirob
join:2001-12-09
New Richmond, OH
| reply to ashakouri1
As far as keeping Adelphia powerlink and getting satellite goes you really get a screwing there. I checked on that and if you don't have cable tv with your powerlink then the ISP alone goes up to like $58 or $62(cant remember which) a month then add on your Dish bill and you are paying more for both services. A lose lose situation if powerlink is your only option for high speed because satellite ISP is ridiculous in cost. |
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gheezer
Compooters R Us
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join:2002-12-20
Henrietta, NY
1 edit | reply to mike90069
I just Love this post, really, I do....
said by mike90069 :
If I had a balcony, I could install a dish no matter what the associations CCR's mandate. Without a balcony, installation is next to impossible in individual units. As this complex forbids alterations to exteriors (a common CCR), it is impossible.
The association has indicated it plans to install directv complex wide.
How much is the Rent at this Lovely Condo, where you can't modify your own home without someone elses permission and approval. You probably wouldn't even be free to smoke a ciggarette/Cigar/Pipe on that balcony if you wanted to.
I pay 400 a month for a 3br house and 2 acres of land. I can build MY OWN balcony, heck, I could paint it DayGlo Orange if I so desired. Gas is a $1.60 a gallon, drinks are 2 bucks a piece, I heat my house with Wood which grows on the 2 acres of land I have. I will be buying this place for 24K early next year. (try THAT in SoCal, 2 acres land and a 3BR house for 24K), I can smoke a ciggarette without some nosy dogooder getting in my face. I get Fresh eggs from my Neighbor, and I can eat all the meat I desire, even Deer and Elk without PETA throwing a guilt trip in my direction!
The cost of living is so rediculous in SoCal, and the intrusion into YOUR life is so obscene, It baffles me why anyone would even tolerate it.
(I know I know....Flame On!) |
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RailRoadDude
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join:2002-04-02
Redwood Valley, CA
·Comcast
4 edits | Smoking sucks, I wish they'd make tobacco illegal, it kills more people than all the wars combined. You want to kill yourself, fine, just do it far, far, far away from me! That's not the Californian in me talking, that's my religious beliefs and my concern for my health speaking. Your opinion on So Cal is ignorant and misguided, you live where you want to, let others live where they want to, and don't try to tell them they are stupid for living there. Now, let's get back to the topic at hand, before this goes into a flame war. By the way, isn't it funny how all the self proclaimed California experts DON'T live here? LOL It's okay, when you're the best, you can take a little flak
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gheezer
Compooters R Us
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join:2002-12-20
Henrietta, NY
| reply to mike90069
Funny how, after getting an offer in SoCal which effectively Doubled my Income, doing a simple cost of living comparison between where I am and where I would be, Doubling my Salary and living in SoCal would have been a STEP DOWN financially.
I prefer simple, inexpensive, and the freedom to choose.
You have issues with DayGlo Orange? I kinda like it!
Goes well with Purple!
Back on topic, Adelphia's pricing is within 5% of every other MSO out there, it's not the most expensive, but it's not the cheapest either.
I Borrow from Hickerx2 this from Page 4 of this thread:
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To be fair, after posting in several other MSO's forums, I've reached the conclusion that Adelphia's prices are pretty much in line with everybody else's.
I didn't see more than a $10 difference between any of them. Not a scientific study, but effective.
I still think it's ridiculous, but no more ridiculous than anybody else's rates.
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ih8ny
@adelphia.net
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Adelphia, Tyson adding dozens of jobs in Buffalo
12/6/2003
Adelphia Communications and Tyson Foods said in separate announcements that they're adding dozens of jobs in Buffalo, adding meat to an economy that has been hit recently by corporate downsizing. --------------
Tyson will make more hot dogs at its food processing plant on Perry Street next year, generating an undetermined number of jobs. -----------------
And Adelphia will add 35 jobs at its call center on the city's waterfront as it closes locations elsewhere, company officials announced Friday. -------------------------
Adelphia preserved its call centers here because of their high productivity, said David Fraas, vice president of national call centers. Ninety percent of costs are connected to personnel, making productivity a key advantage. Customer service representatives earn starting wages of $10 an hour, he said. --------------------
Tyson's meat processing plant on Perry Street has more than 500 jobs. Hiring will probably begin next spring, as production gears up for the cookout season. Tyson workers here make about $11 an hour plus benefits on average, Nicholson said.
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Guess it pays more to "stuff wieners" than to be a tech rep. At least at Tyson, a person could get back "ON A ROLL" again. (ba-rummp, bump)
I know how Adelphia can get rid of only TWO people and save FORTY MILLION dollars. |
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