Oh, very likely. It's best to just go with ThatOneGuySteve's judgement in these matters... :P
On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 1:00 PM, James Howard <ja...@litewire.net> wrote: > “Wisconsin web developer” leads off that article. I would bet that he’s > one of the ones you describe as the worst….. > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Mathew Howard > *Sent:* Thursday, October 01, 2015 12:18 PM > *To:* af > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Any of you guys service this guy in the news? > > > > True, the people who really understand why they can't get $29.99 fiber or > cable usually do appreciate it if they can get anything that actually works > and doesn't have data caps for a reasonable price. > > The worst people are the ones that consider themselves tech people but > have really have no idea what's involved in actually getting a connection > to any given place, so they just make assumptions based on what's available > where they were before or in nearby cities. > > > > On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 11:59 AM, Jon Auer <j...@tapodi.net> wrote: > > The funny thing is the truly technically ignorant (or technically clueful, > but bonafide country folk) that can't get fixed-wireless just use 4G or > Satellite and don't stream video (buy DirecTV or something) to avoid > blowing data caps. > > > > The semi tech people that move out to new build homes in the country with > their sweet techie wages and want to keep their urban lifestyle of cheap > bandwidth powering cord cutting tend to have the hard time with it. > > You know, the people that don't realized that the FCC's rural broadband > price target is $60/mo. > > Often they get upset because they see the fiber marker posts and decided > that "they have fiber in their backyard" without realizing that it's > longhaul (CO to CO, things like that) and the phone company won't crack it > for them. > > > > IMO the best hard to serve customers are net eng/ops techs for > national/global telcos and execs that have had responsibility for telco > service ordering and delivery, generally director level or higher at a > medium to large company or institution, they are the best because they know > these things and appreciate it when you get them Netflix bandwidth without > a $25k build cost on a 36mo term. > > > > On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 10:14 AM, Steve <li...@wavedirect.org> wrote: > > Try having a little empathy! Put yourself in his shoes. Imagine you are a > technically stupid dufus who just spent a wad of money on a house after > spending ages picking the right property and design and being promised > their internet would be there only to move in and have crap.. Of course > you'd complain and try to point blame at others for not doing the research. > Also could think it was false advertising and trusting the ISP. > > You and I would have researched it a little more but the average public > will not think of such things. They'll think of the color of their tile > floors, and countertops before they'll think of internet connection. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Howard" <ja...@litewire.net> > To: af@afmug.com > Sent: Thursday, October 1, 2015 10:55:34 AM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Any of you guys service this guy in the news? > > I can confidently say from past experience with this type of customer that > we do not want him. > > Yes it would be great to get some PR, but this customer will be nothing > but a problem. He will constantly complain about anything and everything > and will jump ship at the very first opportunity that he can switch to > something with a lower price per month. Notice he holds up his Charter ad > with $29.99 per month displayed. It doesn't matter that he would have to > pay $117k to get that price (and also pay for 2 other services with a > total bill of $100-250 per month), he will complain constantly that the > price is higher than $29.99. > > It never fails that the ones that beg the loudest and convince you to go > out of your way for them ALWAYS come back to bite you and are the loudest > complainers about everything. > > From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Steve > Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 9:39 AM > To: af@afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Any of you guys service this guy in the news? > > Rise above the douchebaggery and focus on the issue. We want to be the > hero. Collect the rewards of making WISPs as viable alternatives in these > situations. It'll grow our industry. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "That One Guy /sarcasm" <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com><mailto: > thatoneguyst...@gmail.com%3e> > To: af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 1, 2015 10:36:12 AM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Any of you guys service this guy in the news? > > Fuck that guy in the story. Piece of shit fuckbats like him are the problem > with the world, not the only problem, but a big one. Ignorant twat. He need > ballbat to the gonads to help ensure he doesn't breed anymore entitled ass > hats. > On Oct 1, 2015 8:45 AM, "Seth Mattinen" <se...@rollernet.us><mailto: > se...@rollernet.us%3e> wrote: > > > On 10/1/15 6:13 AM, Steve wrote: > > > >> Well the goal here is to get us some good PR as "problem solvers" with > >> the people. > >> > > > > > > Wasn't it also on Ars recently about the guy complaining about lack of > > competition and being stuck with Comcast? 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