Ha, I missed that. Then again, knowing some people maybe it really is kilobytes... afterall, 6 meg is pretty much useless :P
On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 6:48 PM, Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote: > And here we thought you were an ISP :) > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > On Oct 1, 2015 7:46 PM, "George Skorup" <geo...@cbcast.com> wrote: > >> 768 kiloBYTES per second sounds fine to me. >> >> On 10/1/2015 6:35 PM, Mathew Howard wrote: >> >> Yep, this comment on the Business insider article is a good example: >> >> "You want to hear a true nightmare. I pay $47 for 768Kps (Yes that's >> kilobytes per second) through ATT for "DSL light". It is literally the only >> carrier here where I live and they know it. When I called to get it lower, >> they just threatened with the fact that if I quit their service I may never >> get it back because there is a waiting list for my port. It is extortion >> and theft at it's finest. The best part is that I was with ATT when I lived >> in ATL and I paid $30 a month for 24MPS U-Verse. I am fumed but I have no >> option and they know it." >> >> On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 5:56 PM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: >> >>> Yep, everyone in the media knows bandwidth costs just pennies, and ISPs >>> have no other costs, so you are obviously just taking advantage of the fact >>> you have no competition to gouge your customers and make obscene profits. >>> >>> >>> *From:* Mathew Howard <mhoward...@gmail.com> >>> *Sent:* Thursday, October 01, 2015 4:45 PM >>> *To:* af <af@afmug.com> >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Any of you guys service this guy in the news? >>> >>> Yeah... I'm kind of surprised he didn't say anything about us. We should >>> have 25/3 service available less than a mile from him - except unlike >>> Charter and Frontier, he's too close to town. of course he probably >>> wouldn't be too pleased with the price for that service ;) >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 3:40 PM, That One Guy /sarcasm < >>> thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Lucky you did t end up in his tyrade >>>> On Oct 1, 2015 11:09 AM, "Mathew Howard" < <mhoward...@gmail.com> >>>> mhoward...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yep. >>>>> Turns out he actually did contact us awhile back. We do have a tower a >>>>> few miles away, but there are some terrain issues that put him just >>>>> outside >>>>> our coverage. >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 11:06 AM, James Howard < <ja...@litewire.net> >>>>> ja...@litewire.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> And to also be fair, he has Frontier DSL so it actually very well may >>>>>> suck. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *From:* Af [mailto: <af-boun...@afmug.com>af-boun...@afmug.com] *On >>>>>> Behalf Of *Mathew Howard >>>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, October 01, 2015 10:25 AM >>>>>> *To:* af >>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Any of you guys service this guy in the news? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> To be fair he did actually call Charter before he built the house, >>>>>> and they told him service was available... unlike a lot of people who >>>>>> will >>>>>> just build or buy a house out in the middle of nowhere and then be >>>>>> completely shocked when cable isn't available. What bothers me here is >>>>>> the >>>>>> fact that he does have DSL - and 3/1 really isn't that bad... I have >>>>>> 4m/512k DSL at home (outside of our coverage area), and there are very >>>>>> few >>>>>> things that don't work perfectly fine. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 10:14 AM, Steve < <li...@wavedirect.org> >>>>>> 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>ja...@litewire.net> >>>>>> To: <af@afmug.com>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>af-boun...@afmug.com] On >>>>>> Behalf Of Steve >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 9:39 AM >>>>>> To: <af@afmug.com>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> >>>>>> thatoneguyst...@gmail.com><mailto: <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> >>>>>> thatoneguyst...@gmail.com%3e> >>>>>> To: <af@afmug.com>af@afmug.com<mailto: <af@afmug.com>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. 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