Comments on: Have we found an alternative to telecom companies yet? http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/03/01/have-we-found-an-alternative-to-telecom-companies-yet/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:15:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Netmom http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/03/01/have-we-found-an-alternative-to-telecom-companies-yet/#comment-25785 Netmom Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:09:01 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/03/01/have-we-found-an-alternative-to-telecom-companies-yet/#comment-25785 The loss of revenue is only one part of the problem; the other part is that it's the city's franchise agreement that brings you local government meetings on channels 12 and 15. Although I don't particularly like being on tv every 4th Monday, I do like the ability to see what city council is doing from the comfort of my bed. The loss of revenue is only one part of the problem; the other part is that it’s the city’s franchise agreement that brings you local government meetings on channels 12 and 15.

Although I don’t particularly like being on tv every 4th Monday, I do like the ability to see what city council is doing from the comfort of my bed.

]]> By: LissaKay http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/03/01/have-we-found-an-alternative-to-telecom-companies-yet/#comment-25807 LissaKay Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00:35 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/03/01/have-we-found-an-alternative-to-telecom-companies-yet/#comment-25807 I'm having a real hard time mustering up any sympathy for Comcast ... I would hope that some competition would motivate them to improve their service. At least to bring it up to what they advertise is as! As much as I despise Bellsouth, I am almost ... ALMOST ... Willing to give them (AT&T) a shot. And that's saying something ... From a consumer point of view, let the games begin! Maybe if the city got all up in Comcast's face and made them provide a decent level of service, I would be less willing to let the state take the franchise. But when I'm paying out $135 a month (up $10 AGAIN) for grainy digital cable TV, and 6MB internet service that trickles in at 1.5MB, and when the whole kit and kaboodle goes it takes my phone service too (VoIP), I start to get a bit steamed. I’m having a real hard time mustering up any sympathy for Comcast … I would hope that some competition would motivate them to improve their service. At least to bring it up to what they advertise is as!

As much as I despise Bellsouth, I am almost … ALMOST … Willing to give them (AT&T) a shot. And that’s saying something …

From a consumer point of view, let the games begin! Maybe if the city got all up in Comcast’s face and made them provide a decent level of service, I would be less willing to let the state take the franchise. But when I’m paying out $135 a month (up $10 AGAIN) for grainy digital cable TV, and 6MB internet service that trickles in at 1.5MB, and when the whole kit and kaboodle goes it takes my phone service too (VoIP), I start to get a bit steamed.

]]> By: Velvet Voice http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/03/01/have-we-found-an-alternative-to-telecom-companies-yet/#comment-25809 Velvet Voice Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:05:02 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/03/01/have-we-found-an-alternative-to-telecom-companies-yet/#comment-25809 Ummm... My husband is a premise installer for AT&T's UVerse... which is the product you're talking about heh. We have the service and to be honest its buggy as hell. The signal skips causing the program to skip and its just... well... ANNOYING... meh. Ummm… My husband is a premise installer for AT&T’s UVerse… which is the product you’re talking about heh. We have the service and to be honest its buggy as hell. The signal skips causing the program to skip and its just… well… ANNOYING… meh.

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