[TriLUG] Goodbye Spectrum

[Scott Lambdin via TriLUG]

"<Of all the people I have met,> ya'll are by far the most recent."

I like this.  Next time I meet someone I'm going to say this.

On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 1:21 PM, karl flores via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
wrote:

> I've been in NC for the past few months and can see my solution close to
> moving totally off the grid. So much beautiful open space and nature right
> outside my door. If I wasn't concerned about living out a "deliverance"
> (insert squeal like a pig sound here) moment, I would do it tomorrow. : ) I
> should have taken up the banjo when I got here.
>
> Note: I have attended the TriLug meetings in the past few months. I am
> ending my service with Americorps VISTA. Ya'll are the coolest and most
> friendly group of geeks I have had the pleasure of meeting. In my 45 years
> in tech, I can honestly say that of all the computer operators, software
> developers, programmers, system engineers, computer enthusiasts,
> knowledgeable nerds, and LUGinites, ya'll are by far the most recent.
>
> best,
>
> On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 9:30 AM, Brian via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
> wrote:
>
> > You kids with your FiOS options, get off my lawn!
> >
> > And yeah, that's pure jealousy talking.  Spectrum is my only viable
> option
> > other than DSL (HA!) or Fixed Wireless (HA!).
> >
> > I'm also on a Business Class account, so that I can ensure no blocked
> > ports and actually talk to knowledgeable humans when I have to call for
> > support.  I wonder if I could get "new customer" rates if I dropped back
> to
> > residential and used the saved $ for a VPS somewhere...hmmm..
> >
> > -B
> >
> > On 11/20/2017 09:00 AM, Matt Flyer via TriLUG wrote:
> >
> >> This has been my experience too.  The price just keeps going up and up
> >> and up.  I called and they offered to lower it a little bit, but they
> >> simply weren't competitive with North State who has fiber in my
> >> neighborhood (High Point / Triad area).  I have been running their
> >> business class which also adds to the costs dramatically.  A while back
> >> I moved everything over to a Linode and no longer need it.
> >>
> >> Perhaps over the winter breaks, I will fully dismantle the rest of the
> >> home network except for a single (dynamic) IP address access point and
> >> tell them to go pound sand for both their TV and Internet.
> >>
> >> On Mon, 2017-11-20 at 13:56 +0000, John Vaughters via TriLUG wrote:
> >>
> >>> This too is my MAJOR irritation. They cater to new customer better
> >>> than old reliable ones. I am probably a 18 year customer as I did
> >>> experiment a couple of times without them, and unfortunately for me I
> >>> have no other reasonable alternative. So I am getting their 100 down
> >>> 10 up service for $80/month and dropping all other services. Then I
> >>> too am moving to Sling, and after my test of the Sling streaming, I
> >>> am VERY pleased. I will save $40-60 per month. Plus, I can increase
> >>> or decrease my Sling subscription on the fly and save even more if I
> >>> want too. I can add or drop on a per month basis. Spectrum is way out
> >>> of touch on how to manage business for this new environment.
> >>> The first internet carrier to offer unlimited monthly bandwidth and
> >>> 100MB service for the same or less will get my business. AT&T or
> >>> Google, I am just waiting for the chance to drop Spectrum for having
> >>> such disdain for long term customers. I was flat out told I had to be
> >>> a new customer to get the lower cost services.
> >>> Just waiting...... Let's go Google...
> >>>
> >>> John Vaughters
> >>>
> >>
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