[TriLUG] Goodbye Spectrum

Mon Nov 20 14:08:15 EST 2017

“The most human” also works

— Dan

> On Nov 20, 2017, at 1:54 PM, Scott Lambdin via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
> 
> "<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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>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Karl Flores
>> IT Specialist
>> Direct: 619-796-1329
>> Fax:  858-605-4265
>> 
>> 
>> "There are those who look at opportunities and contemplate limitations.
>> There are those who seek opportunities and discover limitations. And there
>> are those who find opportunities and challenge their own limitations."
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> "My children are footprints that prove I existed"
>> 
>> "My life is based on a true story. The characters, incidents, and
>> dialogues are products of my imagination and are not to be construed as
>> real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is
>> entirely accidental."
>> 
>> "What I now know is that I never knew that I knew what I know"
>> 
>> "Finish Happy"
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