[TriLUG] Goodbye Spectrum

Mon Nov 20 16:06:50 EST 2017

It's always good to know that one's imitation is convincing.  :->


On 11/20/2017 03:48 PM, karl flores via TriLUG wrote:
> So true!
>
> On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 2:08 PM Daniel Sterling <sterling.daniel at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> “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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>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Eat like you give a damn.  Go vegan.
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