[TriLUG] Goodbye Spectrum

Mon Nov 20 16:11:47 EST 2017

On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 2:08 PM, Daniel Sterling via TriLUG <
trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
> “The most human” also works
>
      Who you are calling a human?! I take offense at that! 😱😋
> — 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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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
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>>> 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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>>
>>
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>>
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