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| DATE | 2008-05-17 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Re: Choice of ISP
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Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 21:21:42 -0400
From: Ruben Safir
To: hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com
Cc: discuss-at-blu.org
Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Re: Choice of ISP
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On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 07:37:43PM -0400, Jarod Wilson wrote:
> On Sat, 2008-05-17 at 16:03 -0400, Ruben Safir wrote:
> > On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 03:16:56PM -0400, Bruce Borland wrote:
> > > Kent Borg wrote:
> > >
> > > >P.S. Be careful about complaining to Verizon about anything, they will
> > > >use your complaint to retire and write off yet another perfectly good
> > > >copper pair. They want everyone onto Fios. Too many complaints and you
> > > >might run out of copper on your street, and not be able to get DSL
> > > >ever again. A few weeks ago I had perfectly good DSL and no
> > > >dialtone...and another pair got snipped.
> > > >
> > > I used to have Verizon DSL but have switched to FiOS. What is the
> > > advantage of DSL over FiOS?
> > >
> >
> > DSL doesn't NEED Verizon...for one thing.
>
> But otherwise, FiOS kicks DSL's ass all over the place. I could care
> less if it means I have to deal with Verizon.
Do you care that fiber has been around for over a decade and Verizon has
stiffling competition to put any decent bandwidth into the market.
I'm sure you couldn't care if the market was extorted by Al Capone either,
but for most normal people these things matter.
I wouldn't give those SOB's a red cent.
Ruben
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