Re: [Nolug] New feature of Cox High Speed Internet

It's all about service Jerry. When you learn to serve others, you learn the
most valuable skillset.

On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 9:02 AM, Jerry Wilborn <jerrywilborn@gmail.com>wrote:

> Very well put.
>
> Jerry Wilborn
> jerrywilborn@gmail.com
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 8:59 AM, Clint Billedeaux <clint@fastbadge.com>wrote:
>
>> Why do people spend so much effort defining the rest of the world as an
>> enemy? Can't get what you want, the way you want it, when you want it, how
>> you want it, for FREE, without any consideration of the resources involved
>> it getting it to you? Blame the capitalist providing the service.
>>
>> Spend half the effort figuring out how to offer what YOU want to OTHERS,
>> and you WILL become a happy capitalist.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 8:54 AM, Clint Billedeaux <clint@fastbadge.com>wrote:
>>
>>> You make me long for the days when a T1 line was a status symbol.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Joey Kelly <joey@joeykelly.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wednesday 07 September 2011 13:26, Charles Paul wrote:
>>>> > You mean it cuts into their profits, rather. ISPs love blaming their
>>>> > best customers for their high rates.
>>>> >
>>>> > This country has some of the worst internet connections, and it has
>>>> > more to do with the industry's regulatory capture of the FTC and FCC.
>>>> >
>>>> > The blame, rather, lies with the lifestyles of the executives and
>>>> > investors.
>>>> >
>>>> > All that said: You are wrong.
>>>>
>>>> I truly don't understand what this is all about. I get blazingly fast
>>>> intarweb
>>>> from Cox, and my speeds keep going up every few years. I occasionally
>>>> download ISO CDs and DVDs, and never have any complaints.
>>>>
>>>> Don't like your speeds? Go sit on a T1 at a client's office and try to
>>>> do OS
>>>> updates or download a critical file. You'll sing a different tune when
>>>> you
>>>> get back to your pad that evening.
>>>>
>>>> U-verse? I'll never give AT&T another penny of mine, so long as I live.
>>>>
>>>> --Joey
>>>>
>>>> >
>>>> > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 1:17 PM, John Souvestre <johns@sstar.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> > > Hi Charles.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Possibly, but probably not. If an ISP supplies unlimited bandwidth
>>>> it
>>>> > > costs them more. So they have to charge more.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > As a customer, are you willing to pay twice the rate because of the
>>>> top
>>>> > > 10% who double the ISP's bandwidth if there is no cap? Unless you
>>>> are in
>>>> > > that top 10%, the answer is generally no - hell no! :)
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Regards,
>>>> > >
>>>> > > John
>>>> > >
>>>> > > John Souvestre - New Orleans LA - (504) 454-0899
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
>>>> > > -----Original Message-----
>>>> > > From: owner-nolug@stoney.kellynet.org
>>>> > > [mailto:owner-nolug@stoney.kellynet.org] On Behalf Of Charles Paul
>>>> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 1:07 pm
>>>> > > To: nolug@nolug.org
>>>> > > Subject: Re: [Nolug] New feature of Cox High Speed Internet
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Are there *any* service providers for unmetered, un-capped Internet
>>>> > > access in New Orleans?
>>>> > >
>>>> > > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 1:52 AM, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> > >> Some guy came to the door trying to sel Uverse, but the only way to
>>>> > >> get it cheaper than the Cox bundle was for a lower Internet speed
>>>> and
>>>> > >> no HD TV channels.
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> On 09/06/2011 11:27 PM, Brad Bendily wrote:
>>>> > >>> I'm pretty sure uverse has similar restrictions for data usage
>>>> limits.
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>
>>>> http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB409045#fbid=q79OcqQzjtN
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>> On Sep 6, 2011, at 10:31 PM, Chris Jones <techmaster@gmail.com
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>> <mailto:techmaster@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>> > >>>> Wow, uverse is looking better and better each day... Half the
>>>> price
>>>> > >>>> I'm paying now for the same speed, and now this?
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>> On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 6:05 PM, Ben Bullard
>>>> > >>>> <<mailto:benbullard7@aol.com>benbullard7@aol.com
>>>> > >>>> <mailto:benbullard7@aol.com>> wrote:
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>> On 09/06/2011 03:50 PM, Ron Johnson wrote:
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>> Data metering. Yay!!!!!
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>> It's a feature! It's for your own good...
>>>> > >>
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