Re: [SLUG] Dumping Verizon Internet for ???

From: Pete Theisen (petetheisen@verizon.net)
Date: Fri Sep 11 2009 - 07:58:00 EDT


chris lee wrote:
> see if Brighthouse is available in your area. been with them for 6
> years without a single problem.

Hi Chris,

That would solve the problem, wouldn't it? But they are only in that
part of "Sarasota" that is in Manatee county. If you are really in
Sarasota you can't get Brighthouse. Last I heard they were more than $21
a month, but I didn't hear how much more.

> On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 02:17, Pete Theisen <petetheisen@verizon.net> wrote:
>> Hi Everybody,
>>
>> Verizon is worse, much worse than ever before. I turned them in to the FCC
>> and they plain lied to the investigator. If I corner them dead-to-rights
>> then they say it is because I use Linux.
>>
>> Spyware and viruses come in just fine, by they way. Since I have *no*
>> Winders machines that isn't an issue, thank heavens. Curiously, there is
>> hardly any spam, the only good thing about them.
>>
>> They are throttling me to about 50% or less whenever they want. That means
>> you are on for two minutes then off for two minutes. That means that the $21
>> and change I pay per month is actually a rate of $42. In practical terms,
>> whatever you are trying to download may or may not start again.
>>
>> I live in Sarasota so the choices are limited. I see listed AstroTel,
>> Comcast, DayStar, Earthlink, GLNet, HamelTronics, Line Shark, Localnet,
>> Nuvox, PeoplePC, and Savvis. There are a couple more that specifically say
>> Bradenton so I won't bother with them unless I know they service Sarasota.
>>
>> Are *any* of these any good? They all *say* they are on 24/7 and they
>> *always* give you the rated speed. They can tell any lie they want and the
>> government lets them get away with, well, fraud, actually.
>>
>> Is anyone in Sarasota actually getting good Internet service? If so, who is
>> providing it?

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Regards,

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