batageek
Slave To The Duopoly
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join:2003-01-25
Batavia, IL
| How can it be any clearer?
Chicken sh*ts.....
"We don't want to provide it because you're not worth it to our shareholders. But you can't fix the problem yourselves either. That wouldn't be fair to us."
Love,
Your Friends at BellSouth (otherwise know as BS).
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toeknee75
join:2005-01-26
Lafayette, LA
| Cox/BS = BULLYs
Bellsouth promised the people of Lafayette DSL/ADSL by the end of 1999. 6 Years later my part of town, Eraste Landry still does not have DSL. The best connection rate Bellsouth could offer me for my area was a whopping 28.8 dialup for 20 bucks a month. Funny thing is Cox Comm. is able to provide me Highspeed via cable.
I would love to see the city get into the market. At least would we see an even deployment of technology throughout the city and not just certain areas. |
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ColdFiltered
join:2005-01-25
Atlanta, GA
| reply to batageek
Re: How can it be any clearer?
I think both are playing the proverbial wolf in sheep's clothing. Why should the cable/telco operators continue to copperate if the city went around behind them to cintinue with their previous efforts to circumvent the franchises?
To me, it sounds like Bellsouth reacted to the city of Lafayette no wishing to accept cooperation and continued with their efforts to raise money for their own network.
Hope none of the people in Lafayette are stockholders in Bellsouth, or hanve funds based in part on them. I also hope the city officials have trained and qualified people, both technical and administrative, to handle a wid-area network. Y'all did check that out during those elections, right!?!  |
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MonkeyPox4
join:2004-12-21
Lafayette, LA
| reply to toeknee75
Re: Cox/BS = BULLYs
I live by OLOL, and that's the ONLY reason my neighborhood has DSL. I cut the cord with BS last March, went cellular & cablemodem through Cox, not that they're any better. The second LUS runs FTTH, I'll sign up.
I know this is a flawed analogy, but every time I've had an issue with utilities, LUS service has been quick, courteous & professional. I had my water meter fail last year, flooding my yard. 1 call to LUS, and the truck was there in less than 20 minutes. They fixed the leak and gave me nearly $100 in credit for the wasted water. Last time I had to contact BS, it took them 1 week, 6 phone calls & 3 truck rolls to correct a problem I had diagnosed before I called.
BS doesn't care about running high-speed to residential customers. All they care about is the profit margin from their commercial high-speed accounts. |
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jhboricua
ExMod 2000-01
join:2000-06-06
Minneapolis, MN
clubs:
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January 26th, @01:45PM
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Re: How can it be any clearer?
said by ColdFiltered  :To me, it sounds like Bellsouth reacted to the city of Lafayette no wishing to accept cooperation and continued with their efforts to raise money for their own network. Don't think so, otherwise there would be a mention of it by BS. This seems more like a case of BS right hand not knowing what the left hand was doing, or chosing to ignore it.
said by ColdFiltered :Hope none of the people in Lafayette are stockholders in Bellsouth, or hanve funds based in part on them. I also hope the city officials have trained and qualified people, both technical and administrative, to handle a wid-area network. Y'all did check that out during those elections, right!?! Do you honestly think the city officials are going to be the network admins???
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ColdFiltered
join:2005-01-25
Atlanta, GA
| said by jhboricua : said by ColdFiltered :To me, it sounds like Bellsouth reacted to the city of Lafayette no wishing to accept cooperation and continued with their efforts to raise money for their own network. Don't think so, otherwise there would be a mention of it by BS. This seems more like a case of BS right hand not knowing what the left hand was doing, or chosing to ignore it.
said by ColdFiltered :Hope none of the people in Lafayette are stockholders in Bellsouth, or hanve funds based in part on them. I also hope the city officials have trained and qualified people, both technical and administrative, to handle a wid-area network. Y'all did check that out during those elections, right!?! Do you honestly think the city officials are going to be the network admins???
Of course not, but maybe someone brother or cousin.  Point to the evidence where every muni endeavor came out a success. Marietta, Georgia failed, but that was because of poor administration in finances with an acute money-pocketing condition. |
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BKWade
join:2004-07-29
Lafayette, LA
| reply to ColdFiltered
LUS has had a publicly owned fiber loop around Lafayette for better than 10 years now. I believe the support staff is going to be ok.
There is fiber running N/S on I-49 and E/W on I-10. Where do those Interstates meet? Lafayette. I don't really see a downside to the logistics of connecting it all to every business or home in the city/parish area if possible.
Price? WTH do you think Bellsouth or Cox would make us pay? And don't give me that BS about paying for services that not everyone gets to use. Look at your Bellsouth bill sometime and tell me how much of that money you think you as an individual actually cost that company in service.
There is also the ever-present talk about WiMax and WiFi and all those wonderful wireless alternatives we are not considering. Wireless has far more security, reliability, and scalability concerns than fiber does; not to mention the fact that supporters of that technology are having trouble getting it accepted in some of their key markets. Sure Intel is pushing some of it but if I had put as much money into a pet project as they have, I'd push it too!
Bottom line is, as usual, you don't like the idea? Don't buy the friggin service. Keep your Bellsouth DSL or Cox cable access. I'll take FTTH over those anytime. |
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batageek
Slave To The Duopoly
Premium
join:2003-01-25
Batavia, IL
| reply to ColdFiltered
Marietta never even offered residential services. they didn't offer a triple play.
They spent the bulk of their cash buying up long-haul to Atlanta.
Marietta did not have to sell. They chose to. This was a political move by a mayor that was against the concept, ran for office on that platform, and dumped it on the market.
And, from what I've heard, the company that did buy Marietta's plant kept all of the existing staff, primarily because of the good job they were doing.
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jwsmiths4
Part Man, Part Mac
Premium
join:2003-10-25
Savannah, GA
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January 26th, @06:24PM
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Oops my bad - I mis-read your statements about wireless. Sorry.
Best of luck in getting FTTH!
Justin |
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NervNick
@bellsouth.ne
| reply to ColdFiltered
I work for a computer company in Lafayette. We had LUS run a fibre line from their main trunk to our office off of Ambassador Caffery. The speed is great with no problems yet in the aprox 6 months we have been using them. As far as who is running the show, they have been hiring local techs and some not local to head the operation. Some of the leg work and helpdesk positions are being filled by graduates of ULL. |
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