NO I bought converter boxes with my coupons. Right away too, and there's plenty of the boxes in St. Louis where I live. I've seen them at Target, Walmart, and Best Buy.
I picked them up because I'm just as entitled to them as the next guy. Blame the system if you would like, but don't blame me for having the sense to prepare my household to pick up public broadcasting after the switch. They're wired and ready for use, they're not just "sitting in my garage" like someone else suggested. I profitted zero from this, and cashed in on a government paid program.
It was a reality the second the first coupon was given away. Those smart enough to get in on in the last year are fine, now those who didn't are starting to whine. I don't even need my two, but picked them up anyways.
Free internet at a college? I don't think so. If you're paying to live in the dorms you're paying for internet use as well. Or, like my college, we had a $30/month communication services fee we paid that covered cable, internet, and phone. It was a package deal, you could not get one without the other.
I used to think the same thing, uverse is now available in my area and their price tag for 10mb connection is very good. Although for what I use the internet for at home (some browsing and wii) my $30/month 3.2mb cable line (from small cable co) is great. So my question to slashdot: I know Comcast is a pain in the arse, but if you had the option of a plain jane cable co for a decent price and lower speed (3mb) would it be a huge issue or is the demand for better internet really lurking?
Umm, lets see.. the job title was helpdesk. 20 Employee corporate IT department, 4 of which are helpdesk, all with admin rights to different areas of the network. I don't work helpdesk, but the company I work for has one and it's very much under the "IT Umbrealla", unfortunately they just get the shit jobs.
I find it difficult to not consider a user with admin rights to a network not under the "IT umbrella." In many different environments I have seen helpdesk jobs that do everything from desktop support to server maintenance, not just answering phones and logging tickets.
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NO I bought converter boxes with my coupons. Right away too, and there's plenty of the boxes in St. Louis where I live. I've seen them at Target, Walmart, and Best Buy.
I picked them up because I'm just as entitled to them as the next guy. Blame the system if you would like, but don't blame me for having the sense to prepare my household to pick up public broadcasting after the switch. They're wired and ready for use, they're not just "sitting in my garage" like someone else suggested. I profitted zero from this, and cashed in on a government paid program.
It was a reality the second the first coupon was given away. Those smart enough to get in on in the last year are fine, now those who didn't are starting to whine. I don't even need my two, but picked them up anyways.
It's also a good idea to have the government know where you go everytime you drive your car. GO UNCLE SAM!
Yes, thanks. You must have earned your "A" by actually studying.
Yeah, no kidding. We had to settle for a "C" if we just wanted to show up to class. An "A" is retorical..
Free internet at a college? I don't think so. If you're paying to live in the dorms you're paying for internet use as well. Or, like my college, we had a $30/month communication services fee we paid that covered cable, internet, and phone. It was a package deal, you could not get one without the other.
I used to think the same thing, uverse is now available in my area and their price tag for 10mb connection is very good. Although for what I use the internet for at home (some browsing and wii) my $30/month 3.2mb cable line (from small cable co) is great. So my question to slashdot: I know Comcast is a pain in the arse, but if you had the option of a plain jane cable co for a decent price and lower speed (3mb) would it be a huge issue or is the demand for better internet really lurking?
Umm, lets see.. the job title was helpdesk. 20 Employee corporate IT department, 4 of which are helpdesk, all with admin rights to different areas of the network. I don't work helpdesk, but the company I work for has one and it's very much under the "IT Umbrealla", unfortunately they just get the shit jobs.
I find it difficult to not consider a user with admin rights to a network not under the "IT umbrella." In many different environments I have seen helpdesk jobs that do everything from desktop support to server maintenance, not just answering phones and logging tickets.