I have DSL - 765kbps up & down - at quite a reasonable price from a third-party provider in Seattle. Installation took ten weeks because my ISP deals with Covad, and Covad deals with USWest - i too was thrice removed from the actual service provider.
I also don't have a ground phone - just a cell phone - and USWest indexes their work orders by phone number. My lack of a (ground) phone number meant that they had no idea who I was or where I lived.
Getting DSL was hell -- but now that I have it, life with multiple static IPs is just peachy. -------
.. did you notice that they are (a) healty and (b) 3 out of 4 vegan... Mexican has Almond Rella which has milk in it. Not bad for vegan geek food.:) -------
Is there anyone who can substantiate whether this is indeed an April Fool's Day joke (and a mean & nasty one at that) or if there is some real litigation going on here?
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I have DSL - 765kbps up & down - at quite a reasonable price from a third-party provider in Seattle. Installation took ten weeks because my ISP deals with Covad, and Covad deals with USWest - i too was thrice removed from the actual service provider.
I also don't have a ground phone - just a cell phone - and USWest indexes their work orders by phone number. My lack of a (ground) phone number meant that they had no idea who I was or where I lived.
Getting DSL was hell -- but now that I have it, life with multiple static IPs is just peachy.
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Is there anyone who can substantiate whether this is indeed an April Fool's Day joke (and a mean & nasty one at that) or if there is some real litigation going on here?
I've only seem rumors on both sides...
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