I have Eatel (East Ascension Telephone Network - http://www.eatel.net). Eatel's
presence seems to be limited to where they had laid down copper a long time
ago; East Ascension Parish.
I spoke with an Eatel rep at a tradeshow about 2 months ago and she said that
by law they were required to lay down _fiber_ in all the new subdivisions that
are springing up in Ascension Parish. I was disappointed at the time because we
had been on a waiting list for fiber for 2 years. However, about 2 weeks ago, a
flyer showed up on our door that said fiber was being laid down in our
neighborhood and a week later the trucks and orange tubing arrived!
I've used both Eatel DSL and Cox Cable Internet simultaneously in the past, and
even though Cox was faster of course, their customer service was really bad.
I've never had a problem with Eatel's customer service. For example, during a
recent outage, they were honest and upfront with me and said they didn't know
when the service would be back up. And they offered to call me when it was back
up! It was up about 2 hours later, which wasn't a big deal for me.
If you live in Ascension Parish, definitely consider Eatel. They offer the
whole package deal: VOIP, Internet, and TV.
John
----- Original Message ----
From: Edmund Cramp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "general at brlug.net" <general at brlug.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007 7:59:00 AM
Subject: Re: [brlug-general] BR ISPs
Good point - but that really depends on where you're located. We went for a
good power source (first drop off a sub-station - in Millerville, on Old
Hammond) but it's out of downtown Baton Rouge so our options were limited at
the time.
I probably ought to revisit our options but Cox haven't pissed me off recently
so it's a low priority at the moment. Anyone moving here should consider what
their options are at different locations - what's available in one place may
not be available in another.
Edmund Cramp
--
My country, right or wrong," is a thing that no patriot would think of saying
except in a desperate case. It is like saying, "My mother, drunk or sober."
-- G. K. Chesterton
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