Much too early for that, and unwarranted in this case as I don't have the service, and won't until they get their act together.
Comcast is Good Enough (TM) for now, though I wouldn't mind getting better throughput for less money. The followup is mostly a warning for others, and for my own amusement. Kurt On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 16:36, Richard Stovall <[email protected]> wrote: > Sounds like a story for consumerist.com, though it's too early for an > EECB. (Which does work, by the way.) > > On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: >> So, I called the doorbeller back on Friday, and he came back that >> evening, and we worked on the agreement. >> >> I told him I wasn't going to give him my credit card number. >> >> He mucked around a great deal on his little wireless data entry >> system, and called Verizon a few times, and the result was this: >> >> If all you want is data (no phone, no TV), you *must* give them a >> credit card for billing. He tried to get me to sign up for phone, then >> cancel that. I told him no, that way leads to billing nightmares, and >> I was having none of it. They can bill me like a standard customer, >> and will not have access to my credit card to bill at whim. >> >> He even put me on his phone with the Verizon rep, and I told that rep, >> and the poor doorbeller, that when they get their act together and can >> bill me like a standard customer, I'll be happy to try again. >> >> After about two hours of fiddling, he finally gave up and said he'd >> call me on Saturday. He had frustration written all over him when he >> left, but he was polite and didn't slash the tires on either of my >> vehicles on the way out. >> >> I haven't heard from him since. >> >> Kurt >> >> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 18:18, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: >>> All, >>> >>> Got a doorbeller on my front step today (took the day off) from >>> Verizon - wants to sell us on his service. >>> >>> Currently we've got Comcast cable at about $65.00/mo - don't know the data >>> rate. >>> >>> Verizon would cost about $55.00/mo - 15mbit down, 5mbit up. >>> >>> Neither one static IP, just consumer grade. >>> >>> Both are sans phone and TV - I've got a cell phone and refuse to buy >>> access to the mind-altering, time-wasting drug that is TV. >>> >>> Anyone care to give forth with an opinion on the differences between >>> the two, and a preference - customer service, reliability, etc? No DSL >>> here - too far from the POP. >>> >>> I don't mind saving $10/mo, if the service for the FIOS is equal to or >>> better than cable. >>> >>> OTOH, it makes me cranky that they're charging me $5.00/mo *NOT* to >>> have their voice service. Grumble. >>> >>> Kurt >>> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
