Yippie..............last day

[SummitKarl]

As of Monday morning I will be a official "Copper Dropper"

Yippie, last day of copper, I am dropping the copper for fiber, 20+ years ago I signed up for a $100 Triple Play package which is now $292, but if I were a new customer then I could get it for $100 again. Seriously how stupid can a company be, you know you have a new competitor in town that is offering 5X the speed (min) and unlimited data and at half the price, but instead of trying to compete with the new guy. Nah lets just raise rates again and try to nickle and dime the LHC citizens to death. So I MADE THAT CALL and become a COPPER DROPPER
LHC rule #1 - "Don't F' with the locals" we bite!!!!

 

[Ziggy]

Is this like tell a friend?
Allo-beta
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Now come all the streaming TV subscriptions.

 

[SummitKarl]

Is this like tell a friend?
Allo-beta
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Now come all the streaming TV subscriptions.

only "sling" = same channel line up

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

So Allo is the fiber company? what's their service footprint in LHC?

 

[rivermobster]

only "sling" = same channel line up

Have you seen Peeky Blinders yet?

The Queen's Gambit?

Mind Hunters?

Alone?

Anyone wanna bet how long the Sling only thing will last?

 

[SummitKarl]

So Allo is the fiber company? what's their service footprint in LHC?

I think they have about 90% of the lines run, check their service map

 

[DILLIGAF]

ahhhhh....just get starlink already....lol

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

Starlink is an excellent option when you have no terrestrial choices that are meaningful and it’s an excellent replacement for the crap that is ViaSat and HughesNet, but if you have a fiber provider you’re better off doing that. Starlink, the more customers it gets the slower it will go. Fiber will be a lot faster in the long run.

 

[dspracing]

So Allo is the fiber company? what's their service footprint in LHC?

You can punch your address in to the website and determine if it’s either live or when it will be live. We will be at 100% coverage late November.

 

[SummitKarl]

WOW!!!! what a difference in speed....WAAAAAYYY faster and I got their slow 500mbs package.

I wonder if this is going to make the porn hub titties bounce faster....

 

[79 HUSTLER]

WOW!!!! what a difference in speed....WAAAAAYYY faster and I got their slow 500mbs package.

I wonder if this is going to make the porn hub titties bounce faster....

get ready for a million calls from a 252 number trying to get you back. I turned my router in last Thursday morning and made a comment to the gal that I must not be the only one as she was adding mine to the pile. She counted out 19 that had already been turned in that morning alone.

 

[SummitKarl]

get ready for a million calls from a 252 number trying to get you back. I turned my router in last Thursday morning and made a comment to the gal that I must not be the only one as she was adding mine to the pile. She counted out 19 that had already been turned in that morning alone.

so I posted the same thing on FB orchids and onions 2nd comment was someone tagged the allo regional sales manager, here's your new catch phrase "copper dropper" LOL, I hope Optimum takes in the shorts for as long as they have F'd this town. it's complete BS how they have treated us.

 

[DLC]

We dropped Shitty Link ( optimum) as soon as Allo was available!

I didnt tell SL, I switched over!
Just said our needs changed ….

I still get calls to re up

Crazy

The main reason to switch was their Shit Ass customer NO service !

 

[SummitKarl]

jeezz, The cable provider wonders why I dropped them for the fiber provider, this is how long the "PLEASE DISCONNECT ME" phone call took. ERRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!

 

[Ziggy]

jeezz, The cable provider wonders why I dropped them for the fiber provider, this is how long the "PLEASE DISCONNECT ME" phone call took. ERRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!! View attachment 1430986

Might have been faster to walk in and drop their shit on the counter.

 

[SummitKarl]

Might have been faster to walk in and drop their shit on the counter.

I did that Tuesday, the counter said I must call for disconnect.....such BS, so glad they are out of my life, oh maybe Tuesday on the ride...see how I feel

 

[DRYHEAT]

Can’t you just quit paying the bill and have them disconnect you without a phone call?

 

[DRYHEAT]

You can punch your address in to the website and determine if it’s either live or when it will be live. We will be at 100% coverage late November.

Are they ahead of schedule? I was told not until March 2025, guess I’ll have to check again.

 

[SummitKarl]

Can’t you just quit paying the bill and have them disconnect you without a phone call?

I took my crap to the counter, gave it back, said please close my account and paid this months bill, that wasn't enough for them, oh no you still have to make a almost one hour phone call get disconnected...................F' that place, F' that place........F' that place

 

[Cray Paper]

Setting your monthly service cost aside, I am stuck on this, are you are just now getting a fiber optic line run to your home? I bought my first home in 1997 and had a fiber optics connection 1 year later. I enlisted in the Navy in 1987 and took the aptitude test and was designated to work in comms and "fiber optics". I had no idea WTF that was then. Not trying to be an ass, but fiber has been the backbone of home internet and "cable tv" for more than 25 years.

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

Setting your monthly service cost aside, I am stuck on this, are you are just now getting a fiber optic line run to your home? I bought my first home in 1997 and had a fiber optics connection 1 year later. I enlisted in the Navy in 1987 and took the aptitude test and was designated to work in comms and "fiber optics". I had no idea WTF that was then. Not trying to be an ass, but fiber has been the backbone of home internet and "cable tv" for more than 25 years.

It has been the backbone of telecom for several decades now. What’s important today is providers are choosing (well a small handful, the rest are milking copper or HFC plants, and pocketing taxpayer dollars to avoid spending it on the actual upgrades the money is supposed to be funding) to extend that fiber to the home, getting rid of a lot of high cost high maintenance copper end to end.

It’s going to set them up for a lifetime of easy speed upgrades as the fiber can handle a large range, all without worrying about signal integrity if done right, and not worrying about having to keep reinvesting in legacy communications cabling.

It would be nice if the FCC and the FTC told the legacy Telcos and cable co’s of the country, show us the fiber we paid for you to install (ten times over at this point) or we pull your operating license and sell off your assets. Wishful thinking I know.

 

[wishiknew]

It has been the backbone of telecom for several decades now. What’s important today is providers are choosing (well a small handful, the rest are milking copper or HFC plants, and pocketing taxpayer dollars to avoid spending it on the actual upgrades the money is supposed to be funding) to extend that fiber to the home, getting rid of a lot of high cost high maintenance copper end to end.

It’s going to set them up for a lifetime of easy speed upgrades as the fiber can handle a large range, all without worrying about signal integrity if done right, and not worrying about having to keep reinvesting in legacy communications cabling.

It would be nice if the FCC and the FTC told the legacy Telcos and cable co’s of the country, show us the fiber we paid for you to install (ten times over at this point) or we pull your operating license and sell off your assets. Wishful thinking I know.

Wishful thinking but a very good idea !!

 

[SummitKarl]

Setting your monthly service cost aside, I am stuck on this, are you are just now getting a fiber optic line run to your home? I bought my first home in 1997 and had a fiber optics connection 1 year later. I enlisted in the Navy in 1987 and took the aptitude test and was designated to work in comms and "fiber optics". I had no idea WTF that was then. Not trying to be an ass, but fiber has been the backbone of home internet and "cable tv" for more than 25 years.

they just installed fiber in Havasu, and your talking to the guy(1 of 5) that was the first to demonstrate over 500 channels on 20 miles fiber to COX back in 1994, yes I know a chit tone about coherent light transceivers..or at least what I can remember 30 years later....LOL

 

[dspracing]

Are they ahead of schedule? I was told not until March 2025, guess I’ll have to check again.

Yes, well ahead of schedule. If you pm me your address, I can give you an exact date.

 

[DRYHEAT]

Yes, well ahead of schedule. If you pm me your address, I can give you an exact date.

Thanks I just checked it out. It says fall of 24 so I guess it’s right around the corner. It’s looks like it’s just down the street from me. I’ve definitely seen them working the area.

 

[Ziggy]

Thanks I just checked it out. It says fall of 24 so I guess it’s right around the corner. It’s looks like it’s just down the street from me. I’ve definitely seen them working the area.

Today is first full day of Fall. Lol. Just sayin'.
My street had the plumbing & green boxes put in a month or so ago.

 

[Sharky]

I switched to Fiber Optic years ago. Kept the original twisted pair copper lines going to the house and still in the house.

I still have my old buttset for when the power goes down. Or the world goes to hell.


Kinda fun every once in a great while to show my kids how to listen in on other peoples conversations. We have a pedestal from the days of MaBell (Mountain Bell) right next door. Has a 50 pair cable in it. I even have the wrench to open the door. 30 some odd years ago, they left the wrench laying on the ground after working in the box. I grabbed it.

 

[DRYHEAT]

Today is first full day of Fall. Lol. Just sayin'.
My street had the plumbing & green boxes put in a month or so ago.

Always the optimist!