Comments on: To My Speakeasy DSL Install Coordinator http://blog.19clicks.com/2006/02/11/to-my-speakeasy-dsl-install-coordinator/ Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:34:47 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: edward http://blog.19clicks.com/2006/02/11/to-my-speakeasy-dsl-install-coordinator/comment-page-1/#comment-4 edward Fri, 07 Apr 2006 11:14:29 +0000 http://blog.19clicks.com/2006/02/11/to-my-speakeasy-dsl-install-coordinator/#comment-4 <p>(c.f. this thread http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14031905 which has some fairly erudite comments on over-utilization in nyc, and some placating weasel-words from a speakeasy rep. I wonder if I should attach any importance that speakeasy’s complaint^Wthreat* to me came soon after my downgrading of service to a cheaper plan…?)</p> <ul> <li>yes, threat, they made vague noises about cutting me off if I did not stop using all of the bandwidth I pay for. fer chrissakes, this is dsl not cable jeez. if only such a termination could get me out of my contract… somehow I doubt that heh.</li> </ul> (c.f. this thread
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14031905
which has some fairly erudite comments on over-utilization in nyc, and some placating weasel-words from a speakeasy rep. I wonder if I should attach any importance that speakeasy’s complaint^Wthreat* to me came soon after my downgrading of service to a cheaper plan…?)

  • yes, threat, they made vague noises about cutting me off if I did not stop using all of the bandwidth I pay for. fer chrissakes, this is dsl not cable jeez. if only such a termination could get me out of my contract… somehow I doubt that heh.
]]> By: edward http://blog.19clicks.com/2006/02/11/to-my-speakeasy-dsl-install-coordinator/comment-page-1/#comment-3 edward Fri, 07 Apr 2006 11:07:37 +0000 http://blog.19clicks.com/2006/02/11/to-my-speakeasy-dsl-install-coordinator/#comment-3 <p>just got a call today from speakeasy, complaining that I have been “over”-utilizing my circuit. the utter gall—they explicitly make a big deal about how they let you use your connection any way you like, and then go on to nitpick over vague definitions of bandwidth ‘abuse’ in their TOS . I don’t need this—if I wanted to be forced to manage my net usage, I would have been happy to pay $15/mo for crappy verizon or ool service instead of $100/mo for speakeasy.</p> <p>can’t see any way out of my contract, but as soon as it ends you bet I will be switching to an equally evil yet much cheaper provider (one can only hope that fios is available come october…)</p> just got a call today from speakeasy, complaining that I have been “over”-utilizing my circuit. the utter gall—they explicitly make a big deal about how they let you use your connection any way you like, and then go on to nitpick over vague definitions of bandwidth ‘abuse’ in their TOS . I don’t need this—if I wanted to be forced to manage my net usage, I would have been happy to pay $15/mo for crappy verizon or ool service instead of $100/mo for speakeasy.

can’t see any way out of my contract, but as soon as it ends you bet I will be switching to an equally evil yet much cheaper provider (one can only hope that fios is available come october…)

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