
August 4, 2017 Dirty
Rotten Internet Scoundrels "Something's rotten
in the State of Denmark!"
from Hamlet by William Shakespeare
A few weeks back I
mentioned my troubles with the 2 internet monopolies in my area Spectrum
and Frontier. I'm not angry anymore. I'm past that. I've accepted defeat.
Let me explain.
I help manage 12 connected
town homes in La Habra, CA. For almost 4 months now this nice neighborhood
has been without internet access. Hard to imagine this is happening in
the 21st Century.
When I first learned
about the problem I thought this would be an easy fix. I mean, all that
needed to be done was connect a few feet of internet wiring to the main
line in the property. (I've talked to 2 competent men in the industry
and this is true I even did a physical examination.) But little
did I realize that logic does not apply when it comes to monopolies
especially with conglomerates so large that responsibilities are
often blurred. I mean here were 12 homes that were begging to pay a monthly
service of $30 to $100+ each you would think that a business would
stop everything to start the cash flow, right? Wrong! The law of
supply and demand trumps common sense.
It took forever to
figure out who to contact from the inside of the local Frontier office
in Camarillo --- a guy named Mark Francis. The lady from Spectrum
in the Anaheim office is Diana Netherlain. You don't wanna mess
up with these guys. On July 27 we sent both of them a signed petition
via registered mail imploring them 1) to connect the line, 2) to explain
what the problem was, 3) to let us know who really was in charge. To date
we have not heard anything from either of them.
I can imagine Mark
and Diana chuckling after receiving the letter, calling each other to
crack jokes about our misery: "They think we're afraid of them?
They think this will hurt our career! They actually think we have a heart!"
These little kings
in their little kingdoms! Quite common in corrupt underdeveloped countries
yet surprisingly (at least for me) in full operation here in America.
I have heard similar nightmares from friends. The internet is rife with
ISP
complaints.
For almost 4 months
Frontier and Spectrum have been pointing fingers at each other:
Spectrum: We
are ready to install the lines but we need to get permission from Frontier
who owns the line.
Frontier: We
don't have enough manpower to install this. We need to get permission
from Spectrum.
Spectrum: It's
Frontier's line. We can't do anything without their signature.
Frontier: Even
if we give our permission, Spectrum uses cable we use DSL.
The home owners:
Who's really in charge? We want names!
Silence.
I gave up. After the
petition, I raised the white flag of defeat. A gloomy cloud hovered above
me last night as I watched TV and a commercial popped up: It was Spectrum!
La di dah! "For the greatest internet service in the world, move
to the latest technology man can buy!" Spectrum was spending
ad dollars to get new subscribers. Say what?! Why advertise when you've
got a monopoly?
Something's rotten
in Denmark all right! And their names are Mark Francis of Frontier
and Diana Netherlain of Spectrum!

TGIF people!
Second
Opinion Contributed by
Lois of Whittier, CA
I believe Rodney Dangerfield
was one of the funniest guys ever. He liked to tell about his visit to
his doctor for a check-up because he wasn't feeling well.

After a complete examination,
the doctor said, "I'll tell you what's wrong with you you're
crazy!"
Deeply offended, Rodney
said, "I demand a second opinion!" whereupon the doctor
said, "O.K. You're ugly, too!"

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Comments
Anonymous
Tue, 09/05/2017 - 05:27
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OMG
OMG!
So Funny!
Laura
Anonymous
Tue, 09/05/2017 - 05:27
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Angry
Oh boy! You're pissed.
Heather
Anonymous
Tue, 09/05/2017 - 05:29
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Similar problem with Internet
You're right about all that. When we moved into our current location we couldn't get I think it was Verizon at the time to continue our service because it would cost them $4,800 to do the wiring in that it's really sad. I think eventually people are just going to say the hell with TV and stick to Netflix and things that are easy to obtain.
Heather