Comment So much better in Rural Illinois... (Score 1) 192
I have Verizon phone "service" in rural central Illinois. It's an old GTE network, I believe. You guys are worried about DSL? I can't even get CallerID!
Lucky for me that I have a local ISP providing 3Mb/s 802.11B off of a nearby antenna tower for me and a couple of neighbors.
Transcript of typical phone service call:
VZ: Go outside to your NIB.
ME: I don't have one.
VZ: Everyone has one.
ME: You said you won't install one unless there's a problem.
VZ: Oh, you have to call someone else.
ME: What about my lack of phone service?
VZ: Well, it's probably inside the house and we'll charge you.
VZ (Other people): We won't install a NIB unless you're having a problem. Are you having a problem?
ME: No, they seem to have fixed it.
VZ: Sorry...
Lucky for me that I have a local ISP providing 3Mb/s 802.11B off of a nearby antenna tower for me and a couple of neighbors.
Transcript of typical phone service call:
VZ: Go outside to your NIB.
ME: I don't have one.
VZ: Everyone has one.
ME: You said you won't install one unless there's a problem.
VZ: Oh, you have to call someone else.
ME: What about my lack of phone service?
VZ: Well, it's probably inside the house and we'll charge you.
VZ (Other people): We won't install a NIB unless you're having a problem. Are you having a problem?
ME: No, they seem to have fixed it.
VZ: Sorry...
