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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>@ jrnosee’s last sentence<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I had to do a fair amount of complaining to get ITC to bump the
max DSL up from 1.5 to 3. It took a few months of me calling in complaining
about speed requirements for my job not being met (worked remotely for Wells
Fargo at the time) and suggesting that I find a different option if they couldn’t
do anything more, and soon. I was never told what they did exactly, but someone
from INS called me saying they had finished the installation, and that ITC
would be moving me up to the new package.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>In the end, it only took my time, an extra $15 a month [I’m
getting freaking robbed… $80/mo; forcing me to have a landline, and only
getting 3 meg…], and extending my contract a year. Gentle harassment went
far in my case… <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>-emeacham (@work)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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cialug-bounces@cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces@cialug.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Matthew
Nuzum<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 20, 2010 10:23 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Central Iowa Linux Users Group<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Cialug] Mediacomm fiber<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I am on mediacom for the moment and it's OK but I'm really
upset at them right now. My wife's grandpa died and I was going through their
bills last night to figure out how to cut costs and get a working budget for
his wife. Mediacom has been charging them $70 per month for family cable (no
digital, no extras). When I called they started by thanking me for being a
customer for 28 years. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I asked them how to get a lower rate and they literally said
they only give lower rates to new customers. When I told them I was going to
switch to satellite they gave a $10/mo discount for 6 months. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 10:05 AM, <<a
href="mailto:jrnosee@gmail.com">jrnosee@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Mediacom won't replace they're last few feet of cable
either.... I was supposed to get the run to my house replaced last
year. They NEVER came out to do it. The problem got better for a
while, but now they're back out scratching their heads wondering why I have
issues. Turns out the line guys never did the replacement and nothing was
in my file to do it! I may hate Verizon Wireless (no incorporated back in
to PO Verizon?), but who can I beg to get them to bring FIOS here?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 1:40 PM, Matthew Steven <<a
href="mailto:matthew@geniusweb.com" target="_blank">matthew@geniusweb.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Dave Hala Jr wrote:<br>
> Anyone using Mediacomm business for a 'net connection?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>As my mother instructed me to only say nice things when I
have something<br>
to say: no comment regarding Mediacom.<br>
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I'll just say that Spencer, IA became a dramatically better place to<br>
live for Internauts when the community built their own municipal cable<br>
infrastructure to foster competition with the former monopoly.<br>
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Your DSL problem is an all too common one, and I would recommend at<br>
least making a complaint. Companies like this will not replace their<br>
horribly aged last-mile copper until forced.<br>
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<a href="http://www.state.ia.us/government/com/util/complaints/index.html"
target="_blank">http://www.state.ia.us/government/com/util/complaints/index.html</a><br>
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--<br>
Matthew Steven<br>
<a href="http://www.geniusweb.com/" target="_blank">http://www.geniusweb.com/</a><br>
(515) 999 0842</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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