[Cialug] Mediacomm fiber

Tue Jul 20 11:20:07 CDT 2010

That's the pedestal that serves you, the demarc should be on the side of your house.

Many times the problem with the line isn't in that last portion, it's between the pedestal and the central office. Tech leave the top off the pedestal and the moisture damages the lines, they get nicked by digging, etc.

Dave

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org 
> [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf Of Dave Hala Jr
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 11:24 AM
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] Mediacomm fiber
> 
> Its an interesting thought. The Demarc is in my neighbors 
> yard a couple of houses up the road.
> 
> 
> On Tue, 2010-07-20 at 11:20 -0500, Jeff Chapin wrote:
> > Ever think of running a sprinkler? Heck, if you are on good 
> terms with 
> > your neighbors, they might join in, and help out.
> > 
> > It may or may not be practical, but at this point, you 
> might need to 
> > try something new.
> > 
> > Jonathan C. Bailey wrote:
> > > Yup... That's fairly standard. You call when it's 
> raining, and by the time they come, everything has dried 
> out.. It's so nice having shed most of our copper for 30/20 fiber...
> > >
> > >
> > > -Jon
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Dave Hala Jr" <dave at 58ghz.net>
> > > To: "Central Iowa Linux Users Group" <cialug at cialug.org>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 11:12:23 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada 
> > > Central
> > > Subject: Re: [Cialug] Mediacomm fiber
> > >
> > >
> > > I gave up working Qwest to get the 7mb DSL... last time 
> the tech was 
> > > out to "fix" the Demarc, he tested the line and said it 
> was capable 
> > > of doing 7mb and I should call xxxx, and the tech gave me his 
> > > number. More run around.  Its been raining a ton this year in the 
> > > mornings when I like to do the majority of my uploads... 
> that makes 
> > > it even worse, but the issue is that it shouldn't be like 
> this in the first place.
> > >
> > > The tech is coming today, but its not raining so 
> everything will be 
> > > just peachy, so I'm sure Qwest will blown it off...
> > >
> > > >From looking at the emails, sounds like Mediacomm hasn't changed 
> > > >much in
> > > the last 5 years. Qwest still might be the better of two 
> poor choices.
> > >
> > > :) Dave
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, 2010-07-20 at 10:49 -0500, Ed Meacham (@work) wrote:
> > >   
> > >> @ jrnosee's last sentence
> > >>
> > >>  
> > >>
> > >> 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.
> > >>
> > >>  
> > >>
> > >> 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...
> > >>
> > >>  
> > >>
> > >> -emeacham (@work)
> > >>
> > >>  
> > >>
> > >> From:cialug-bounces at cialug.org 
> [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] 
> > >> On Behalf Of Matthew Nuzum
> > >> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 10:23 AM
> > >> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> > >> Subject: Re: [Cialug] Mediacomm fiber
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>  
> > >>
> > >> 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.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>  
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> 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.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>  
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 10:05 AM, <jrnosee at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> 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?
> > >>
> > >>  
> > >>
> > >> On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 1:40 PM, Matthew Steven 
> > >> <matthew at geniusweb.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Dave Hala Jr wrote:
> > >>     
> > >>> Anyone using Mediacomm business for a 'net connection?
> > >>>       
> > >> As my mother instructed me to only say nice things when I have 
> > >> something to say: no comment regarding Mediacom.
> > >>
> > >> I'll just say that Spencer, IA became a dramatically 
> better place 
> > >> to live for Internauts when the community built their 
> own municipal 
> > >> cable infrastructure to foster competition with the 
> former monopoly.
> > >>
> > >> Your DSL problem is an all too common one, and I would 
> recommend at 
> > >> least making a complaint. Companies like this will not replace 
> > >> their horribly aged last-mile copper until forced.
> > >>
> > >> http://www.state.ia.us/government/com/util/complaints/index.html
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Matthew Steven
> > >> http://www.geniusweb.com/
> > >> (515) 999 0842
> > >>
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> > >> --
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> > >>
> > >> "Never stop learning" -Robert Nuzum (My dad)
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