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Re: ‘ Cox slows Internet speeds in entire neighborhoods to punish any heavy users ‘ - Gareth - 06-09-2020
rz wrote:
AT&T gigabit fiber has been in an apartment complex that's literally two hundred yards from my house for a few years now.
It's also way easier to wire up an apartment complex with more customers (especially if it's exclusive as mattkime mentioned) than a bunch of single family homes. AT&T Fiber is available in an apartment complex a few blocks from me, but not at my single family home.
Re: ‘ Cox slows Internet speeds in entire neighborhoods to punish any heavy users ‘ - N-OS X-tasy! - 06-09-2020
rz wrote:
AT&T gigabit fiber has been in an apartment complex that's literally two hundred yards from my house for a few years now. There's even an AT&T store in the shopping center next to it... again, literally two hundred yards from my house. They have signs up at the store saying "Gigabit fiber is available NOW!". But not in our neighborhood. Or in any of the other neighborhoods surrounding the store. I've checked. The only availability within several miles of the store is the one upscale apartment building next to the shopping center. I'm guessing the put the fiber in when it was built about 5 years ago.
Sounds like someone is in the market for a two hundred yard fiber patch cord.
Re: ‘ Cox slows Internet speeds in entire neighborhoods to punish any heavy users ‘ - NewtonMP2100 - 06-09-2020
....some here really hate Cox......they would never, ever touch........Cox......
Re: ‘ Cox slows Internet speeds in entire neighborhoods to punish any heavy users ‘ - PeterB - 06-09-2020
GGD wrote:
[quote=PeterB]
For the next 7-8 years or so, they continuously spammed me with their stupid flyers for their crappy service. It took my writing a nasty paper letter, registered USPS, to their corporate headquarters, in order for them to permanently remove me and my address from their mailing list.
You could have tried filing a USPS Form 1500, you just needed to admit that you find mail from "COX" to be "arousing".
if you are the addressee of an advertisement, and consider the matter (product or service) that it offers for sale to be "erotically arousing or sexually provocative,"
https://about.usps.com/forms/ps1500.pdf
extended by case law to allow the recipient to declare any mailpiece obscene, for any reason whatsoever, with no requirement to state the reason(s) for taking offense
The only absolute requirement is that it must be possible to construe the mailpiece as an offer to sell goods or services. Various rulings have upheld the Supreme Court decision that the postal customer's discretion is not subject to review.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibitory_Order
Not worth it to deal with the USPS regulatory rigamarole, and besides which, I'm not sure I'd want to be claiming that Cox is "arousing". ::o
Re: ‘ Cox slows Internet speeds in entire neighborhoods to punish any heavy users ‘ - Paul F. - 06-09-2020
Ombligo wrote:
Here is hoping Starlink lives up to its promise.
If they only hit half as fast, and twice as expensive, as long as the latency is low, I'm in.
Re: ‘ Cox slows Internet speeds in entire neighborhoods to punish any heavy users ‘ - Rolando - 06-09-2020
stephen wrote:
I've seen AT&T laying fiber for months in the alley behind my Birmingham loft.
But when I respond to their online ads: "AT&T Fiber is not available in your area."
What the heck have y'all been doing back there?
I been told they are using fiber to hook up 5G hubs for home internet service
Re: ‘ Cox slows Internet speeds in entire neighborhoods to punish any heavy users ‘ - NewtonMP2100 - 06-10-2020
.....hate Cox....wish someone would just suck them dry.......
Re: ‘ Cox slows Internet speeds in entire neighborhoods to punish any heavy users ‘ - RAMd®d - 06-10-2020
What the heck have y'all been doing back there?
That's what she said.