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TahitiNut

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Sat Oct-14-06 10:36 PM
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7. Welcome to the GOP world of oversold.

Edited on Sat Oct-14-06 10:40 PM by TahitiNut

The world of deregulation ... the world of "free trade" (the choice of 'take it' or 'leave it') ... the world where such deliberately oversold bandwidth can only be fought by a class action suit with little remaining chance of succeeding (federal courts only, now, right?), even if the 'customers' could find a deep-pocketed law firm to take the case.

The 'theory' is that the oversold capacity will (somehow, magically) cause someone to add capacity to meet market demand. Don't hold your breath.

The 'good news' is that there's a precedent. AOL oversold their capacity in the 90s and lost a major class action suit ... and had to settle. Laws? They're what get argued in a class action suit. It's not criminal. Yet.

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I have DSL service from a local phone company	madokie	Oct-14-06 10:21 PM	#0
The fine print says "actual connection speeds may be slower"	Warpy	Oct-14-06 10:25 PM	#1
can we trade	madokie	Oct-14-06 10:32 PM	#5
It's still faster than dialup, right?	Warpy	Oct-14-06 10:45 PM	#12
most of the time it is. but I have seen it go down to 7 kbps	madokie	Oct-14-06 10:58 PM	#15
Is there any possibility of getting cable?	OwnedByFerrets	Oct-14-06 10:29 PM	#2
No, the cable company offered dsl service a few months back	madokie	Oct-14-06 10:36 PM	#9
I had direcTV,	FoxNewsSucks	Oct-14-06 11:09 PM	#17
good for you for that.	madokie	Oct-14-06 11:31 PM	#21
earthlink dialup SUCKS big time, dont get it....	msongs	Oct-14-06 10:31 PM	#3
I've had dsl so long that I can't remember what the dialup was like	madokie	Oct-14-06 10:40 PM	#10
We had the same problem with Embarq	magellan	Oct-14-06 10:32 PM	#4
I've already been through the birthing pains with them	madokie	Oct-14-06 10:45 PM	#11
Why I don't read technical manuals	magellan	Oct-14-06 11:12 PM	#18
yes the slowdown starts around the time school lets out	madokie	Oct-14-06 11:36 PM	#22
You'll have to get tough with them	magellan	Oct-15-06 12:07 AM	#24
You're getting ripped off, IMHO	entanglement	Oct-14-06 10:32 PM	#6
hmmm, I'm at most 1 mile from their office	madokie	Oct-14-06 10:52 PM	#13
Welcome to the GOP world of oversold.	TahitiNut	Oct-14-06 10:36 PM	#7
Thanks, but in the meantime I am just screwed, blewed and tattooed	madokie	Oct-14-06 10:54 PM	#14
May want to check here...	r0tt3n1	Oct-14-06 10:36 PM	#8
I haven't been able to find anyone else who offers DSL or equivalent	madokie	Oct-14-06 11:47 PM	#23
Explore the possibility of getting DSL from an ISP like Speakeasy.	ConsAreLiars	Oct-14-06 11:08 PM	#16
If it is video and other major connections...	LiberalFighter	Oct-14-06 11:22 PM	#19
but I like to not have to download them, just click play and watch	madokie	Oct-14-06 11:30 PM	#20

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