Finding a new ISP
Jul. 31st, 2019 09:34 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rebeccmeisterI got a friendly letter in the mail today from Time Warner Cable (you know, that giant media conglomerate that is trying to disguise itself by rebranding as Spectrum) that our "promotional discounted rate" is coming to an end after a year and now they're going to charge me $180 more per year for teh internets.
I mean, I'll give them a call and declare that I will cancel no matter what, but at the same time, when we moved in I couldn't find any alternative ISPs for my area (city of Albany NY). There's an awesome-sounding ISP called Hudson Valley Wireless in Upstate New York, but they said they don't have coverage within Albany (maybe somebody drove them out, ahem).
Am I really stuck with a terrible monopolistic media conglomerate that spams me with unwanted advertising for the television set I'm never going to get? I told them as much from day one, but still the stupid junk mail comes.
And for those who don't already know this, this type of business scheme is very common for insurance providers: punish anyone foolish enough to remain loyal to your business for an extended period of time, reward the twitchy people who will cancel and switch periodically (usually, what, about once a year?). They do it because it works, but it's stupid and I hate it.
Subscription services are generally evil.
I mean, I'll give them a call and declare that I will cancel no matter what, but at the same time, when we moved in I couldn't find any alternative ISPs for my area (city of Albany NY). There's an awesome-sounding ISP called Hudson Valley Wireless in Upstate New York, but they said they don't have coverage within Albany (maybe somebody drove them out, ahem).
Am I really stuck with a terrible monopolistic media conglomerate that spams me with unwanted advertising for the television set I'm never going to get? I told them as much from day one, but still the stupid junk mail comes.
And for those who don't already know this, this type of business scheme is very common for insurance providers: punish anyone foolish enough to remain loyal to your business for an extended period of time, reward the twitchy people who will cancel and switch periodically (usually, what, about once a year?). They do it because it works, but it's stupid and I hate it.
Subscription services are generally evil.
