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My first near-60 days with Verizon FiOS

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Joel

It has been almost 2 months living with Verizon’s FiOS service.  Two months since I kicked Comcast to the curb, and used the power of the free market to let another company offer me a better product. If you remember, … Continue reading →

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Moving to new email accounts

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Joel

I sent out a message last week to family and friends that I was moving to new email accounts.  I’ve had my comcast email accounts for 9 years now, so it’s a bit of a change.  The bigger question was what … Continue reading →

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Better luck tomorrow, Verizon

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Joel

Oye. My Verizon installer and his backup crew finally left a little after 9pm. We’re still noti n business yet. They have to replace a 1000-foot underground fiber optic cable, and after trying in the dark, finally gave up. A … Continue reading →

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So we have cable tv and the internet back

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Joel

A happy announcement — as of Monday afternoon, we had our cable tv and hi-speed internet back.  Cause for celebration? Yes.  Could it have been fixed sooner?  You betcha.  Let me explain. Last Thursday, a Comcast technician was supposedly dispatched … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Comcast, hello Verizon

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Joel

It’s the end of an era.  After nearly 9 years (since I moved out from my parents place), I’m finally switching (more like abandoning) Comcast for my cable and broadband needs.  It was a momentous occasion, because not only was … Continue reading →

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