[wplug] cheap DSL in Pittsburgh?

[Brent M. Rust]

They are still small. PulseNet has had some opportunities that they have
failed to capitalize on, and that has hurt them. They had the only
broadband in Burgettstown (pop 2000) and they did close to nothing for
several years. They already had 500 or more dial up users in that town
and the refused to try to convert them to wireless broadband. Now, a few
years later, Verizon has DSL and now no one will try the wireless
because it is 50.00 a month versus Verizons 30.00 a month. (Not
including the Verizon phone line cost).
I worked as a tech and in sales, so my customers are my neighbors, so to
speak. So it pains me personally when this happens. Plus, I am a user of
their service, so if they go under, I am out broadband......That makes
me cranky.
I guess that's the price you pay to live in the "last mile".

Brent


-----Original Message-----
From: wplug-bounces+rust=lucasware.com at wplug.org
[mailto:wplug-bounces+rust=lucasware.com at wplug.org] On Behalf Of Drew
from Zhrodague
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 10:31 AM
To: General user list
Subject: Re: [wplug] cheap DSL in Pittsburgh?

> Two years ago when we tried to use Pulsenet, they couldn't tell the 
> Internet from a fishing net.  That could be another reason they're not

> very big.
> 
> But that was two years ago.  They may have straightened their act out 
> since then, but I simply don't know.
> 
> The only ISP I have any respect for is city-net.  They're not perfect,

> but at least they've never done anything bad enough to make me want to

> scream.  All others have.

	Perhaps. I got sick of trying to have them return my phone calls
a while back. Doug's a nice guy, no doubt, but they're pretty smalltime,
and they don't have a staff to fix problems when they arise. They didn't
have much throughput when a friend of mine had their DSL a year ago. He
cancelled 'cause they were too slow.

	Why do I comment on ISPs here in Pittsburgh? I used to work for
Pittsburgh OnLine and Stargate.  Their obvious shortcomings are now
public, and in the archives of newspapers.

	I do shed a tear for those of you living in areas wtihout
broadband. There is a way, and I am trying to help.
	
-- 

Drew from Zhrodague		http://www.WiFiMaps.com
drew at zhrodague.net		Location Based WiFi

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