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> have no idea how expensive it is to maintain cable lines to every house in US, yet they expect GbPS for 39.99. 39.99 doesn't even cover truck costs for 5 year

> have no idea how expensive it is to maintain cable lines to every house in US, yet they expect GbPS for 39.99. 39.99 doesn't even cover truck costs for 5 years when somebody drives over or cuts fiber line on the street or digs to plant a tree, forget about any profit or return for the company. I'm not sure I understand what you are saying. Surely you understand that it's 39.99 a /month/ and a cut cable normally affects more than 1 household (so it's 39.99 times households affected). Also, it seems like you are conveniently leaving out the billions that the US government have given to ISPs to improve/build their networks. Bad/failing ISPs have no one to blame but themselves. I don't hate all ISPs but I do hate the ones that are scummy (which the big players all are). I gladly pay ~$100/mo to MetroNet for gigabit, they are about as no-nonsense as you can get in my book.

djanogo 5y ago
Which part of them declaring bankruptcy, no bonuses, not able to hire quality replacements (due to salary) makes you think Frontier is bad?, What exactly do you think is bad about Frontier specifically, exact details?, not abstract faults. Do you think somebody at Frontier stole the bIlLIONs of US gov money and bought yachts? This hand waving and calling companies "bad" because they failed financially while at the same time complaining about monthly fee or speed or support is oxymoronic. Try this as a experiment, call a local insured commercial digging company and get quote to lay cable from alley to garage under the driveway/pavement WITHOUT damaging it or any other utility lines and restore all plants/grass/sprinklers after they are done. Ask them quote for the neighborhood, oh if there is any HOA get some lawyers to play HOA politics and write up documents to convince HOA to allow digging/construction. Now try to make that money back at average rate of $40/month while maintaining those lines, paying electric company for renting/sharing the posts/properties. >I gladly pay ~$100/mo to MetroNet for gigabit, they are about as no-nonsense as you can get in my book. You is NOT everybody on the street, not even remotely are people willing to pay $60/month for gigabit, even if you lay gigabit line, people in general are only wanting to pay $39.99 or $49.99 and get 50 or 100Mbps.
- FireBeyond 5y ago
  > Do you think somebody at Frontier stole the bIlLIONs of US gov money and bought yachts? May 27, 2020: Court signs off on $38M in executive bonuses at Frontier. (Source: https://www.channelfutures.com/telephony-uc-collaboration/frontier-executives-get-huge-bonuses-despite-bankruptcy https://www.channelfutures.com/telephony-uc-collaboration/fr...) SEVEN WEEKS LATER, July 16, 2020: Frontier seeks, and is granted an ADDITIONAL $25M in executive bonuses. (Source: https://www.law360.com/articles/1292694/frontier-wins-ok-for-an-additional-25m-in-exec-bonuses https://www.law360.com/articles/1292694/frontier-wins-ok-for...)

djanogo 5y ago

Which part of them declaring bankruptcy, no bonuses, not able to hire quality replacements (due to salary) makes you think Frontier is bad?, What exactly do you think is bad about Frontier specifically, exact details?, not abstract faults. Do you think somebody at Frontier stole the bIlLIONs of US gov money and bought yachts? This hand waving and calling companies "bad" because they failed financially while at the same time complaining about monthly fee or speed or support is oxymoronic. Try this as a experiment, call a local insured commercial digging company and get quote to lay cable from alley to garage under the driveway/pavement WITHOUT damaging it or any other utility lines and restore all plants/grass/sprinklers after they are done. Ask them quote for the neighborhood, oh if there is any HOA get some lawyers to play HOA politics and write up documents to convince HOA to allow digging/construction. Now try to make that money back at average rate of $40/month while maintaining those lines, paying electric company for renting/sharing the posts/properties. >I gladly pay ~$100/mo to MetroNet for gigabit, they are about as no-nonsense as you can get in my book. You is NOT everybody on the street, not even remotely are people willing to pay $60/month for gigabit, even if you lay gigabit line, people in general are only wanting to pay $39.99 or $49.99 and get 50 or 100Mbps.

FireBeyond 5y ago
> Do you think somebody at Frontier stole the bIlLIONs of US gov money and bought yachts? May 27, 2020: Court signs off on $38M in executive bonuses at Frontier. (Source: https://www.channelfutures.com/telephony-uc-collaboration/frontier-executives-get-huge-bonuses-despite-bankruptcy https://www.channelfutures.com/telephony-uc-collaboration/fr...) SEVEN WEEKS LATER, July 16, 2020: Frontier seeks, and is granted an ADDITIONAL $25M in executive bonuses. (Source: https://www.law360.com/articles/1292694/frontier-wins-ok-for-an-additional-25m-in-exec-bonuses https://www.law360.com/articles/1292694/frontier-wins-ok-for...)