You've seen what happens when voters try to create competition for the incumbent telcos. Look at what happened to Wilson, NC and Monticello, MN. Both cities wanted someone to provide fiber to the home. They asked their resident telco, who refused. When the citizens decided to do it themselves, they were dragged down in court by the telco. In the Wilson case, the municipal ISP was able to get started, but Time Warner fled to the state legislature to try and purchase a ban on such endeavors. In the Monticello case, the incumbent ISP sued, and kept the project tied up in a legal battle that, while it was decided to have absolutely no merit, forced the municipal project to delay itself long enough for the incumbent to get a head start on laying their own fiber.
...and for those out there to whom wine is not THAT important, nothing of value was lost.
The only two that really speak to me are the Bacardi one from about 1967, going with the Playboy bachelor vibe, and the Woody Allen one from 1966. Something Dali-esque about the shadows. That's an audience that I guess has disappeared.Here's a link to a magazine with the Bacardi ad. http://books.google.com/books?id=TVYEAAAAMBAJ& ...
Posted: 10 12 2009 Post subject: dragon arm tattoo designs
So where is the time lapse movie? Link please!?
I'm getting 12Mbit down/ 1Mbit up from Mediacom for $20 a month for the next year. And port 80 is open. I was paying $30 a month for 4Mbit (not a special). I'm definitely a fan of theirs.Years ago I had Qwest DSL and wanted to move to a second line because it was screwing up the phone service. I figured that I could upgrade the speed while I was at it. I was paying for a business line since I was running web-sites out of house. The phone rep told me I could get 1Mbit (I was at 256Kb) and I was happy to pay the $70 installation fee. Well I get all hooked up and I'm still stuck at 256Kb. I was then told that they couldn't get 1Mbit to the house. I tried to complain but they said my dad was the only one authorized to talk to them. My dad called them up and authorized me. I called them back and yelled at them. My parents got Cox soon after that.Qwest is now blacklisted. Fool me once, shame on me...can't get fooled again.Some companies need competition, others seem to do a good job even when they don't have to.
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum