Leon Fisk wrote:
On Sat, 02 Jan 2016 10:58:44 -0500
Ed Huntress wrote:

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But you're 12 miles out, in a mostly rural area, right? (It looks
very pretty, BTW.) Assuming I have your address right, here's the
story.

Your ZIP code actually overlaps TWO COUNTIES! g And both AT&T and
Xfinity confirm that at least SOME people in that ZIP have access to
high speed. Xfinity (Comcast) offers 150 Mbps in some parts of your
ZIP. Just not you. g

Oh you've got me pegged pretty close there

Cable comes up short in several directions. There is also a small
Telephone Co just to my north-west that has some cool stuff.
Coopersville is in a unique position. About halfway in between
Muskegon and Grand Rapids. Also I-96 Expressway goes right by it.
Businesses have been setting up shop there for years now hoping to
split the difference.

I grew up here so it wasn't a conscious choice of being "rural" or
not. Just never found a reason to move elsewhere. I knew pretty much
everyone (their names) within a four square mile radius when I was a
kid. Not so much anymore. It would be even less rural if zoning easily
allowed less than ten acre lots. Either a big farmer has it now or it
has been chopped up...

AT&T has claimed (they tried to up-sell me when I went with a local
DSL provider) they can give me 6 Mbps U-verse. Neighbor's have been
begging them for it and they tell me 1.5 Mbs is all they offer out
here. Now who should I believe ;-)

Your neighbor . We had a long-running battle in Memphis with AT&T over
uverse . They were claiming they were providing us with 1.5Mb service and
billing for it . The best I ever got from their connection was under 768k ,
and more often was 350k or less . Even when their tech came out and verified
the rate , they tried to overcharge us . Demanded and got a reduction and
some rebate , then told them to shove their uverse service where the light
don't shine .

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Snag