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On 10/6/2016 2:35 AM, Andy wrote:
The second part of youre post Phil was not mine i was replying to the original poster my post ends after the talk about channel bonding. when you see the same hear that is the other posters reply to mine Dude! When you top post, you have no justification for complaining how quotes of your messages show up. I can't believe you have made so many posts here and no one has pointed that out to you... -- Rick C |
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On 10/08/2016 02:26 AM, Robert Baer wrote:
[snip] Actual cost is always about double the ad rates. No. Dew tell; give *one* verifiable example. EVERY ad i have seen: throw-away fliers (Comcast,Dish) in mailbox, ads from provider (Comcast in my case), newspaper blow-in ads, etc wave banners about "ONLY" blah blah and 6 point multi-liner that talks about (BUT NO QUOTES) taxes, fees, installation, etc. Give us an example where the rate quoted is correct (or even in the ballpark). "double" may be an exaggeration. Maybe not. Anyway, the actual cost can be a lot higher. Once I had phone service that had everything (local service, unlimited long distance, caller ID, call waiting, etc...), advertised price "ONLY" $39.95. The actual billed amount was above $55 (essentially, $39.95 was a lie). -- 78 days until the winter celebration (Sunday December 25, 2016 12:00:00 AM for 1 day). Mark Lloyd http://notstupid.us/ In Ottawa the xians put up an "abortion stills a beating heart" poster outside the local abortion clinic. Someone wrote over it: "A christian with a gun stills a beating heart." |
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On Sat, 8 Oct 2016 13:07:56 -0500, Mark Lloyd
wrote: On 10/08/2016 02:26 AM, Robert Baer wrote: [snip] Actual cost is always about double the ad rates. No. Dew tell; give *one* verifiable example. EVERY ad i have seen: throw-away fliers (Comcast,Dish) in mailbox, ads from provider (Comcast in my case), newspaper blow-in ads, etc wave banners about "ONLY" blah blah and 6 point multi-liner that talks about (BUT NO QUOTES) taxes, fees, installation, etc. Give us an example where the rate quoted is correct (or even in the ballpark). You made the claim. Back it up! "double" may be an exaggeration. Maybe not. Anyway, the actual cost can be a lot higher. A big exaggeration. Once I had phone service that had everything (local service, unlimited long distance, caller ID, call waiting, etc...), advertised price "ONLY" $39.95. The actual billed amount was above $55 (essentially, $39.95 was a lie). I can believe that. Most of those "fees" are fixed, not based on the service. You'd pay the same if it were a $150 plan (whatever it might include). |
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They can figure out the taxes and fees for you they are just to lazy to do
the math. I have had them do it many times when i make adjustments to my services. -- AL'S COMPUTERS "rickman" wrote in message ... On 10/8/2016 3:26 AM, Robert Baer wrote: krw wrote: On Fri, 07 Oct 2016 03:19:07 -0800, Robert Baer wrote: krw wrote: On Thu, 06 Oct 2016 08:34:51 -0700, Ken wrote: On Wed, 05 Oct 2016 20:28:59 -0400, wrote: On Wed, 05 Oct 2016 16:29:23 -0700, Ken wrote: On Wed, 05 Oct 2016 15:45:10 -0400, wrote: About like the Direct TV droids who accost me in stores. I tell them, loudly, that their service sucks so bad that even as bad as AT&T has been, it's worlds better than DTV. ...and I get Netflix now. What don't you like about Direct TV? I've been using them for the last few months, and so far they've been fine. Dropout every time a cloud rolls by (not quite that bad, but...). They promised that they could fix that but never did. As I said, I've had only a little experience with them, but I've never had a problem anything like that. The only dropout we've had was for about ten minutes during a severe thunderstorm. Surly representatives. Charging for the repair of *their* equipment. I've had no experience with either (except for the man who installed it, and he was very pleasant and helpful). Cost. Our only alternative is Comcast, and they are substantially less expensive than Comcast. Are you comparing teaser rates to normal rates? AT&T was about the same price as DTV but includes Internet. DSL was more than $50/mo and while neither is perfectly reliable, the fiber is better and 50x faster than DSL. I do not think that there are any "teaser" rates; now advertized rates is anther story. You're wrong, of course. Those are always bull****, since all of the taxes and fees are studiously not included. Irrelevant. Actual cost is always about double the ad rates. No. Dew tell; give *one* verifiable example. EVERY ad i have seen: throw-away fliers (Comcast,Dish) in mailbox, ads from provider (Comcast in my case), newspaper blow-in ads, etc wave banners about "ONLY" blah blah and 6 point multi-liner that talks about (BUT NO QUOTES) taxes, fees, installation, etc. Give us an example where the rate quoted is correct (or even in the ballpark). I have tried to ask about the fees and "taxes" and been told they don't know, seems the billing computer is the only entity that actually knows the amount of taxes. Once when I called to ask about the quarterly billed "franchise fee" and who it was going to, I was told they didn't know and I would have to ask my franchise contact. -- Rick C |
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I am aware my news reader does it but have not have the time to change it.
-- AL'S COMPUTERS "rickman" wrote in message ... On 10/6/2016 2:35 AM, Andy wrote: The second part of youre post Phil was not mine i was replying to the original poster my post ends after the talk about channel bonding. when you see the same hear that is the other posters reply to mine Dude! When you top post, you have no justification for complaining how quotes of your messages show up. I can't believe you have made so many posts here and no one has pointed that out to you... -- Rick C |
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On Sun, 9 Oct 2016 01:02:54 -0400, "Andy" wrote:
I am aware my news reader does it but have not have the time to change it. It has very little to do with your newsreader. Regardless of where the newsreader puts the cursor, you can move it yourself. |
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Ken Blake wrote:
On Sun, 9 Oct 2016 01:02:54 -0400, "Andy" wrote: I am aware my news reader does it but have not have the time to change it. It has very little to do with your newsreader. Regardless of where the newsreader puts the cursor, you can move it yourself. Outlook Express can use OEQuoteFix. It's possible that third-party thing can make OE a good citizen. http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/ Paul |
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I was told it's in my news reader settings ken so ill change it when i get
time -- AL'S COMPUTERS "Ken Blake" wrote in message news On Sun, 9 Oct 2016 01:02:54 -0400, "Andy" wrote: I am aware my news reader does it but have not have the time to change it. It has very little to do with your newsreader. Regardless of where the newsreader puts the cursor, you can move it yourself. |
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Thank you ill look in to it
-- AL'S COMPUTERS "Paul" wrote in message ... Ken Blake wrote: On Sun, 9 Oct 2016 01:02:54 -0400, "Andy" wrote: I am aware my news reader does it but have not have the time to change it. It has very little to do with your newsreader. Regardless of where the newsreader puts the cursor, you can move it yourself. Outlook Express can use OEQuoteFix. It's possible that third-party thing can make OE a good citizen. http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/ Paul |
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On 10/10/16 07:33, Andy wrote:
I was told it's in my news reader settings ken so ill change it when i get time I'm sorry to read you are "so ill". If that prevents you from using the down-arrow key, I hope you get better soon. |
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I make mistakes TOM are you prefect?
-- AL'S COMPUTERS "Tom Gardner" wrote in message ... On 10/10/16 07:33, Andy wrote: I was told it's in my news reader settings ken so ill change it when i get time I'm sorry to read you are "so ill". If that prevents you from using the down-arrow key, I hope you get better soon. |
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On 10/10/16 09:42, Andy wrote:
I make mistakes TOM are you prefect? I tried to convince my daughter I was, but she didn't believe it. As a separate point, top-posting and putting the context (i.e. my response to your previous message) below your ..sig (i.e. after the "--" line) meant that my newsreader chopped the context when creating this message. Yes, I could have manually re-inserted it, but I couldn't be bothered. Another reason top-posting is disliked. |
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On Sun, 09 Oct 2016 21:50:38 -0400, Paul
wrote: Ken Blake wrote: On Sun, 9 Oct 2016 01:02:54 -0400, "Andy" wrote: I am aware my news reader does it but have not have the time to change it. It has very little to do with your newsreader. Regardless of where the newsreader puts the cursor, you can move it yourself. Outlook Express can use OEQuoteFix. It's possible that third-party thing can make OE a good citizen. Yes, I know. Back in the days when I used Outlook Express, I used to use OEQuoteFix. But my point was that although even though something like OEQuoteFix can make it easier, it isn't necessary. You can still put your reply anywhere you want before, after, or within the quoted text. |
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On Mon, 10 Oct 2016 02:33:19 -0400, "Andy" wrote:
I was told it's in my news reader settings ken so ill change it when i get time Two points: 1. You apparently use Outlook Express, and what you were told is wrong. There's no way to change where Outlook Express puts the cursor in a reply. 2. This is a slightly expanded repeat of what I said earlier: regardless of where Outlook Express, or any other newsreader, puts the cursor, it's very easy to move it wherever you want it. To bottom post, simply click at the bottom of the message and the reply cursor will move there. |
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On 10/10/2016 01:33 AM, Andy wrote:
I was told it's in my news reader settings ken so ill change it when i get time One thing I learned quickly the first time I used a a GUI was to select where typed text would go (click or use the tab key, etc). I didn't notice the problem with OE (over a decade ago, when I used OE). -- 76 days until the winter celebration (Sunday December 25, 2016 12:00:00 AM for 1 day). Mark Lloyd http://notstupid.us/ "Have you noticed there are no interesting people in heaven? --Just a hint to the girls as to where they can find their salvation." [Nietzche, "The Will to Power"] |
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rickman wrote:
I have tried to ask about the fees and "taxes" and been told they don't know, seems the billing computer is the only entity that actually knows the amount of taxes. Once when I called to ask about the quarterly billed "franchise fee" and who it was going to, I was told they didn't know and I would have to ask my franchise contact. The 'franchise fee' goes to the local government, for their use of the right ow way. -- Never **** off an Engineer! They don't get mad. They don't get even. They go for over unity! ;-) |
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