I just switched from #Comcast to #Metronet. Fiber instead of coax. Still 1G down, but now symmetric. One third the price. And the people are all nice. Of course Comcast didn’t want me to go! I couldn’t cancel through customer service, I had to speak to a "retention specialist". She tried to get me to stay by offering exactly what Metronet is giving me for exactly the same price, but adding in a mobile line (why would I need that?)

I was kind, but I pretty much ended the discussion with this: if you give me twice the bandwidth, symmetric, at half the cost of Metronet, I’ll consider whether that makes it worth putting up with your poor reliability and customer service.

They had their monopoly, and now they don’t.

Plenty of modern reasons to hate this geography, but the old ones remain....

lightning strike yesterday at 5p killed:

- the mesh router hub (old eero now pressed into temporary service),

- the fiber modem (fixed this morning: shoutout #Metronet tech support),

- the Tablo (a TiVo-like, not worth replacing?!), and

- the garage door machinery ($$$fudge$$$).

It also blew two fuses (main bedroom, "general lighting") and the GFI circuit for the outdoor plugs won't reset.

Next Monday: big day for the trades. 💸

#A-Net_Online_BBS
A-Net Online BBSs

#BBS
#MRC #IRC

#CHAT

#FIDONET

#FSXNET

#ILINK

#DOVE-NET

#TQWNET

#MICRONET

#METRONET

#HOBBYNET

#HEALTHNET

#TELNET
aneto.synchro.net Port:23

#TELNET
mystic-anet.online Port:23

#SSH
Port: 22
#RLOGIN
Port: 513

#A-Net_Online_BBS

#MRC #IRC #CHAT

#FIDONET
#FSXNET
#TQWNET
#DOVE-NET
#TQWNET
#MICRONET
#METRONET
#HOBBYNET
#HEALTHNET

#TELNET
a-net.online Port:23

#TELNET
mystic-anet.online Port:23

#SSH
Port: 22
#RLOGIN
Port: 513

#HTTP
https://a-net-online.lol

#HTTP
http://mystic.a-net-online.lol

#PerthWesternAustralia #RailTravel #rail
#MetroNet

https://www.metronet.wa.gov.au/news/latest-news/hello-ellenbrook

So who went? Did you get the posters? 🙂

They look lovely!

#BBS #telnet #ANetOnlineBBS #MRC #doorgames #fidonet #fsxnet #tqwnet #micronet #metronet #hobbynet #healthnet #ILink #dovenet

MRC Chat - Access to over 450 door games (DoorParty, gOLD mINE, Game Portal, BBSLink, A-Net Online's Game Server)

FTN echo mail networks, files & fun!

Access other BBSes and BBS lists of many other GREAT BBSEs.

Telnet: aneto.synchro.net Port 23
Telnet: mystic-anet.online Port 23

Overall, the Metronet fiber pricing feels dishonest to me. I wonder how many people sign up for this without reading the fine print. Below is the pricing for my location, which includes 3 scheduled price increases over the next 3 years.

Monthly Price
$39.95

This Monthly Price is an introductory rate

The rate will go to 49.95 on month 13, to 59.95 on month 25, and to 69.95 on month 37.

#MetroNet