Supporting Local Businesses Was: [Vision2020] Making the switch to alocal ISP

[lfalen]

I was going to mention turbonet also. Barbara Ray is my cousin's daughter.
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From: Chasuk chasuk at gmail.com
Date: Wed,  7 Dec 2005 18:39:25 -0800
To: Joan Opyr joanopyr at earthlink.net
Subject: Supporting Local Businesses Was: [Vision2020] Making the switch to alocal ISP

> On 12/7/05, Joan Opyr <joanopyr at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> > A few days ago, Kevin Owen, the owner of First Step Internet, contacted
> > me via email with a challenge: it was a very polite and courteous
> > challenge, but he asked me, "If you really want to promote and support
> > local business, why don't you support ours?  Why do you use Earthlink's
> > as your ISP?"
> 
> I work at Turbonet, another local ISP, who (I believe I can say
> without bias) provide excellent service.  It is owned and operated by
> the Ray family, who have long run the largest computer retailer/repair
> center in the area.
> 
> First Step is probably great, but I thought I'd mention another
> alternative in the interests of balance.
> 
> I'd also like to give to give BookPeople a plug, versus Hastings, and
> also Howard Hughes Video, also versus Hastings.  I'd be lying if I
> said I didn't frequent Hastings, but I do feel guilty when I do, so
> does that (partially?) absolve me of my hypocrisy?
> 
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