[Vision2020] A Spectrum is now Haunting the Palouse!

[Nicholas Gier]

Good Morning Visionaries,

Do any of you use a hotspot for sole internet connectivity?  I don't know
enough about it to evaluate it.

Nick

On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 3:56 PM, Kevin Owen <kowen at fsr.com> wrote:

> Thanks Ron,
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> We appreciate the local support.
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> Kevin
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> *From:* Ron Force [mailto:ronforce at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, September 23, 2016 11:03 AM
> *To:* Kevin Owen <kowen at fsr.com>
> *Cc:* Janesta <janesta at gmail.com>; Nicholas Gier <ngier006 at gmail.com>;
> vision2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com>
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> *Subject:* Re: [Vision2020] A Spectrum is now Haunting the Palouse!
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> Yes, I get a good signal from FSR. I pulled the plug on cable and home
> phone 10 years ago. I now pay:
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> FSR  $45/mo
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> Google Project Fi (cellphone) $20/mo + data roaming charges ($10/Gb,
> usually $1-2, unless I'm traveling)
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> Amazon Prime $8.25/mo TV & Movies, plus music, photo storage & 2-day
> delivery
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> Acorn TV $4/mo  Streaming British and commonwealth countries TV shows
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> So, $80 bucks per month. Major benefit--no cable news. Great for mental
> health.
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> Ron Force
> Moscow Idaho USA
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> On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 10:44 AM, Kevin Owen <kowen at fsr.com> wrote:
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> First Step Internet (the host of this list) may be an option for several
> of you on the list.  We have recently invested heavily in our new LTE
> service and it is available in many areas throughout Moscow.
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> Kevin
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> *From:* vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@
> moscow.com] *On Behalf Of *Janesta
> *Sent:* Friday, September 23, 2016 10:33 AM
> *To:* Nicholas Gier <ngier006 at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* vision2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [Vision2020] A Spectrum is now Haunting the Palouse!
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> Fourteen years ago, when living in Moscow I tiered of 157 channels and
> nothing on, so.... I cut my cable, and started watching online with my
> computer.. Advance 14 years later? Now, you can find most everything you
> desire online.
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> More and more people are getting away from TV, as are the providers. Cable
> companies are in a bit of a dither, and are trying to sell the public on
> multi-year contracts, as cable sales continue to plummet.
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> I have Netflix for around $11.00 a month for movies and binge watching my
> favorite tv shows.
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> Check out your favorite stations online.. many of them are free, although
> your show is usually delayed a day up to a week.. CBS is good about posting
> their shows within hours of original broadcast.
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> Some networks, such as CBS offer live streaming TV for a nominal charge..
> CBS charges $5.99 a month for limited commercials, and $9.99 for commercial
> free.
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> You should check in to it.. I imagine some of the 9 channels you have may
> be free online.
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> Not having TV, I am not familiar with Voice.. My son doesn't have TV
> cable, and my granddaughter can chat with friends through her TV,
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> https://www.google.com/search?site=&source=hp&q=are+more+
> people+cutting+tv+cable+and+turning+to+live+streaming&oq=
> are+more+people+cutting+tv+cable+and+turning+to+live+
> streaming&gs_l=hp.3...4117.25716.0.26591.75.65.9.1.1.0.
> 656.6626.46j16j5-1.63.0.foo%2Cbruas%3D1%2Cbrapml%3D3...0..
> .1c.1.64.hp..2.21.1107.0..0j0i131k1.tOoA9bfYcv8
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> Janesta
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> On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 10:06 AM, Nicholas Gier <ngier006 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> Good Morning Visionaries:
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> I'm sure many of you saw the slick ad for Spectrum, the replacement for
> Time Warner Cable.  The front page offer was too good to be true: TV +
> Internet + Voice for $29.99/month.
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> I'm currently paying $93/month for about 9 channels and internet, so I
> thought I would call.
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> The woman and her supervisor had never heard of this deal, but they did
> offer me equivalent service for $130/month!  Needless to say, I lost my
> temper and went on a rant about cable monopolies and how other countries
> offer far superior service--either as a public service (South Korea with
> the highest speeds in the world) or the UK, where many companies offer
> competitive prices in most markets.
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> For those not using Time Warner/Spectrum, what services are you using and
> how is the speed and reliability?  How is Frontier working out for those
> who have it?
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> A specter is indeed haunting the Palouse, but it is not Communism; rather,
> it is monopolistic capitalism.
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> Still steaming from Spectrum's Scam,
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> nfg
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> --
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> A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they
> shall never sit in.
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> -Greek proverb
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> “Enlightenment is man’s emergence from his self-imposed immaturity.
> Immaturity is the inability to use one’s understanding without guidance
> from another. This immaturity is self- imposed when its cause lies not in
> lack of understanding, but in lack of resolve and courage to use it without
> guidance from another. Sapere Aude! ‘Have courage to use your own
> understand-ing!—that is the motto of enlightenment.
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> --Immanuel Kant
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they
shall never sit in.

-Greek proverb

“Enlightenment is man’s emergence from his self-imposed immaturity.
Immaturity is the inability to use one’s understanding without guidance
from another. This immaturity is self- imposed when its cause lies not in
lack of understanding, but in lack of resolve and courage to use it without
guidance from another. Sapere Aude! ‘Have courage to use your own
understand-ing!—that is the motto of enlightenment.

--Immanuel Kant
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