On Thu May-17-2012 09:23, Roy Witt (1:387/22) wrote to Roger Nelson:   
      
    RW> 17 May 12 06:16, Roger Nelson wrote to TOM WALKER:   
      
    TW>> My DSL line is through U-verse. They were expanding into my area   
    TW>> but the project was cancled becasue of the Economy.   
    TW>> For what I do DSL is fine and I have NO interest in their TV feed   
    TW>> so no big problem as far as I am concerned.   
      
    RN> I was told if I wanted to go back to DSL, I would lose the TV portion   
    RN> of U-verse.  Of course, it wouldn't be the first time I was lied to.   
    RN> Then again, maybe things have changed.   
      
    RW> Whale! Yesterday I was offered an 'upgrade' to include TV and/or a   
    RW> phone, but I declined.   
      
   I find the phone worthwhile because I can call out of country at no extra   
   cost; something I can't do with my cell.  I have a friend or two in Canada and   
   one of them is in Whitehorse, YT.  I've known him, although we've not met,   
   since 1984.    
      
    RW> When I finished bitching about the slow speed that I was paying for   
    RW> and the fact that I've been a customer for the last 5 years, they   
    RW> offered me an upgrade to 6Mb/s for less than I was paying for, as   
    RW> it turned out, 1.5Mb/s...   
      
   ROTFL!  They do have a directive, it seems, to keep their reliable customers   
   and that's good business.   
      
    RW> It wasn't much of a hassle, but took about 50 minutes to   
    RW> accomplish.    
      
   Sounds just like them.  Whomever(tm) you were speaking to obviously had to get   
   permission from a higher-up.   
      
    RW> Speedtests today indicate 4.4Mb/s, a bit slower than 6Mb/s, but I'm   
    RW> happy with the results.   
      
   Still not too shabby.   
      
      
   Regards,   
      
   Roger    
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