just an interesting thought...

[DA_TriggR4Ruger]

I would always get a kick out of people who had unreastic expectations of their internet connections. Single digit figures (mb/s) being expected to stream HD to their new 60-70 inch led tv... WITHOUT BUFFERING. lol


Well I checked the mail the other day and saw I had received several flyers in the junk mail stack. Contained in these flyers were ads for internet service. If you live out here, you know what works and what doesn't. Working in the field I do, you repair and service a lot of internet issues.

The advertisements for these internet services made astronomical claims as to how great their services were.

Then it struck me. Maybe the expectations of some of these people were simply based on the advertising and no real-world technical experience...

These companies should be ashamed of themselves...


Just a thought...

 

[GunnyGene]

Yep. Like trying to push 4000gpm thru a 3/4" pipe. :roll:

 

[DA_TriggR4Ruger]

Or chambering a .45acp in a 9mm. Just don't work how you try to cram it.

 

[sebtool]

Well, I live 'out there'. Not many options, don't know of any good ones, all are pretty expensive.

BUT, if a company tells me that I can expect specific service, whether it's an ISP or an automotive shop, I expect to get what I pay for! It's called truth in advertising last I checked. If you can't believe what a company tells you, why would you even consider spending your $$$ with them????? :roll:

And with what I pay for from HughesNet, I'm pretty disgusted with the service, and definitely looking for an improvement. A switch is long overdue, getting ready to do some research shortly. You talk about watching a movie, I'd be happy if a 2 minute youtube video would play!

Seeing as my technical expertise is related to making and repairing things out of metals, communications are greek to me. But I wouldn't expect expect a comm tech to tell me how to weld a cast iron frame, or repair steam path control valves, either.

That being said, any recommendations on a satellite internet provider in east central MO?

 

[RugerHound]

It's become my opinion that no matter who it is, no matter what they're selling, the advertising is long on promise and short on delivery. I don't trust ANY advertising anymore.

 

[mishtub]

What RugerHound said!

 

[The Blackhawk Kid]

I hate it when the cable company keeps raising my bill. Too many duplicate charges, and then higher bills.

 

[4kdave]

Rugerhound got it exactly right !!!

 

[Number9]

They tell me at Charter that I have "high speed cable".. uh, OK?
I can run YouTube without a break and pages pop-up within a second or two...
this "seems" to be fast?

Let's see, I can run a speed test now and you tell me...

Download speed: 66.06 Mbps
Upload speed: 4.34 Mbps
Latensy 16 ms
Jitter 7 ms

 

[exavid]

Another peeve of mine in a similar vein is advertising that tries to avoid telling you the price of their service. All the ISPs tend to offer a super low price for a short period and nothing in their advertising will tell you the real monthly price after the introductory period is over. When you speak to them they try to keep telling you how much the first six months or so will cost but slide around the real monthly cost.
Their quotes of service speed seems to be only true if you have superconducting lines between your computer and their system as well.

 

[vito]

Not just computer related things, but over hyped promises and commitment to quality customer service should be taken with a grain of salt. I recently have become an enemy of Sears, a brand that I have used with some confidence for most of the last 40 years or so. I had purchased an extended warranty on an expensive appliance and believed that they would stand behind their products as they orally claim to do. But like most folks, I never really read the fine print in the product warranty until I suffered a catastrophic failure of the appliance, only to have Sears essentially leave me hanging out to dry (they offered to repair the specific part that failed but would not give any assurance that the appliance would be rendered safe to use in the future, and of course refused to just replace the appliance as I had been orally assured they would do if needed). The bottom line is "buyer beware".

 

[DA_TriggR4Ruger]

Dealing with Staples in the past. Or RATHER their 3rd party warranty services, Square Trade and Assurant.

Well Square Trade was the crap shoot. :-(

 

[GunnyGene]

Advertising hasn't changed in a long time :wink: :lol: :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUh5IShNwXo

 

[Rabon]

I expect deception in advertising these days and have changed my list of people I will buy from.