• Mission creep

    From bfh@21:1/5 to All on Wed Feb 22 00:41:27 2023
    ---------------------------------------------
    The Starlink monthly service for residential customers is changing as
    follows:

    $10 increase in areas with limited capacity. New price will be
    $120/month.
    $20 decrease in areas with excess capacity. New price will be
    $90/month.

    As a current customer in an area with limited capacity, your monthly
    service price will increase to $120/month beginning April 24, 2023.
    For new customers in your area, the price increase is effective
    immediately.
    -----------------------------------------------

    First, eggs, and now this..............wait.......all I have to do is
    cancel Netflix, and at the end of the day going forward I'll even be
    ahead. Might even be able to save up enough for a space balloon ride.

    Anybody know how hard it might be to cancel Netflix? I hope it's
    easier than canceling DirecTV was.

    --
    bill
    Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

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  • From George.Anthony@21:1/5 to bfh on Wed Feb 22 08:28:12 2023
    On 2/21/2023 11:41 PM, bfh wrote:
    ---------------------------------------------
    The Starlink monthly service for residential customers is changing as follows:

        $10 increase in areas with limited capacity. New price will be $120/month.
        $20 decrease in areas with excess capacity. New price will be $90/month.

    As a current customer in an area with limited capacity, your monthly
    service price will increase to $120/month beginning April 24, 2023. For
    new customers in your area, the price increase is effective immediately. -----------------------------------------------

    First, eggs, and now this..............wait.......all I have to do is
    cancel Netflix, and at the end of the day going forward I'll even be
    ahead. Might even be able to save up enough for a space balloon ride.

    Anybody know how hard it might be to cancel Netflix? I hope it's easier
    than canceling DirecTV was.


    Stop paying the bill, Bill.
    --
    "I just saved a bunch of money on my insurance by switching to reverse
    and leaving the scene."

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  • From dm_callier@21:1/5 to bfh on Wed Feb 22 09:41:40 2023
    On Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 9:30:58 AM UTC-8, bfh wrote:
    George.Anthony wrote:
    On 2/21/2023 11:41 PM, bfh wrote:
    ---------------------------------------------
    The Starlink monthly service for residential customers is changing
    as follows:

    Â Â Â $10 increase in areas with limited capacity. New price will
    be $120/month.
    Â Â Â $20 decrease in areas with excess capacity. New price will
    be $90/month.

    As a current customer in an area with limited capacity, your monthly
    service price will increase to $120/month beginning April 24, 2023.
    For new customers in your area, the price increase is effective
    immediately.
    -----------------------------------------------

    First, eggs, and now this..............wait.......all I have to do
    is cancel Netflix, and at the end of the day going forward I'll even
    be ahead. Might even be able to save up enough for a space balloon
    ride.

    Anybody know how hard it might be to cancel Netflix? I hope it's
    easier than canceling DirecTV was.


    Stop paying the bill, Bill.
    That from a guy who says, "I just saved a bunch of money on my
    insurance by switching to reverse and leaving the scene." If did
    that, I'd front end somebody who magically appeared behind me. Murphy literally follows me wherever I am.

    For example, I went to the dentist yesterday to get a hole drilled for
    an implant. She broke her drill twice, and blamed me. I allege that it
    was Murphy. Then she had trouble screwing in the implant post because
    the hole was too small and she had to drill some more. Luckily, the
    damdrill didn't break again. Murphy must've been taking a coffee break.
    --
    bill
    Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.
    I allege you should quit worrying about Murphy and get a new dentist who's better at screwing.

    Enjoy the day!

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  • From bfh@21:1/5 to George.Anthony on Wed Feb 22 12:30:54 2023
    George.Anthony wrote:
    On 2/21/2023 11:41 PM, bfh wrote:
    ---------------------------------------------
    The Starlink monthly service for residential customers is changing
    as follows:

     Â Â Â  $10 increase in areas with limited capacity. New price will >> be $120/month.
     Â Â Â  $20 decrease in areas with excess capacity. New price will >> be $90/month.

    As a current customer in an area with limited capacity, your monthly
    service price will increase to $120/month beginning April 24, 2023.
    For new customers in your area, the price increase is effective
    immediately.
    -----------------------------------------------

    First, eggs, and now this..............wait.......all I have to do
    is cancel Netflix, and at the end of the day going forward I'll even
    be ahead. Might even be able to save up enough for a space balloon
    ride.

    Anybody know how hard it might be to cancel Netflix? I hope it's
    easier than canceling DirecTV was.


    Stop paying the bill, Bill.

    That from a guy who says, "I just saved a bunch of money on my
    insurance by switching to reverse and leaving the scene." If did
    that, I'd front end somebody who magically appeared behind me. Murphy literally follows me wherever I am.

    For example, I went to the dentist yesterday to get a hole drilled for
    an implant. She broke her drill twice, and blamed me. I allege that it
    was Murphy. Then she had trouble screwing in the implant post because
    the hole was too small and she had to drill some more. Luckily, the
    damdrill didn't break again. Murphy must've been taking a coffee break.

    --
    bill
    Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

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  • From bfh@21:1/5 to All on Wed Feb 22 13:17:12 2023
    dm_callier wrote:
    On Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 9:30:58 AM UTC-8, bfh wrote:
    George.Anthony wrote:
    On 2/21/2023 11:41 PM, bfh wrote:
    --------------------------------------------- The Starlink
    monthly service for residential customers is changing as
    follows:

    Â Â Â $10 increase in areas with limited capacity. New
    price will be $120/month. Â Â Â $20 decrease in areas
    with excess capacity. New price will be $90/month.

    As a current customer in an area with limited capacity, your
    monthly service price will increase to $120/month beginning
    April 24, 2023. For new customers in your area, the price
    increase is effective immediately.
    -----------------------------------------------

    First, eggs, and now this..............wait.......all I have
    to do is cancel Netflix, and at the end of the day going
    forward I'll even be ahead. Might even be able to save up
    enough for a space balloon ride.

    Anybody know how hard it might be to cancel Netflix? I hope
    it's easier than canceling DirecTV was.


    Stop paying the bill, Bill.
    That from a guy who says, "I just saved a bunch of money on my
    insurance by switching to reverse and leaving the scene." If did
    that, I'd front end somebody who magically appeared behind me.
    Murphy literally follows me wherever I am.

    For example, I went to the dentist yesterday to get a hole
    drilled for an implant. She broke her drill twice, and blamed me.
    I allege that it was Murphy. Then she had trouble screwing in the
    implant post because the hole was too small and she had to drill
    some more. Luckily, the damdrill didn't break again. Murphy
    must've been taking a coffee break. -- bill Theory don't mean
    squat if it don't work.
    I allege you should quit worrying about Murphy and get a new
    dentist who's better at screwing.

    I have to keep worrying about Murphy. If I didn't keep all the tools
    in my toolbox on the table and maintain my situational awareness at a
    high and efficacious state, Murphy would do me wrong more often than
    just frequently transitorily. You have to live it and experience it in
    a significant passage of time to understand it.

    --
    bill
    Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

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  • From Frank Howell@21:1/5 to bfh on Wed Feb 22 14:20:24 2023
    bfh wrote:
    ---------------------------------------------
    The Starlink monthly service for residential customers is changing as follows:

        $10 increase in areas with limited capacity. New price will be $120/month.
        $20 decrease in areas with excess capacity. New price will be $90/month.

    As a current customer in an area with limited capacity, your monthly
    service price will increase to $120/month beginning April 24, 2023. For
    new customers in your area, the price increase is effective immediately. -----------------------------------------------

    First, eggs, and now this..............wait.......all I have to do is
    cancel Netflix, and at the end of the day going forward I'll even be
    ahead. Might even be able to save up enough for a space balloon ride.

    Anybody know how hard it might be to cancel Netflix? I hope it's easier
    than canceling DirecTV was.

    It is! I canceled Netflix about 4 days ago. Go to account in Netflix app
    and "cancel service" is right there.

    --
    Frank Howell

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  • From bfh@21:1/5 to Frank Howell on Wed Feb 22 20:03:08 2023
    Frank Howell wrote:
    bfh wrote:
    ---------------------------------------------
    The Starlink monthly service for residential customers is changing
    as follows:

     Â Â Â  $10 increase in areas with limited capacity. New price will >> be $120/month.
     Â Â Â  $20 decrease in areas with excess capacity. New price will >> be $90/month.

    As a current customer in an area with limited capacity, your monthly
    service price will increase to $120/month beginning April 24, 2023.
    For new customers in your area, the price increase is effective
    immediately.
    -----------------------------------------------

    First, eggs, and now this..............wait.......all I have to do
    is cancel Netflix, and at the end of the day going forward I'll even
    be ahead. Might even be able to save up enough for a space balloon
    ride.

    Anybody know how hard it might be to cancel Netflix? I hope it's
    easier than canceling DirecTV was.

    It is! I canceled Netflix about 4 days ago. Go to account in Netflix
    app and "cancel service" is right there.

    Thanks. I thought that would be too easy, so I didn't even look for it
    - but there it was.

    --
    bill
    Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

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  • From kmiller@21:1/5 to bfh on Wed Feb 22 18:40:33 2023
    On 2/22/2023 9:30 AM, bfh wrote:
    George.Anthony wrote:
    On 2/21/2023 11:41 PM, bfh wrote:
    ---------------------------------------------
    The Starlink monthly service for residential customers is changing as
    follows:

     Â Â Â  $10 increase in areas with limited capacity. New price will >>> be $120/month.
     Â Â Â  $20 decrease in areas with excess capacity. New price will be
    $90/month.

    As a current customer in an area with limited capacity, your monthly
    service price will increase to $120/month beginning April 24, 2023.
    For new customers in your area, the price increase is effective
    immediately.
    -----------------------------------------------

    First, eggs, and now this..............wait.......all I have to do is
    cancel Netflix, and at the end of the day going forward I'll even be
    ahead. Might even be able to save up enough for a space balloon ride.

    Anybody know how hard it might be to cancel Netflix? I hope it's
    easier than canceling DirecTV was.


    Stop paying the bill, Bill.

    That from a guy who says, "I just saved a bunch of money on my insurance
    by switching to reverse and leaving the scene."  If did that, I'd front
    end somebody who magically appeared behind me. Murphy literally follows
    me wherever I am.

    For example, I went to the dentist yesterday to get a hole drilled for
    an implant. She broke her drill twice, and blamed me. I allege that it
    was Murphy. Then she had trouble screwing in the implant post because
    the hole was too small and she had to drill some more. Luckily, the
    damdrill didn't break again. Murphy must've been taking a coffee break.


    That's 'cause you had all them nanobots installed - 5 times.

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  • From bfh@21:1/5 to kmiller on Wed Feb 22 21:52:06 2023
    kmiller wrote:
    On 2/22/2023 9:30 AM, bfh wrote:
    George.Anthony wrote:
    On 2/21/2023 11:41 PM, bfh wrote:
    ---------------------------------------------
    The Starlink monthly service for residential customers is changing
    as follows:

     Â Â Â  $10 increase in areas with limited capacity. New
    price will be $120/month.
     Â Â Â  $20 decrease in areas with excess capacity. New
    price will be $90/month.

    As a current customer in an area with limited capacity, your
    monthly service price will increase to $120/month beginning April
    24, 2023. For new customers in your area, the price increase is
    effective immediately.
    -----------------------------------------------

    First, eggs, and now this..............wait.......all I have to do
    is cancel Netflix, and at the end of the day going forward I'll
    even be ahead. Might even be able to save up enough for a space
    balloon ride.

    Anybody know how hard it might be to cancel Netflix? I hope it's
    easier than canceling DirecTV was.


    Stop paying the bill, Bill.

    That from a guy who says, "I just saved a bunch of money on my
    insurance by switching to reverse and leaving the scene."  If did
    that, I'd front end somebody who magically appeared behind me.
    Murphy literally follows me wherever I am.

    For example, I went to the dentist yesterday to get a hole drilled
    for an implant. She broke her drill twice, and blamed me. I allege
    that it was Murphy. Then she had trouble screwing in the implant
    post because the hole was too small and she had to drill some more.
    Luckily, the damdrill didn't break again. Murphy must've been taking
    a coffee break.


    That's 'cause you had all them nanobots installed - 5 times.

    They were supposed to group up and help with the drilling. It remains
    to be seen if they have enough science to bond bone to the titanium screw.

    --
    bill
    Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

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  • From Frank Howell@21:1/5 to bfh on Sun Feb 26 17:56:00 2023
    bfh wrote:
    ---------------------------------------------
    The Starlink monthly service for residential customers is changing as follows:

        $10 increase in areas with limited capacity. New price will be $120/month.
        $20 decrease in areas with excess capacity. New price will be $90/month.

    As a current customer in an area with limited capacity, your monthly
    service price will increase to $120/month beginning April 24, 2023. For
    new customers in your area, the price increase is effective immediately. -----------------------------------------------

    First, eggs, and now this..............wait.......all I have to do is
    cancel Netflix, and at the end of the day going forward I'll even be
    ahead. Might even be able to save up enough for a space balloon ride.

    Anybody know how hard it might be to cancel Netflix? I hope it's easier
    than canceling DirecTV was.

    Ya that might take care of this month, but I'll bet Elon Barnum has
    other plans for March, April......

    --
    Frank Howell

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  • From bfh@21:1/5 to Frank Howell on Sun Feb 26 22:07:56 2023
    Frank Howell wrote:
    bfh wrote:
    ---------------------------------------------
    The Starlink monthly service for residential customers is changing
    as follows:

     Â Â Â  $10 increase in areas with limited capacity. New price will >> be $120/month.
     Â Â Â  $20 decrease in areas with excess capacity. New price will >> be $90/month.

    As a current customer in an area with limited capacity, your monthly
    service price will increase to $120/month beginning April 24, 2023.
    For new customers in your area, the price increase is effective
    immediately.
    -----------------------------------------------

    First, eggs, and now this..............wait.......all I have to do
    is cancel Netflix, and at the end of the day going forward I'll even
    be ahead. Might even be able to save up enough for a space balloon
    ride.

    Anybody know how hard it might be to cancel Netflix? I hope it's
    easier than canceling DirecTV was.

    Ya that might take care of this month, but I'll bet Elon Barnum has
    other plans for March, April......

    He'll be sorry he messed with me when FTTH knocks on my door.

    --
    bill
    Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

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  • From bfh@21:1/5 to bfh on Fri Mar 3 13:05:46 2023
    bfh wrote:
    Frank Howell wrote:
    bfh wrote:
    ---------------------------------------------
    The Starlink monthly service for residential customers is changing
    as follows:

     Â Â Â  $10 increase in areas with limited capacity. New
    price will be $120/month.
     Â Â Â  $20 decrease in areas with excess capacity. New
    price will be $90/month.

    As a current customer in an area with limited capacity, your
    monthly service price will increase to $120/month beginning April
    24, 2023. For new customers in your area, the price increase is
    effective immediately.
    -----------------------------------------------

    First, eggs, and now this..............wait.......all I have to do
    is cancel Netflix, and at the end of the day going forward I'll
    even be ahead. Might even be able to save up enough for a space
    balloon ride.

    Anybody know how hard it might be to cancel Netflix? I hope it's
    easier than canceling DirecTV was.

    Ya that might take care of this month, but I'll bet Elon Barnum has
    other plans for March, April......

    He'll be sorry he messed with me when FTTH knocks on my door.

    Well, I decided to try to find out how things were coming along.
    First, I went to their web site and found this: -----------------------------------------------------
    Welcome back, William!
    Registration ID: 0336a5f2-0619
    Be sure to save this for future reference!
    You signed up on 8/11/2022. Your requested service location appears
    to be off-system. If you are eligible for service, one of our customer
    service representatives will be in touch. ---------------------------------------------------

    Then I emailed them:
    ---------------------------------------------------
    What does "appears to be off-system" mean? --------------------------------------------------

    They answered:
    --------------------------------------------------
    Hello William, That address shows as over 5000 ft from the closest
    feeder which means it is off system and not servicable.

    Thank you,
    Jason
    --------------------------------------------------

    Then I asked:
    ------------------------------------------------
    Does that mean that I'll never get Fiber To The Home? -------------------------------------------------

    They answered:
    ------------------------------------------------
    Hello William,
    Thank you again at this point yes , but if that was to change you will
    be contacted.
    Thank you,
    Jason
    ------------------------------------------------

    sigh. The whole point of this FTTH was to work with my EMC to get fast broadband to underserved rural areas. I guess I'm a little too rural
    to be served.

    So hey Elon - forget my little dig, keep sticking those sats up there,
    and I'm literally looking forward enthusiastically to the next price
    rise if it'll help you to, like, efficaciously straighten up Twattle
    in the passage of time.

    Long live mission creep. Maybe as a certified and qualified
    underserved affordable fastbroadbandless person, the government will
    send me a monthly check to keep me off the street? And it doesn't have
    to $1K/mo - just $50 will be enough..........as long as it's indexed
    to inflation and mission creep as we go forward at the end of the day.
    --
    bill
    Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

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  • From kmiller@21:1/5 to bfh on Fri Mar 3 19:44:36 2023
    On 3/3/2023 10:05 AM, bfh wrote:
    bfh wrote:
    Frank Howell wrote:
    bfh wrote:
    ---------------------------------------------
    The Starlink monthly service for residential customers is changing
    as follows:

     Â Â Â  $10 increase in areas with limited capacity. New
    price will be $120/month.
     Â Â Â  $20 decrease in areas with excess capacity. New price
    will be $90/month.

    As a current customer in an area with limited capacity, your monthly
    service price will increase to $120/month beginning April 24, 2023.
    For new customers in your area, the price increase is effective
    immediately.
    -----------------------------------------------

    First, eggs, and now this..............wait.......all I have to do
    is cancel Netflix, and at the end of the day going forward I'll even
    be ahead. Might even be able to save up enough for a space balloon
    ride.

    Anybody know how hard it might be to cancel Netflix? I hope it's
    easier than canceling DirecTV was.

    Ya that might take care of this month, but I'll bet Elon Barnum has
    other plans for March, April......

    He'll be sorry he messed with me when FTTH knocks on my door.

    Well, I decided to try to find out how things were coming along.
    First, I went to their web site and found this: -----------------------------------------------------
    Welcome back, William!
    Registration ID: 0336a5f2-0619
    Be sure to save this for future reference!
    You signed up  on 8/11/2022. Your requested service location appears to
    be off-system. If you are eligible for service, one of our customer
    service representatives will be in touch. ---------------------------------------------------

    Then I emailed them:
    ---------------------------------------------------
    What does "appears to be off-system" mean? --------------------------------------------------

    They answered:
    --------------------------------------------------
    Hello William, That address shows as over 5000 ft from the closest
    feeder which means it is off system and not servicable.

    Thank you,
    Jason
    --------------------------------------------------

    Then I asked:
    ------------------------------------------------
    Does that mean that I'll never get Fiber To The Home? -------------------------------------------------

    They answered:
    ------------------------------------------------
    Hello William,
    Thank you again at this point yes , but if that was to change you will
    be contacted.
    Thank you,
    Jason
    ------------------------------------------------

    sigh. The whole point of this FTTH was to work with my EMC to get fast broadband to underserved rural areas. I guess I'm a little too rural to
    be served.

    So hey Elon - forget my little dig, keep sticking those sats up there,
    and I'm literally looking forward enthusiastically to the next price
    rise if it'll help you to, like, efficaciously straighten up Twattle in
    the passage of time.

    Long live mission creep. Maybe as a certified and qualified underserved affordable fastbroadbandless person, the government will send me a
    monthly check to keep me off the street? And it doesn't have to $1K/mo -
    just $50 will be enough..........as long as it's indexed to inflation
    and mission creep as we go forward at the end of the day.

    Jesus Jumpin' Christ! You already got a $20 a month break from Elon.
    WTF more do you want, you greedy bastard?

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  • From bfh@21:1/5 to kmiller on Fri Mar 3 23:13:11 2023
    kmiller wrote:
    On 3/3/2023 10:05 AM, bfh wrote:
    bfh wrote:
    Frank Howell wrote:
    bfh wrote:
    ---------------------------------------------
    The Starlink monthly service for residential customers is
    changing as follows:

     Â Â Â  $10 increase in areas with
    limited capacity. New price will be $120/month.
     Â Â Â  $20 decrease in areas with excess
    capacity. New price will be $90/month.

    As a current customer in an area with limited capacity, your
    monthly service price will increase to $120/month beginning April
    24, 2023. For new customers in your area, the price increase is
    effective immediately.
    -----------------------------------------------

    First, eggs, and now this..............wait.......all I have to
    do is cancel Netflix, and at the end of the day going forward
    I'll even be ahead. Might even be able to save up enough for a
    space balloon ride.

    Anybody know how hard it might be to cancel Netflix? I hope it's
    easier than canceling DirecTV was.

    Ya that might take care of this month, but I'll bet Elon Barnum
    has other plans for March, April......

    He'll be sorry he messed with me when FTTH knocks on my door.

    Well, I decided to try to find out how things were coming along.
    First, I went to their web site and found this:
    -----------------------------------------------------
    Welcome back, William!
    Registration ID: 0336a5f2-0619
    Be sure to save this for future reference!
    You signed up  on 8/11/2022. Your requested service location
    appears to be off-system. If you are eligible for service, one of
    our customer service representatives will be in touch.
    ---------------------------------------------------

    Then I emailed them:
    ---------------------------------------------------
    What does "appears to be off-system" mean?
    --------------------------------------------------

    They answered:
    --------------------------------------------------
    Hello William, That address shows as over 5000 ft from the closest
    feeder which means it is off system and not servicable.

    Thank you,
    Jason
    --------------------------------------------------

    Then I asked:
    ------------------------------------------------
    Does that mean that I'll never get Fiber To The Home?
    -------------------------------------------------

    They answered:
    ------------------------------------------------
    Hello William,
    Thank you again at this point yes , but if that was to change you
    will be contacted.
    Thank you,
    Jason
    ------------------------------------------------

    sigh. The whole point of this FTTH was to work with my EMC to get
    fast broadband to underserved rural areas. I guess I'm a little too
    rural to be served.

    So hey Elon - forget my little dig, keep sticking those sats up
    there, and I'm literally looking forward enthusiastically to the
    next price rise if it'll help you to, like, efficaciously straighten
    up Twattle in the passage of time.

    Long live mission creep. Maybe as a certified and qualified
    underserved affordable fastbroadbandless person, the government will
    send me a monthly check to keep me off the street? And it doesn't
    have to $1K/mo - just $50 will be enough..........as long as it's
    indexed to inflation and mission creep as we go forward at the end
    of the day.

    Jesus Jumpin' Christ! You  already got a $20 a month break from Elon.

    I did?

    WTF more do you want, you greedy bastard?

    I'm not greedy - I'm just frugal.

    --
    bill
    Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

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