Dear MyFi,
I'm a blogger. I talk about stuff that's going on in my life. Instead of blogging for the past six months about how awesome Fi-Speed Internet, FiTV and FiPhone are, I've been quiet. And now I'm finally breaking my silence to wonder what the hell is going on at the epb.
I had lunch with a friend on Wednesday. Imagine my surprise when he told me that he got a flyer on his doorknob letting him know that the epb is now hooking up his neighborhood with fiber. Apparently, epb is expanding their service to new areas. But, they're not done with the first ones yet! I'm still waiting for my fiber, and I think I've been left behind.
I live across the street from the epb, in one of the three neighborhoods where fiber was tested before being offered to the public. I didn't test it because I "wasn't on the grid" at the time testing took place. But I was assured that I would be one of the first homes hooked up when fiber went public. One of the very first homes.
That was almost two months ago. Testing ended, and in anticipation of getting my fiber, I cut off my Comcast cable TV. Many, many weeks have passed, and I'm happy to report that I don't really miss the TV all that much when there's no big story in the news -- but is that really a lesson you wanted me to learn? That I can get along without the stuff you're trying to sell?
I dutifully went to the epb fiber web site and signed up to be notified when my home was finally added to the grid. More weeks have passed. Crickets are still chirping. Entire neighborhoods are being brought into the fold. But my house is still on an island in a big blue sea of "first with fiber" signs...
I've been waiting for this for over two years now. Can I get a "finally with fiber" sign?
I'm a blogger. I talk about stuff that's going on in my life. Instead of blogging for the past six months about how awesome Fi-Speed Internet, FiTV and FiPhone are, I've been quiet. And now I'm finally breaking my silence to wonder what the hell is going on at the epb.
I had lunch with a friend on Wednesday. Imagine my surprise when he told me that he got a flyer on his doorknob letting him know that the epb is now hooking up his neighborhood with fiber. Apparently, epb is expanding their service to new areas. But, they're not done with the first ones yet! I'm still waiting for my fiber, and I think I've been left behind.
I live across the street from the epb, in one of the three neighborhoods where fiber was tested before being offered to the public. I didn't test it because I "wasn't on the grid" at the time testing took place. But I was assured that I would be one of the first homes hooked up when fiber went public. One of the very first homes.
That was almost two months ago. Testing ended, and in anticipation of getting my fiber, I cut off my Comcast cable TV. Many, many weeks have passed, and I'm happy to report that I don't really miss the TV all that much when there's no big story in the news -- but is that really a lesson you wanted me to learn? That I can get along without the stuff you're trying to sell?
I dutifully went to the epb fiber web site and signed up to be notified when my home was finally added to the grid. More weeks have passed. Crickets are still chirping. Entire neighborhoods are being brought into the fold. But my house is still on an island in a big blue sea of "first with fiber" signs...
I've been waiting for this for over two years now. Can I get a "finally with fiber" sign?
3 comments:
They probably just forgot to flip a switch. Some guy named Homer is sitting across the street from you going d'oh!
I hope that's the case, because then they can just hit the switch on Monday!
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