zxcvbob wrote:
> George Shirley wrote:
>> George Shirley wrote:
>>> wrote:
>>>> Please note that on or around July 15, 2009, AT&T will no longer be
>>>> offering access to the Usenet Netnews service. If you wish to continue
>>>> reading Usenet newsgroups, access is available through third-party
>>>> vendors.
>>>>
>>>> Distribution: AT&T SouthEast Newsgroups Servers
>>>
>>> Why?
>> Sorry about this extraneous post, hit the send key without looking.
>> Mea Culpa, Mea Maxima Culpa.
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> I'm surprised that they forgot to say "For your convenience...", or "To
> serve you better..." ;-)
>
> Bob
I called their DSL service center a wee bit ago. They're doing this to,
in their own words, "Hold down costs for our valued customers." My
answer was somewhat profane but accurate, it's related to what falls out
of a bulls butt on a daily basis.
I'm in the process of getting rid of the landline, moving to MagicJack,
works good for only $19.95 a year versus $60 a month for AT&T. Already
got an old peoples cell phone, Jitterbug, costs us $20 a month no more
than we use a cell phone. I would probably switch over to cable service
for internet but they're more expensive and less reliable than Ma Bell's
DSL around here.
Do you think these monopolies really care? Sure they do, that's why
their call centers are in Mumbai nowadays.