02-19-2017, 09:41 AM
"it's just a matter of time, in a few years, your street will be soon connected"
I've said this here many times but the noobs may not have seen it- Before we bought our house Hawaii Telcom assured us DSL was currently available at our address. After we moved in we found out "available" meant "theoretically available". The subdivision (Orchidland) had been "full" of subscribers for many years and not only did I have to wait for a subscriber to move or die for me to get service, I had to be the FIRST caller after they were pronounced dead. Or moved.
After several years an FCC grant required them to hook up 500 more subscribers in Orchidland. Those ports are probably full now too.
The moral of the story is that although they assured me internet was available at my address, it was 4-5 years for them to actually provide the service. In the interim we had to use cellular internet at great expense.
I've said this here many times but the noobs may not have seen it- Before we bought our house Hawaii Telcom assured us DSL was currently available at our address. After we moved in we found out "available" meant "theoretically available". The subdivision (Orchidland) had been "full" of subscribers for many years and not only did I have to wait for a subscriber to move or die for me to get service, I had to be the FIRST caller after they were pronounced dead. Or moved.
After several years an FCC grant required them to hook up 500 more subscribers in Orchidland. Those ports are probably full now too.
The moral of the story is that although they assured me internet was available at my address, it was 4-5 years for them to actually provide the service. In the interim we had to use cellular internet at great expense.