New England B.S. Thread

Morning, ladies and germs.
Happy Hump day

 

I have shitty Spectrum and I pay $69.99 a month. I absolutely hate it, but not $175 a month!!!!!

How much did your bill drop with the new internet?

 

Anybody have experience with NGP CB antennas? Thinking about using one and mounting either on the Cap itself or the basket I have mounted up there.

 

It was 175+65 a month for satellite.

I think we are 150-160 now with tv included and we are going to send it to my mil house we just built so she has free everything. Significant over time savings.



speaking oh savings, remember when I got robbed by the power company for 30k?

well I called my state reps, refused service and FOUGHT BACK.


My new total is 8k.



After I cancel my Hughes net I am calling back my reps office to thank them and ask they open an investigation into them and see how many more of their constituents were robbed.

it’s felony robbery and should be prosecuted.

 

How were you robbed by the power company for 30k? Assuming NGRID?

 

They tried to charge us 30k to run service, I called them out on it multiple times. They told me to pound sand and thats just the cost, nothing they could do about it. Had our electrician, contractors etc... call in. Nothing, pound more sand.


I called my state rep because someone down the road was getting it done for 6k. They called, escalated it to the boss' boss and all of a sudden things didn't make sense...

The fact that they refused to review without government intervention is absurd and criminal to me. How many others didn't know better or second guess it? How many thousands have been stolen from tax payers by a government allowed monopoly?

FUCK NATIONAL GRID.

 

Well that's douchy.

 

Good spots for them, read up on ground planes and whatnot. There's a good TW thread somewhere. Just know about your height when you go into parking garages and under bridges and stuff.

That's what happens when you have back country areas with one provider and no competition. Either pay what they're asking/telling you to pay, or you have no interwebs. I was saying it earlier - one of the trade offs to the city. Less trees and trails and quiet around me, but I have like 4 different internet providers I can pick from, at least.

 

I now have gigabit internet and the lowest taxes in the state. I'd call that a win-win

 

Curious, how long was the run they needed to make from the closest distribution circuit? Like do you have a mile long driveway or something?

 

400 feet, the neighbor was 175. They told me 22k was the difference in labor!!! It takes 10 minutes to pull the line, gtfo.

edit: we prepped everything ot their code already for them and had it approved by them. They had 0 site work except to set a transformer and pull the line to it.

 

At 400' they'd need to install poles, unless you already did that. Then ya, it takes very little extra effort to hook up a few dollys to the pole tops to pull the single phase if they even used them. And the hardware for a dist line run from transformer to house is negligible.

 

I had Comcast quote me $8000 to get cable to my house from where it stopped, 2 poles down the road. They actually had the balls to say, "We have good news for you sir, after a site evaluation we determined it's only going to cost $8000 to get cable to you your house! And it can be done sometime between 12 and 16 months from the date you sign the contract!"

 

Damn that's crazy, Most time consuming part is just hooking up the fibers to the existing splice box.

 

It's all underground and all the conduits and concrete by the driveways etc... was pre-done and been inspected by them and approved months ago. Hell we even left pull rope in there so its easier for them! The transformer base is set and waiting. They have the transformer and the wire, that's it. They are assholes and attempted to rob me for over 20 thousand dollars. I should honestly be calling the police about it and filing a formal complaint. I've already reached back out to the representative who helped us and explained the situation and pressed for them to investigate the entire work load of this engineer. He has only been there for about two years after a WONDERFUL woman named Bonnie retired. Bonnie was 100/100 a great person to work with, this new guy doesn't know shit.

It's been 7 months, no timeline for when get power either. National Grid is a fucking clown show and all future buildings will be solar powered.

When they installed the spectrum yesterday, they ran it to the dump and not our pole. So the guy was running around with a ladder connecting them and then I stopped traffic while he ran it across the road. Didn't charge me a penny! They already had it going by though so its probably a little less complicated.

 

You guys see this?
https://www.thedrive.com/news/37656...wer-and-a-slick-new-design-but-still-no-turbo

I know we got some suby fans in here. IMO deff improved look, need to dig into the article more for all the other details.

Excited to see what the toyota one looks like.

 

Sure did. I want to see the toyota version, though i bet it uses the same engine.

 

My friends stock sti just blew up 17days outside of warranty and only 44k miles

 

Article says Toyota engine so I’m
Sure it’s going to be close.

okay so let’s all wait on Toyota’s.

I’d like a small “fun” car and this thing is yelling at me so far, if Toyota doesn’t kill the look I might look at a low mileage lease or something.

 

Im excited for the supposed corolla hatchback gr. Supposedly 257hp based off the yaris GR we aren't getting