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cartoon cheese (cheesey@poofs.com) wrote:
: In article <7bnhe5$dg8$1@plonk.apk.net>, jims@apk.net (Jim Showalter)
: wrote:
: 
: > cartoon cheese (cheesey@poofs.com) wrote:
: > : In article <7bkqq2$h7$1@plonk.apk.net>, jims@apk.net (Jim Showalter)
: > : wrote:
: > : 
: > : > [....]
: > : 
: > : don't know. did you try looking at their website for this info?
: > 
: > Yea.  But first I called them voice.  Of course I got a receptionist.

: 
: no voice mail maze?

Oh yea!  I forgot to mention the "press nine for more choices"
routine. :-)

: 
: > When I asked her if Road Runner includes shell access, she replies
: > "Shell what!?".  
: 
: "Shell I take you and bend you over my knee and..."
: 
: > I say, "Will I have disk space on your server?".
: > She replies, "Oh no. You have to have your own disk drive!".  I say,
: 
: DOH!
: 
: > "Could I speak to a technician?".  She blurts, "Justaminut!" and I
: > immediately hear the music.  So I spend 15 or 20 minutes doing dishes
: > and cleaning the kitchen before realizing they were playing the same
: > song again!  They didn't even break in occasionaly to tell me how
: > important my call was. :(
: 
: i can't say i've even heard of Road Runner... are they a small co.?

Well, it's Time Warner's (the cable TV company) cable internet service.
It's _really_ fast.  Much faster than ISDN, even.

: 
: > So _then_ I tried their website.  Spent another half-hour or so
: > reading all their promo, but no details of the nuts and bolts of
: > an account.  Then I e-mailed them.  All this early afternoon
: > yesterday but still no reply.
: 
: they must not want your business very badly.
: 
: > So thought I might get a response here faster.
: > 
: > You know, it seems like all companies of any size are like this
: > anymore, but it's especially sad when they are so-called
: > communications companies.  I mean, primitive tribes communicated
: > better with drums and smoke than the phone and cable giants of today.
: > 
: > : 
: > : it's pretty slow in here these days... i wouldn't hold your breath
: > : waiting on a reply.
: > 
: > Yea, but I still think my odds are better here. :-)
: 
: so i take it they're local?

Yea, northeast Ohio [I think].  Here in Akron for sure.

: 
: > : good luck tho.
: > 
: > Thanks!
: 
: ;-p
: 
: beth
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