The omnipresent and frequently useful Sam Pratt has a great introduction to our New York state Freedom of Information Law. Don’t miss it it on his eponymous blog I am going to try it out to get the current contract … Continue reading
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Internet Access and Service Levels in Hudson and Columbia County
The Register Star featured an article today about internet service in the county, “County dials up broadband efforts: Working with local providers and developing a map of who can’t get high-speed Internet access among officials’ goals“ By Nathan Mayberg. Counting the Number … Continue reading
Goodbye Mid-Hudson Cable – Verizon DSL and a Surprise
We pulled the plug on Mid-Hudson Cable (MHC) for our internet service a couple of weeks ago in favor of Verizon DSL service. I have written about MHC’s terrible service and misrepresentations earlier. Most recently here. Being fortunate enough to … Continue reading
Mid-Hudson Cable Continues To Be a Rip Off
Mid-Hudson Cable continues to provide substandard internet services here. I have written of this earlier. Last summer I suckered up for the “up to 10 MB/sec” service for an extra $5 per month. Recently I updated my test results over … Continue reading
Internet Service in Hudson and the Surrounding Area – more about Mid-Hudson Cable
This offer from Mid-Hudson Cable showed up today in a bank statement from The Bank of Greene County. Mid-Hudson always gets my attention but almost never for good reasons. This ad is a continuation of their finger in your eye approach to … Continue reading
Internet Service, the New York Times and Choice in the World of Mono-Duo-poly Capitalism
What Planet is the Times Orbiting? Today’s New York Times editorial page included a piece titled “How Fast Is Your Broadband?“. It provides a reasonable review of the sad performance of the Internet service providers in the US. It is … Continue reading