Hi Ted,
I have tried several devices at my house and the same thing occurs, and I
certainly don't have the same background programs running on all of the
devices. In addition, my phone is generally pretty fast, except for when
I'm at home.
Regarding the system being voluntary - That is absolutely 100% correct. But
because it is voluntary and there are other options, it seems a good
business practice would be to try to keep the customers you have, as well
as draw more in. Telling people if you don't like it - leave doesn't seem
like a good business move, especially when there aren't many customers to
begin with, given our rural area, and so the question remains, would we
still be able to sustain repayment of a loan if Broadband lost customers to
other servers? And is there a back up plan?
Also - Does anyone know why there are 45 subscribers to Warwick Broadband
who are set at a $30/month rate? It seems like I was told this once before,
but I can't remember for sure. My memory tells me that they were set to a
lower speed due to financial difficulties. If this is the case, I'm
wondering how their low speeds @ a lower monthly rate compare to my full
rate speed. And also, how is that controlled?
Sandy Mallet
On Sun, May 1, 2016 at 2:22 PM, Ted Cady <ted.cady@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The issue of the loan to Warwick Broadband is pretty simple. We have an
ongoing successful operation that generates a cash surplus. It has a good
credit rating. It borrowed money from the town to get started, paid it
back ahead of schedule. It has paid its bills on time as far as I know.
It has also lowered the cost to connect to the service. It now wants to
borrow again at a cost of capital well below market rate available to the
general public to significantly improve service. To me this is a no
brainer.
The system is voluntary. If anyone is unhappy with the service, they do
not have to be a part of it. If they are unhappy and hope that it will get
better, they should support the effort. Since the loans get paid back, no
one is supporting the system with their tax dollars in the long run.
On a side note. Our service became awful. It was very, very slow and the
we kept losing our connection. It turns out the problem was too many
programs running the background. A computer wizard shut down the programs
so they only get called up when needed and our internet connection improved
amazingly. Based on our experience, I would suggest if you have a slow
connection shut off all the programs running in the background. Or, maybe
go to someone's house that has a "good" connection and hook up and see how
your speed compares to theirs. You can also go to the site that determines
your download, upload and ping times.
Ted Cady
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