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To: yihsuen who wrote (12082)	7/5/1999 4:29:00 PM
From: gpowell	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 29970

Is it because of T/TCI bad tracking record? Exactly. I agree with you that the ability to say no to cable really is one incentive to get a dish and also perhaps DSL. This is as true in Virginia as it is here. As long as you're the first user DSL will probably be better than cable is at this point in time. If the costs are comparable people will opt for DSL. My experience has been that you can't trust the cable to always be on so if reliability is a requirement you must have a back up system. I do. How many other people will even attempt the hassle when they have a choice? I do not associate TCI's problems with ATHM although as both ATHM and I are at the mercy of TCI we both get screwed. Although thanks to AT&T at least I get free service. ATHM's architecture should produce a superior product in the long run. Another contradiction, I heard that the best performed 99 Cent Store is the one in Beverly Hills, can you believe that? Perhaps for every one successful movie star, there are 1000 of the soon-to-be living on Cup-of-Noodle. Bervery Hills caters to tourists and there are some fairly slumy areas in and around it. Except for about 12 square blocks it's a dump. (A NoCal never misses a chance to slam LA - as we constantly try to prove were better.) I'll give you one contradiction - for every one millionaire in Woodside there are two people living in trailers.